CRUNCHY CAJUN VEGGIES

CRISPY & SPICY ONIONS, ZUCCHINI, AND SQUASH

Southern cooking is great and all, but I've always been one to experiment when it comes to cooking. My dad hates that. He's constantly telling me, "Simple, Meagan, Simple!". But I don't care, I do me 😬. 

So, I started baking vegetables with lots of seasoning instead of boiling them in water and I feel like they have so much more flavor (sometimes, my dad will even admit it). These are totally not simple, and full of flavor... so if you like that, keep on scrollin'. 

Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Total Time: 20 Minutes

Ingredients:

Yellow Squash (2)

 Zucchini (2)

White onion 

Fresh Dill (pinch)

Panko bread crumbs (1/3rd cup)

 Cajun Injector seasoning 

 Fresh and dried Thyme

Garlic powder

Garlic salt

Dried minced onion

French fried onions 

Olive oil (2 table spoons)

Salt & pepper

Directions:

1. Pre-heat your oven to 425℉ 
2. Cut up the squash, zucchini, and onions into bite size pieces and spread them out on a baking sheet with the olive oil. Make sure the veggies are coated in the olive oil (but not so much that they're dripping). If you need to add more oil, that's fine!
3. Sprinkle a pinch of dill, and all the seasonings to taste (cajun injector, dried thyme, garlic powder, garlic salt, dried minced onion, salt, and pepper). I used quite a bit of cajun seasoning but if you don't like spicy then I would do very little. It's all up to you and what you like best.  
4. if you want everything to be extra crunchy then don't add the panko and french fried onions until they have been in the oven for over 10 minutes. I like it when they blend all together so I added them before putting them in the oven. 
5. Take them out of the oven once they've been fully cooked (usually 15 minutes). They'll be kinda soggy and juicy... I know those are horrible adjectives but we all know what zucchini and squash look like cooked. 
6. Finally, add the dried thyme! and wallah you are done.
   
   
   

That's it! Hope you enjoy 😌

Love Mea 💕

I paired these with my coca cola steak and garlic roasted red potatoes.