Healthy Vegetable Fajitas

Name: Healthy Vegetable Fajitas
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1 small zucchini, thinly sliced; 1 medium yellow summer squash, thinly sliced; 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced; 1 small onion, halved and sliced; 1 medium carrot, julienned; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas, warmed; 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded; 1 cup sour cream; 1 cup salsa

Stove-Top Tex-Mex

Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

About

Turns out, people don't dislike vegetables: they just want them served in exciting and tasty ways! Well, here's how to get your greens with an extra touch of tasty! Healthy Vegetable Fajitas are as much fun to eat as they are to say: a tender blend of juicy, bright vegetables with hearty, meaty mushrooms thrown in for extra satisfaction. Wrapped in a tortilla, covered in cheese and vibrant salsa, Healthy Vegetable Fajitas get your tastebuds up and jumping and your waistline feeling slim! Here's something you'll say for the first time: "hooray for vegetables!"

Ingredients

1 tablespoon canola oil
1 small zucchini, thinly sliced
1 medium yellow summer squash, thinly sliced
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 small onion, halved and sliced
1 medium carrot, julienned
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
8 (8-inch) flour tortillas, warmed
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup sour cream
1 cup salsa

Directions

Step 1 -In a large cast-iron or heavy skillet, heat the oil.

Step 2 -Add the zucchini, the squash, the mushrooms, the onion, the carrot, the salt, and the pepper to the oil and sauté until the veggies are crisp-tender, about 5-7 minutes.

Step 3 -Using a slotted spoon, place about 1/2 cup of the vegetable mixture down the center of each of the tortillas.

Step 4 -Sprinkle the vegetables with 1/4 cup of the cheese each.

Step 5 -Top the cheese with the sour cream and the salsa and fold in the sides of the tortillas.

Step 6 -Serve.

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