Squash Casserole

[beagle]

We watch a lot of Food Network around our house and Paula Deen is one of our favorites. Well one evening I had some extra yellow squash just begging to be cooked so I hopped on foodnetwork.com and found one of Paula's recipes. I AM SO GLAD I DID. This is hands down one of the best recipes using squash I have EVER had.



Squash Casserole
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen


Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
User Rating: 5 Stars


6 cups large diced yellow squash and zucchini
Vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon House seasoning, recipe follows
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 cup crushed butter crackers (recommended: Ritz)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Saute the squash in a little vegetable oil over medium-low heat until it has completely broken down, about 15 to 20 minutes. Line a colander with a clean tea towel. Place the cooked squash in the lined colander. Squeeze excess moisture from the squash. Set aside.

In a medium size skillet, saute the onion in butter for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and mix all ingredients together except cracker crumbs. Pour mixture into a buttered casserole dish and top with cracker crumbs. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

[TF Admin]

Oh Man! That sounds terriffic! I must try this next time my mom throws a bunch of squash our way! YUM YUM!

TF

[Lorri]

Thats does sound really good!

I like her too, she makes me laugh, and hungry - I am waiting for her evening talk show to stat, I know she will be a riot.

[beagle]

I hope y'all enjoy it as much as we did. I'll put it to you this way, we made enough to fill up a 9x13 dish and it was gone in nearly 1 day, lol! We are only a family of 3. Left overs normally last at least 2 or 3 days around our house.

Actually the night we had the squash we did a "Paula Night". We had the following with the squash, it was a great dinner (these are actually going to be shown on tv again this month):

Grilled Asparagus with Lemon and Garlic
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
(See this recipe on air Friday Oct. 27 at 4:00 PM ET/PT.)


Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
User Rating: 4 Stars


1 pound asparagus
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon paprika
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Trim asparagus. In a small bowl, combine oil, garlic, zest and paprika and stir with a fork. Lay asparagus side by side and pierce on 2 wooden skewers to form a raft. Place rafts on the grill and brush with oil mixture. Cook to desired tenderness and season with salt and pepper.
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Chicken on the Grill
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
(See this recipe on air Friday Oct. 27 at 4:00 PM ET/PT.)


Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
User Rating: 5 Stars


1 chicken, cut in half
Salt and pepper
Grilling sauce, recipe follows

Season cut up chicken with salt and pepper. When coals are white, spread them out for even heat distribution. Place chicken pieces on the grill with larger, fattier pieces (such as the thigh) near the center and smaller pieces to the outside. Brush grilling sauce on chicken through the cooking process and turn chicken as needed. Move chicken toward the outside as the leaner pieces (such as the breast) get done. Brush with grilling sauce just prior to removing from grill. Serve warm.

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Daddy's Tangy Grilling Sauce
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
(See this recipe on air Friday Oct. 27 at 4:00 PM ET/PT.)


Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 1/2 cups
User Rating: 5 Stars


1 cup Worcestershire sauce
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted
2 lemons, juiced

Combine all ingredients.

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We used our George Forman grill and everything came out really well. These were all tasty, easy and quick!

[Pontotocmom]

I'll try the squash recipe. One of my friends went and watched Paula Dean when she was in Jackson this summer.