CHEESY BACON YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE
This Squash Casserole is a wonderful summer treat! Loaded in flavor and a great side dish.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
We love our garden vegetables, and we always have extra squash! We make this delicious side dish every year, loaded with cheese, bacon, and topped with Cheez-its. It is also super versatile; you can easily make this casserole suit your family’s taste! Of simply switch it up each time you make it throughout the summer.
SWAPS
We like to make this with the white cheddar Cheez-its but you can use any that you want. Ritz crackers would work too. To make it a little healthier, you can use turkey bacon and whatever cheese your family likes.
CAN YOU CUT THIS RECIPE IN HALF?
I think you could easily do that and it wouldn’t take much effort. Most of the ingredients in this recipe are simple. The great thing about this kind of recipe is nothing needs to be “exact”.
⭐TIP
Cooking time may vary on this recipe, because you want the squash to be done. If you start with more ripe squash it may cook faster.
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Cheesy Bacon Yellow Squash Casserole
Ingredients
- 4 or 5 small to medium yellow squash unpeeled and sliced in round pieces
- 4 slices bacon cooked crisp, drained and crumbled (save drippings)
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil or 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh chopped basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley or 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh chopped parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons white granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
- 1/4 cup chopped onion I use purple onion but can use regular or green onions
- 1 cup White Cheddar Cheese-It Cracker crumbs could use Ritz or Cheddar Cheese-It Crackers
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Can use cheese of your choice
Instructions
- Slice squash and set aside. Cook bacon, drain and set aside saving drippings
- In a bowl combine and whisk together the olive oil, black pepper, salt, basil, parsley, garlic, sugar, bacon drippings and chopped onion. Pour over squash and toss to cover all the squash.
- Spread a layer of the squash in a 2 to 3 quart baking dish, sprinkle on half the cheese cracker crumbs, half the crumbled bacon and half the shredded cheese.
- Top with another layer of squash, cracker crumbs, bacon and cheese. Bake covered with foil in a preheated 350 oven for 50 to 55 minutes until squash is done.
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I was wondering what to do with my yellow squash and came across this recipe. I didn’t have any bacon so I made it without. It’s freaking delicious! Can’t wait to make it with bacon.
YAY!! We are so glad you loved it Kathy!
Made this for lunch. Did almost all the directions with the exception, I used some diced ham instead of bacon. Loved the flavor. The only thing I really did not like was too much oil & grease. So changing the recipe to almost 1/4 c of oil and eliminating the bacon dripping. If you don’t want it on the sweet side, cut back on the sugar. I used crushed Ritz crackers. Even my husband liked the flavor but he agreed, cut back on the oil. He said he would like it with Italian sausage also. This is a keeper!! Thanks.
My family and I had booked a three week driving holiday to North and South Carolina this July. Unfortunately due to the current situation we are unable to travel from the UK. I’m planning a “southern cuisine” week and am going to use your delicious sounding recipes. Hopefully we will be able to plan again for 2021 Many thanks
So sorry your vacation didn’t work out! Hope you enjoy the recipes 🙂
Love this. Looks so good how many
Calories in this dish.
Ann, we are just southern cooks, not nutritionist, so you will have to find an online calorie calculator to figure out the calorie content. Enjoy!
I have just made this over here in Portugal. It took a lot longer to cook than stated and I left out the sugar but oh my. This is going in the recipe book of Julia. When I told my husband we having pumpkin, bacon and cheese bake for lunch he sniffed and turned up his nose. After the first mouthful or two groans started, followed by nom, nom, nom type noises. His plate was wiped clean. Mine too. I likened it to a big plate of divine comfort food. So soft, sweet and tasty with the bacon,sash don’t mention the chourico I added. Thank you for this. It was just too good
i love cheese and this dish looks very cheesey
Can’t wait to try this. I have some squash and zucchini and plan to mix it together for this dish. Just as an FYI whenever I make ”squash and onions” just pan cooked on the stove top, I always mix squash and zucchini together. Did it one day as a necessity when I didn’t have enough of the yellow squash and we loved it so much I always do it that way. I love all your recipes and can’t wait to try this one. Keep on supplying us with these wonderful recipes. Thank you.
Cooking in oven right now!
Do you have a recipe for pattypan squash
Sorry, I don’t have that one Emma.
Thanks’. I love your recipes!! Making Crock Pot Spicey Pork Tenderloin today.
Got to try this.