Bacon Squash Casserole Food

SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook squash in salted water until tender and then drain.
• Crumble bacon and stir into squash. Add butter, milk and pepper.
• Lightly fold in cheese and crushed crackers.
• Pour mixture into oil sprayed 2 quart casserole dish. Top with more cheese and a few buttered cracker crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until bubbly.

SQUASH CASSEROLE WITH CHEESE AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cut squash into cubes and boil with onion until tender. Drain well and mash.
• Add remaining ingredients, except for enough cheese and cracker crumbs to top, and mix well.
• Pour into buttered casserole dish and top with remaining cheese and cracker crumbs.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until brown and bubbly.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

BACON TOPPED SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil or Steam squash and onion until tender.
• Mash, then add salt and pepper.
• add butter, egg, 1 cup bread crumbs and cheese.
• Mix and place into a greased 1 quart casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and bacon.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

BACON AND SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Steam squash and green onions until tender. Fry or bake bacon until crisp, crumble.
• 2. In large bowl add squash, onion, bacon, soup, 3/4 bag fritos and 1 cup cheese. Season to taste.
• 3. spray 9 x 13 casserole dish with cooking spray. Pour squash mixture into dish. top with remaining fritos.
• 4. Bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes until casserole is bubbly. Top with remaining cheese , cover with foil and bake an additional 5 minutes until cheese is melted.
• 5. Variations: Add 2 cups diced chicken or turkey Use cream of chicken soup instead of cream of mushroom Use cream of celery soup instead of cream of mushroom and add 1 tsp (or more to taste) poultry seasoning. Add 1/2 c dried cranberries. To use as a stuffing for your turkey add all of the fritos and stuff your turkey. I usually use the hickory smoked bacon but you can use cherrywood smoked, applewood smoked, maple, bourbon or whatever is your favorite flavor of thick sliced bacon. You can use regular fritos, ranch fritos or chili cheese fritos. this is a very versatile recipe. feel free to customize it to what your family likes.

SOUTHERN SUMMER SQUASH CASSEROLE

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.

YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Slice squash about 1/4-inch thick; cook in boiling salted water until tender.
• Fry bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon and set aside.
• In bacon drippings, brown onions. Add butter, squash, eggs, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until eggs are cooked.
• In a 2-quart casserole dish, place half of the squash mixture. Sprinkle with half of the crumbled bacon and half of the shredded cheese. Top with remaining squash mixture, then bacon and cheese.
• Bake at 350° until hot and cheese is melted.