Southern Squash Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a small, square casserole dish.
• Boil squash and onion in a large pot 15 to 20 minutes until tender.
• Pour the squash and onion into a colander and drain. Press firmly against the mixture until all excess moisture is drained.
• In a medium mixing bowl combine drained squash and onion mixture and stir in butter (while still warm) allowing the butter to melt. Fold in sour cream, garlic salt, black pepper, and 1/4 cup of cheddar cheese (note: reserve the remaining half cup for the topping). Check mixture to see if levels of salt and pepper suit your taste and adjust accordingly.
• Add contents of bowl into the greased casserole dish. Layer with remaining 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese, and top with 3/4 cup saltine or Ritz crackers. Gently sprinkle paprika over top for color.
• Bake 25-30 minutes until topping is lightly golden-brown.

Steps:

• Place first 3 ingredients in a large microwave-safe glass bowl, and cover tightly with plastic wrap.
• Pierce plastic wrap with a fork several times to vent.
• Microwave on HIGH 8-9 minutes or until veggies are tender; drain.
• Press between layers of paper towels to remove excess moisture.
• Stir together cooked veggies, cheddar cheese soup, and next 5 ingredients until well blended.
• Spoon into a lightly greased 11 x 7" baking dish.
• Sprinkle evenly with cheese.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Wash and slice squash into small medallions or dice into smaller pieces if the squash is large. I prefer smaller sized squash since it is tender. Put squash into a large bowl for mixing with the filling.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the soup, mayo, eggs, cheese, onions, salt, and pepper.
• Pour over squash.
• Stir until well mixed.
• Then pour into a casserole dish for baking.
• Crush crackers while in "tubes" (I usually wrap them in a dish towel to avoid a mess, and use a rolling pin or meat tenderizer) or place in a resealable plastic bag.
• Pour crushed crackers into a bowl. Melt butter in the microwave and stir into crackers until moist.
• Drizzle on top of casserole. (You can make more or less of the topping. More topping = more yummy!)
• Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and brown on top (usually 45-50 minutes). Bake for 30 minutes covered. with foil to help prevent crackers from burning.
• Then uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes until golden brown on top.
• ***If you want, you can add a cup of chopped cooked chicken into casserole. Also, adding 2 cups of cooked rice into it makes a delish meal.

Steps:

• Cook onion in butter until translucent.
• Add grated squash and cook until softened, about 5 minute.
• Drain squash of excess moisture.
• In a large bowl, add the eggs, half and half, and seasonings. Whisk well.
• Temper in the squash, then add the rest of the squash plus the stovetop stuffing mix. Mix well.
• Mix in the shredded Velveeta cheese.
• Pour into a prepared 13x9 casserole dish. Top with buttered crushed crackers. Bake at 350 for 25 minute.

Steps:

• Lightly grease a large casserole dish. Arrange the squash, onions, and red bell pepper in the dish. Place in the microwave, and cook on High 10 minutes, stirring once, until tender.
• Gently mix the mushrooms, green chile peppers, jalapeno peppers, cheese, and sour cream into the dish. Sprinkle with crushed tortilla chips. Cover dish, and cook in the microwave 10 minutes on Medium-high power, or until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through.

Steps:

• Steam sliced squash and onion until tender. Then in a bowl combine squash, mushroom soup, sour cream, and salt and pepper.
• Coat a 2 quart casserole dish with Pam. First line casserole dish with a layer of squash mixture, then add a layer of Ritz Crackers, then a layer of cheddar cheese, then pour a little melted butter. Repeat.
• Bake at 350°F until light brown and bubbly, about 30 to 40 minutes.

Steps:

• Lightly brown bacon in large (3 qt) saucepan.
• Stir in onions when bacon is browned and cook over medium heat until clear.
• Add sliced summer squash and mix with bacon and onion.
• Allow squash to cook down stirring often.
• Grease large casserole dish on all sides.
• When squash is cooked, spoon out enough to cover bottom of casserole dish to about 2 inches with slotted spoon.
• Put 5 or 6 pats of butter and several dollops of sour cream or cream cheese (sour cream is easier to work with) on top of layer and cover with bread crumbs.
• repeat process with second layer, but do not put sour cream or cream cheese on top of casserole.
• Put casserole into 325 degree pre-heated oven uncovered and cook for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook yellow squash and sweet onion in boiling water to cover in a Dutch oven 8 minutes or just until vegetables are tender; drain squash mixture well.
• Combine squash mixture, freshly shredded Cheddar cheese, next 5 ingredients, 1 cup breadcrumbs, and 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Spoon into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
• Stir together melted butter, French fried onions, and remaining 1 cup breadcrumbs and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over squash mixture.