I got this delicious squash recipe from my MIL. It is 100% belly-rubbin' goodness. Works well in double portion too.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups cracker crumbs (saltine, ritz, or other)
1/4 cup butter (softened)
1 lb squash* (unpared and shredded)
1 1/2 tsp onion (chopped)
1 egg (beaten)
1 1/2 tsp salt**
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup cheddar cheese*** (shredded)

Instructions:

Mix crackers and butter (set aside 1/2 cup)
Mix cracker mixture with remaining ingredients and place in a 1 1/2 quart, greased casserole dish. Top with 1/2 cup cracker mix. Bake @350F approximately 1 hour.

* good with just zuccini, but I usually use a medley of squash types. My favorites are summer, 8-ball, and papaya pear.
** if the crackers are salted, I cut back on the salt.
*** other cheeses work well too. My favorite is pepper jack. That kicks it up a notch.

Ooooo sounds good....tummy growling....veggie stand opens at 9am tomorrow....can't wait :D :D :D

Yum, Yum! I can't wait to try it. Well, actually I can , because I'm still recovering from my five straight and I am NOT going out to the store tonight! In fact, now that I've fed the critters, I think it's time to go back to drooling on my pillow! LOL

Yum! I love squash and zuccini. Got any good spinach recipes?

I made this today, it was sooo good!!! Thanks again for posting it!!! :D :D :D

You're welcome. I made it this weekend too - double batch. YUM

Oh, I am drooling now. That sounds soooo good. :!:

Hey Martina,

I just took this casserole out of the oven. It is soooooo yummy. I added a second egg, and it's almost like a souffle. Thank you so much for the recipe!

Oh, that sounds delish!!! I'll have to figure out how to make it with all the low fat stuff...do you think that will work? (DH and diet :roll: ) I might just make it anyway and not let him have any :twisted:

Well, I never measure or follow recipes exactly. So if you use low fat shredded cheese, and cut the butter in half it should work just fine. I didn't use as much cracker crumbs or butter as Martina called for, and you don't need to put the crackers on top. I did use two beaten eggs though, and it made it kinda souffle like. It's nummy!!! But not letting him have any works too! LOL

Wonder if those fake eggs in a carton that you pour out...oh..Egg Beaters..thats what they are called...would work for the eggs?

I passed this reipe on to a friend...she tried it and said it was fabulous!!! So..thanks for sharing!

how many cups is a pound of squash?????

Oh gosh....I would guess it would depend on the size of your squash...probably 4/5 kinda small ones?? Just a wild guess here. :roll:

Well, I almost never measure when I cook, but I used two medium squash, one zucchini and one summer squash. I also used two (or was it three?) eggs, and it made the casserole more like a quiche. Yummy.

It was very good but next time I will use 2 eggs...I used two medium zucchini and it filled/with the crackers the casserole dish. Very good.

thanks for the recipe

Ooooo...it sounds so incredibly good!! I love squash! I too am on a strict diet but I think it would taste great with egg beaters, 2% cheddar cheese and less butter with the saltines. MMMM!

I have all the ingredients so I think I will make it tomorrow for a side dish with dinner.

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glad you are enjoying this message board, tons of things to read, have fun!

I had to read this...soon we will all be over runwith zuchinis!

This sounds good! thanks

sounds yummy, thanks for the recipe

Sounds good