PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE with Mama Sue's Southern Kitchen | Southern cooking | Recipe Ideas

sharp cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy and can replace butter in baking.

Spray an 8x8 baking dish with PAM.

Drain the can of pineapple chunks and reserve 3 tablespoons of the pineapple juice before draining.

In a bowl, mix the reserved pineapple juice with 3 tablespoons of flour.

Add 1 cup of grated sharp cheddar cheese to the mixture.

Mix in 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and the drained pineapple chunks.

Melt 3/4 cup of butter and mix it with a sleeve of crushed Ritz crackers.

Spread the pineapple mixture evenly in the greased 8x8 dish.

Cover the top with the buttered Ritz cracker mixture using your hands.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 20 minutes, checking for it to be brown and bubbly.

Remove from the oven and let it cool slightly before serving.

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