Best Southern Squash Casserole Recipes

SLAP YOUR MAMA IT'S SO DELICIOUS SOUTHERN SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350.
• 2. 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.
• 3. In a separate bowl, mix together the soup, mayo, eggs, cheese, onions, salt, and pepper.
• 4. Pour over squash.
• 5. Stir until well mixed.
• 6. Then pour into a casserole dish for baking.
• 7. 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.
• 8. Pour crushed crackers into a bowl. Melt butter in the microwave and stir into crackers until moist.
• 9. Drizzle on top of casserole. (You can make more or less of the topping. More topping = more yummy!)
• 10. 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.
• 11. Then uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes until golden brown on top.
• 12. ***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.

SOUTHERN YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE

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.

SOUTHERN SQUASH CASSEROLE

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.

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.

SOUTHERN SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place the squash, carrots, onions, bell pepper, and mushrooms in a pan. Pour in enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and drain well using a sieve or colander.
• Mix the sour cream, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, eggs, Italian seasoning, and red pepper together in a large bowl. Toss the sour cream mixture with the chicken, cornbread, and 2 cups Cheddar cheese until evenly blended. Stir in the vegetable mixture. Spread the mixture evenly over the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until the center sets, about 50 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of Cheddar cheese. Bake until the cheese melts, about 10 minutes more. Serve immediately.

SOUTHERN SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven 350°
• 2. Chop onions and garlic place in skillet with a bit of oil or butter
• 3. Add sliced yellow squash and cook until squash is slightly tender .. ( I usually will cook the cassarole in the one case iron skillet but you can put it in a casserole dish after cooking squash for prettier presentation)
• 4. If using a casserole dish pour squash mix in or as I do just mix sour cream. mayonnaise. Cheese. Salt. Pepper. Into skillet with cooked squash mix
• 5. Place cracker crumbs in bowl and pour melted butter over and mix well
• 6. Sprinkle buttered crumbs on Top of casserole and bake 20- 25 minutes or until bubbly and browned. Allow to rest about 10 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9x9 inch casserole dish.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the squash and onion. Saute until tender and the onion is translucent.
• Remove from heat and stir in the Parmesan and cheddar cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper.
• Pour mixture into your 9x9 baking dish.
• Mix 2 tablespoon butter and crushed crackers and sprinkle evenly over the squash.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• Remove and serve warm.

SOUTHERN SQUASH CASSEROLE

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.

SOUTHERN SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF. Spray a 9x9-inch or 11x10-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute for 3 minutes. Add garlic and squash to pan. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until squash is tender.
• Remove pan from heat and transfer squash to a colander. Drain away excess liquid.
• Combine melted butter and crushed crackers. Place half of the crackers into a large bowl.
• Add cooked squash to bowl with crackers. Add 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, eggs, heavy cream, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Spread squash mixture into prepared pan. Top with remaining 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, remaining cracker crumbs and parmesan cheese.
• Bake uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes.

SQUASH CASSEROLE-SOUTHERN LIVING

Steps:

• -preheat oven to 350 -cook squash, carrot, onion, chick broth (not the whole can) and butter in big pan on medium (25 minutes) -while cooking, in big green bowl combine mush soup, mayo, salt, and pepper -when done cooking squash, drain a little of the juice off and mix together in the big green bowl -Pam the white bumpy casserole dish and put the whole mix in it -sprinkle the cornflakes over the whole thing -bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes (until golden and bubbly)