Description
This yellow squash casserole is perfection! It is wonderfully cheesy, rich, creamy, loaded with fresh squash, topped with buttery crackers and parmesan and baked to golden perfection. The best.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, small diced
- 3 pounds small to medium yellow squash, cut into 1/4 inch rounds then further cut in half or quarters if needed for bite sized pieces
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup Gruyère cheese, freshly grated
- 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, freshly grated, divided
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 sleeves Ritz crackers (about 45 crackers), crushed, divided
Instructions
- Heat butter over medium heat in a Dutch oven (preferable) or large skillet. Add the onion and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until softened.
- Add the squash, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper and cook for 6 to 8 minutes over medium to medium high heat until squash is partly cooked and beginning to brown slightly.
- Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
- Add the grated Gruyère, 1 cup of the parmesan, mayonnaise, eggs, and 1/2 sleeve of crushed Ritz crackers to the Dutch oven. (If you used a skillet, you will likely need to transfer everything to a large mixing bowl at this point).
- Stir to combine and scoop this filling into your 9 x 13 inch baking dish being sure to leave some of the liquid behind (at least 1/3 cup).
- Add the remaining sleeve of crushed Ritz crackers back to your Dutch oven or mixing bowl to soak up the remaining juices and stir in remaining 1/2 cup of grated parmesan.
- Top your casserole with the cracker/parmesan mixture and bake for 30-40 minutes until squash is cooked through and the top is nice and golden!
Notes
- This squash casserole has a decent kick to it. Feel free to cut back on the red pepper flakes or leave them out all together if you don’t love spicy food.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Sids
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
