Best Jonis Summer Squash Casserole Recipes

LOADED SUMMER SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 350-degrees. Melt butter over medium heat in large pot.
• 2. Chop squash into chunks. (thick slices are equally fine if that's your preference). ADD to pot of melting butter.
• 3. Rough chop onion. ADD to pot of melting butter.
• 4. ADD salt & pepper to taste. I use about 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. STIR ingredients together to coat with salt & pepper. Turn heat to LOW. COVER pot with lid and allow to cook for about 10 minutes until slightly soft. Don't over-cook or the squash becomes mushy.
• 5. ADD Cream of Celery Soup, the sour cream and 1 c. of the shredded cheese.
• 6. CRUSH the Ritz Crackers. ADD half of the crushed crackers and the herbed stuffing mix to the squash, soup, sour cream and cheese mixture. STIR well.
• 7. Spray casserole dish with butter-flavored spray cooking oil. POUR mixture into the casserole dish. (I used an 8x8 in this photo but a larger casserole dish also works)
• 8. Sprinkle top with the cheese and remaining bread crumbs.
• 9. COVER with foil and BAKE at 350-degrees for approximately 30-minutes or until mixture is golden-brown and bubbly. (OPTIONAL): TOP with BACON. Return to oven un-covered for additional 10-minutes.
• 10. REMOVE from oven. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes and serve warm. Top with chopped chives before serving (optional).

YELLOW SQUASH AND ZUCCHINI GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat; add zucchini, yellow squash and shallots. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 4-6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute more., Add the cream; cook until thickened, 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 cup bread crumbs and 1/4 cup cheese. Spoon mixture into a greased 11x7-in. or 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and cheese. Bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes.

SUMMER SQUASH AND CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook squash and onion in boiling, salted water for 5 minutes; drain.
• Combine soup and sour cream; stir in carrots.
• Fold in squash and onion.
• Combine stuffing and butter.
• Spread half of stuffing in bottom of 9x13-inch pan.
• Spoon squash mixture on top of stuffing.
• Sprinkle remaining stuffing over top.
• Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes.
• Note: Can easily be made ahead and served later!

SUMMER SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine squash, onion and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered for 2 minutes or until squash is crisp tender. Drain.
• In a bowl, beat egg, mayonnaise, sugar, pepper and remaining salt until blended.
• Stir in cheese and squash mixture.
• Transfer to a greased 2 cup baking dish.
• Toss cornflakes and butter; sprinkle over top.
• Bake uncovered at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbley.

AUNT FANNIE'S SUMMER SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Wash squash, cut in half lengthwise, then in 1/4-inch slices.
• Combine with chopped onion and cook in water to barely cover until both are tender.
• Drain thoroughly, pressing out excess water with back of spoon.
• Mash squash and onion with potato masher.
• Mix with half the butter, the cracker crumbs, eggs, sugar, to taste, salt and pepper.
• Pour into greased casserole dish.
• Pour remaining butter on top and sprinkle with additional cracker crumbs.
• Bake at 375F for 45-60 minutes, or until top is golden brown and bubbly.
• NOTE: This recipe is from a restaurant in Smyrna, Georgia called Aunt Fannie's Cabin.
• Aunt Fannie was a freed slave of an old Georgia family who remained with the family until her death.
• The menu at the Cabin represented many of the dishes that Aunt Fannie prepared for the family.

SUMMER SQUASH SIDE DISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a saucepan, combine the squash, water, onion and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until squash is tender, 15-20 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool., Stir in the egg, bread crumbs, butter and pepper. Transfer to a greased 1-qt. baking dish; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, until heated through and the cheese is melted, 30 minutes.

JONI'S SUMMER SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Put stuffing mix into a lg. Zip-lock bag, and roll with a rolling pin, to make stuffing into fine crumbs.
• Melt margarine, and mix with the crumbs, in a lg. bowl.
• Put 1/2 crumbs on bottom of a 9x13" pan.
• Mix the rest of the ingredients well.
• Pour squash mixture on top of crumbs. Top with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake for 1 hours.
• Note:.
• You can spoon these into little oblong aluminum pans, and freeze until ready to use.