How to Make italian/yellow squash casserole

If you have a vegetable garden, chances are you are growing squash like these and chances are, you have too many! This recipe will allow you to use up several squash, even the ones that have gotten slightly too big when your back was turned. This makes a great "covered dish" for a pot luck.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 Cups sliced yellow squash
• 1 Cup sliced zucchini
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• 1 Cup water
• 1 sleeve ritz crackers
• 1/4 Cup butter
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1/2 Cup mayonnaise
• 1 carrot, shredded (optional)
• 2 oz diced pimientos (optional)
• 1 tsp sage - fresh is best
• pepper to taste
• shredded cheese (jack or cheddar - optional)

1. Slice the squash into 1/4 inch thick slices. Chop the onion and green onion. Place all the vegetables in large saucepan (3 quart is fine). Pour in the water. Cover and simmer the vegetables for several minutes, until the squash is tender. Drain and set aside. Heat oven to 350.

2. Crush the crackers in a ziploc bag. Melt butter - I put it in a class measuring cup in the microwave. Cover the measuring cup with plastic wrap but leave a small vent. Heat on 1/2 power for about 2 minutes. Pour the melted butter into the ziploc bag with the crackers and squish it around to mix. Set aside.

3. Grease a 2qt casserole. Pour about 1/2 of the buttered crackers in the bottom of the dish. Set aside. Save the rest of the crackers for the topping.

4. In a large bowl, combine soup, pimientos, sage, pepper, carrot and mayonnaise. Add squash and fold to combine. Pour this mixture on top of the buttered crumbs in the casserole.

5. Top with the remaining buttered crumbs and the shredded cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until bubbly and browned.

Tips & Warnings

• This makes a great side dish or main dish.
• Use all yellow or all green squash if you want
• French fried onions would probably be good in place of the buttered crackers.

[gahazeleyes]

on 9/2/2009 Will try. I like squash and this sounds good. Thanks

[fitzcents]

on 8/14/2009 Squash is under rated I think. This is great. 5* from Subscription RU Subscribed?