No Cheese Yellow Squash Casserole By Sharon Food

SOUTHERN BAKED YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Place the squash in a large saucepan, cover with water, and boil until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain the squash well, place in a large mixing bowl, and mash until slightly chunky. Stir in 1/2 cup of bread crumbs, onion, eggs, 1/4 cup of butter, sugar, salt, and pepper until thoroughly combined, and spread mixture into the prepared baking dish. Drizzle the top of the casserole with 1/4 cup melted butter, and sprinkle 1/4 cup bread crumbs over the butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is cooked through and the top is golden brown, about 1 hour.

YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place squash and onion in a large skillet over medium heat. Pour in a small amount of water. Cover, and cook until squash is tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well, and place in a large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, mix together cracker crumbs and cheese. Stir half of the cracker mixture into the cooked squash and onions. In a small bowl, mix together eggs and milk, then add to squash mixture. Stir in 1/4 cup melted butter, and season with salt and pepper. Spread into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cracker mixture, and dot with 2 tablespoons butter.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until lightly browned.

SOUTHERN YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350F / 180C / gas 4.
• Slice and steam the squash for 10 minutes to soften it.
• Prepare the cracker topping by crushing the ritz crackers and combining them with melted butter.
• Whisk the remaining ingredients in a saucepan to make the cheese sauce.
• Drain the squash and combine it with the cheese sauce. Pour it into a casserole dish and top with the crackers.
• Bake 20 minutes until hot and bubbly.

CHEESE & YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Coat baking dish lightly with butter.
• Grate all the cheese, then save a small amount aside to sprinkle on top of the casserole.
• Cut the squash into medium thin slices, the onion in very thin slices.
• Cook squash/onion the following way: place cut squash and onion in a pan of cold water. Bring to a boil, then immediately remove from stove and drain well.
• Combine squash/onion with most of the shredded cheese, 1/2 stick of butter, 1 cup of seasoned bread crumbs. This will form a thick "pasty" mixture.
• Add 1 beaten egg (or substitute). If mixture is too runny, add a little more bread crumbs. If too dry, add a little milk.
• Add to mixture a heavy "dash" of Worcestershire, 1/2 to 1 tsp of sugar (to taste), a dash of Tabasco sauce, a good dash of garlic powder, then salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
• Spoon mixture into the buttered baking dish. Sprinkle top lightly with bread crumbs and the small amount of grated cheese that was set aside. Cut small amount of butter into a few thin slices and "dot" on top of casserole.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving to "set" the casserole.

CHEESY SOUTHERN YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• Boil squash in water salted with 2 teaspoons of Kosher salt until tender, about 5 minutes. (See Tip 6)
• Drain well in wire mesh colander. When cool, press squash with paper towels to squeeze out as much water as possible. (See Tip 7)
• Combine crushed Ritz crackers with 1/2 cup of shredded Cheddar cheese. Set aside.
• Heat reserved one tablespoon of bacon grease in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add onion; sauté until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. (See Tip 2)
• When onion is tender, add squash, 1 cup of Cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and pepper to onions; stir to combine. Correct the seasonings.
• Transfer squash mixture to 2 1/2 quart casserole dish that has been sprayed with nonstick vegetable spray. Sprinkle on Ritz/Cheese mixture; dot with 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Bake in preheated 350° F oven for 30 minutes or until squash mixture is bubbly and the top is golden brown.
• Yield: 6 servings. (See Tip 8)

CREAMLESS CREAMY SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, celery and carrots; cook and stir until onion is tender, 6-8 minutes. Stir in butternut squash, sweet potato and summer squash. Cook and stir until squash and potato are lightly browned, 5-7 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add broth, savory and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are tender, 20-25 minutes., Puree soup using an immersion blender, or cool slightly and, in batches, puree in a blender and return to pan; heat through. If desired, serve with cheese. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth if necessary.

YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F
• In a deep 12 inch skillet, add squash, onion & water.
• Cook over medium heat just until pan is hot.
• Place lid on and lower heat to medium low. Cook for 5 minutes with lid on until squash is tender.
• Add half the crushed cracker rounds and half the cheese to squash and mix well.
• Add eggs, milk, butter, salt & pepper and mix well.
• Top mixture with remaining cracker crumbs and cheese.
• Dot top of casserole with butter.
• Bake for 25 minutes then devour!

SOUTHERN SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch or 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add squash, onion, and bell pepper to the skillet, cooking and stirring for about 10 minutes (or until vegetables are tender). Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise.
• Stir the egg mixture into the squash mixture.
• Transfer the squash mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• In a separate bowl, combine crushed crackers with remaining 1 tablespoon of melted butter. Sprinkle buttered cracker crumbs over top of casserole.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until casserole is set and topping is golden brown.

3-CHEESE YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Slice yellow squash 1/4 inch thick and line a 9 x 9 baking pan with them.
• 2. Whisk eggs, add cottage cheese, salt and pepper. Pour 1/3 of this mixture over squash in pan, then sprinkle a layer of jack cheese over it.
• 3. Layer more squash, slices of onion, and cover with another third of the egg/cottage cheese mixture. Top with parmesan and more jack cheese.
• 4. Final layer: squash, egg mixture, jack, parmy and bread crumbs.
• 5. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes, until all the cheese is melted and eggs are cooked.

BETTER SQUASH CASSEROLE (NO BREAD CRUMBS, CRACKERS OR STUFFING!)

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350°F.
• Chop yellow squash and onion into small, uniform pieces.
• Add the squash and onion to a medium sized pot and cook in the butter over medium heat until soft and mushy.
• Season cooked mixture to taste.
• Beat the egg with a fork and add it to the squash mixture.
• Add one cup of shredded cheese to the mixture and stir until melted and mixed.
• Pour mixture into casserole dish and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 30 min or until cheese lightly browned.