My Squash And Pepper Casserole Recipes

SOUTHERN SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch or 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add squash, onion, and bell pepper to the skillet, cooking and stirring for about 10 minutes (or until vegetables are tender). Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise.
• Stir the egg mixture into the squash mixture.
• Transfer the squash mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• In a separate bowl, combine crushed crackers with remaining 1 tablespoon of melted butter. Sprinkle buttered cracker crumbs over top of casserole.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until casserole is set and topping is golden brown.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND RED PEPPER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• With a sharp knife cut squash crosswise into 2-inch-thick slices. Working with 1 slice at a time, cut side down, cut away peel and seeds and cut squash into 1-inch cubes (about 9 cups).
• In a large bowl stir together squash, bell pepper, oil, garlic, herbs, black pepper, and salt to taste. Transfer mixture to a 2- to 2 1/2-quart gratin dish or other shallow baking dish and sprinkle evenly with Parmesan.
• Bake casserole in middle of oven until squash is tender and top is golden, about 1 hour.

AUTUMN SQUASH & PEPPER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cut squash into 1-inch cubes if too large.
• In a large bowl, toss together squash, bell pepper, olive oil, garlic, parsley, black pepper, and salt to taste. Pour into a 2 quart flat baking dish. Sprinkle parmesan evenly over the top.
• Bake squash approximately 50 minutes until tender.
• *Can use cooking spray instead of olive oil. Can use 1 green and 1 red pepper if desired.

COUNTRY SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 7-inch casserole dish.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the bell pepper, onion, zucchini, squash, and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer, and cook until the vegetables have softened, about 10 minutes. Use more broth if needed to keep the mixture moist. Remove the vegetables from the heat, and stir in the condensed mushroom soup, sour cream, and 3/4 of the stuffing mix; pour into the prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining stuffing mix over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned on top, about 30 minutes.

SUMMER SQUASH CASSEROLE WITH NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add squash, and cook until tender. Drain well.
• Place squash in a large mixing bowl. Add butter, reserving 1/2 tablespoon, to the squash and mash well. Mix bell pepper, sugar, onion, egg, mayonnaise, salt and pepper, cheese and nuts to the mixture. Transfer the mixture to a 1-quart casserole dish. Top with bread crumbs. Dot with the reserved butter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes.

BELL PEPPER-AND SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheatoven to 350. Lightly grease a 13x9 inch baking dish.
• 2. In a large stockpot, combine squash, bell peppers, onion, garlic, and 1 tablespoon salt; add water to cover. Bringto a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat, and simmer for 6 minutes oruntil tender. Drain well.
• 3. In a large bowl, combine squash mixture, 3 cups cheese,2cups crushed crackers, sour cream, egg, thyme, pepper, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Spoon into prepared baking dish; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• 4. In a small bowl, stir togther melted butter and remaing 1 cup crushed crackers;sprinkle over caserole. Bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve immediately