Here is a super-simple, paleo-friendly dish that you can make in less than 10 minutes. It requires minimal ingredients and makes for a great middle-of-the-week dish.

In this recipe, I’m getting lots of veggies into my meal with a delicious bag of baby squash I found at Costco. Of course, this works equally well with broccoli, bok choy, or summer squashes sliced into bite-sized chunks. For protein, I found a delicious, fully-cooked bison sausage a my local grocery. This sausage was like kielbasa. Feel free to substitute any other kind of cooked sausage that you like. Unfortunately, this sausage had flecks of jalapeño in it, and was a little spicy for my kids, so if you’re trying to nurture your them with paleo cooking, make a more appropriate choice on your sausage!

I was trying to cook a quick and easy meal for kids, but you could certainly kick up the flavors by adding a sautéed onion to the recipe, or top with some shredded parmesan cheese. Get creative with this one, and let me know what you come up with!

Ingredients:

1 2-lb. bag of mixed baby squash
1 fully-cooked sausage, like kielbasa
1 TBS coconut oil
2 TBS ghee or butter
1 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional: shredded parmesan cheese as topping.

Directions:

In a microwave-safe bowl, Toss in the baby squash and a tablespoon or two of water. Sprinkle some salt and pepper on the squash. Place a lid on the bowl, and microwave the squash for about 3 to 4 minutes to partially cook and soften them.

While the squash is cooking, slice your sausage on a bias into bite-size pieces.

Add 1 tsp of the coconut oil to a large sautée pan, and over medium-high heat, cook your sausage to warm it through and brown the edges, about 4 minutes.

Remove the sausage from the pan, and set aside. Now add the rest of the oil, and cook the squash in the same pan to finish cooking them, and lightly brown them, about 3 minutes.

Add the squash to a large serving bowl. Melt the ghee and pour over the squash. Now squeeze the lemon over the squash, and toss to combine the squash with the ghee and lemon juice.

Stir in the sausage, and serve hot.