Squash Casserole Recipe

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Lower calorie option or more budget-friendly.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

More nutritious or cost-effective.

Wash the yellow squash and cut the ends off.

Cut the yellow squash in half and then slice it into even pieces.

Peel and slice the sweet vidalia onion into pieces.

In a skillet, melt 1.5 tablespoons of butter and sauté the onions until translucent.

In another pan, melt 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter and add the yellow squash, seasoning with salt and pepper.

Cook the yellow squash until heated through but not browned, then drain excess water using a strainer.

Combine the cooked onions and yellow squash in a bowl.

Add 1 cup of sharp cheddar cheese, half a cup to a cup of sour cream, half a sleeve of crushed saltine crackers, and panko bread crumbs to the mixture.

Mix all ingredients well until evenly combined.

Transfer the mixture to an 11x9 disposable aluminum pan.

Top with additional cheese or bread crumbs if desired.

Bake in the oven until set and golden.

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