Country Squash Casserole Recipes

EASY SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook squash in boiling water to cover in a large skillet 8 to 10 minutes or just until tender. Drain well; gently press between paper towels.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium-high heat; add onion, and sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Remove skillet from heat; stir in squash, cheese, and next 4 ingredients. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.
• Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Stir together melted butter and crushed crackers; sprinkle evenly over top of casserole.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 to 35 minutes or until set.

COUNTRY SQUASH CASSEROLE (GOOD EATS CAFE)

Steps:

• Cut squash in chunks and drop into boiling water. Cook covered until soft. DRAIN WELL and mash. You should have about 4 cups.
• Combine squash in bowl with sour cream, undiluted soup, onion, salt, pepper and grated carrot.
• Sprinkle an even layer of herb-seasoned bread crumbs on the bottom of a shallow 2-quart casserole.
• Add squash mixture and cover with another layer of crumbs. Dot generously with butter.
• Bake at 350* degrees 30 t0 40 minutes.

COUNTRY SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 7-inch casserole dish.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the bell pepper, onion, zucchini, squash, and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer, and cook until the vegetables have softened, about 10 minutes. Use more broth if needed to keep the mixture moist. Remove the vegetables from the heat, and stir in the condensed mushroom soup, sour cream, and 3/4 of the stuffing mix; pour into the prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining stuffing mix over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned on top, about 30 minutes.

YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a skillet, melt butter over medium high heat. Saute squash and onion until crisp-tender. Remove from the heat; stir in chilies, crackers, and salt and pepper. Spoon into a greased 1-1/2-qt. casserole. Top with cheese. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes.

COUNTRY SQUASH AND CORN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Cook squash and onions (in a sauce pan with a little water) until tender. Drain and season with 1 stick of butter and salt and pepper to taste.
• 2. Mix everything, except the dressing/stuffing mix and shredded cheese, in a large bowl.
• 3. Put the stuffing/dressing mix into a separate bowl and add the other stick of melted butter. Stir well to combine.
• 4. Add stuffing mixture into the squash/onion mixture. Mix well.
• 5. Pour this mixture into a 9" x 13" baking dish (sprayed with non-stick cooking spray) and sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese evenly over the top of the casserole.
• 6. Bake in 375°F oven for 30 to 45 minutes.
• 7. **This can be divided into 2 smaller baking dishes before cooking and one can be frozen.
• 8. OPTIONAL: Add 1 or 2 , roasted, peeled and diced Hatch green chili peppers to mixture for an extra 'kick'. If you don't have fresh chilies, use a 4 oz can of diced chili peppers, hot or mild.
• 9. COOK'S NOTES: If using small, young squash, you can just slice them because they are tender. If using larger, older squash, I remove the seeds and dice them because they tend to be a little tougher.

CHEESY SQUASH CASSEROLE (DREAMING OF CALICO COUNTY)

Steps:

• Wash squash and cut into 1" slices. In saucepan cover with water and cook until tender.
• Drain well and mash slightly.
• Add butter, egg, onion, salt, pepper, sugar and bread crumbs.
• Mix together well.
• Put in greased casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake at 350º for 20-25 minutes.