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Southern Pineapple Casserole takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Southern Pineapple Casserole takes 30 minutes to cook.

Southern Pineapple Casserole makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Southern Pineapple Casserole are:

Reduced Fat Ritz Crackers, 1.5 sleeves
1/2 stick butter, cold and sliced thin
1.5 cups reduced fat cheddar cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
3 TB flour
2 20 oz cans of pineapple tidbits, drained with juice reserved

Here is how you make Southern Pineapple Casserole:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 1-quart casserole dish, or spray with non-stick spray; set aside. Drain the pineapple juice into a saucepan; set aside the pineapple. Add the sugar to the juice, and heat over medium high, stirring regularly, until sugar dissolves and forms a syrup. Stir in the pineapple. Add flour, stir and cook a few minutes until juice thickens a bit.To the baking dish add 1/2 of the pineapple and syrup mixture, top that with 1/2 of the crushed Ritz crackers, and thinly slice 1/2 of the butter over the top. Sprinkle on 1 cup of the cheese; repeat layers but ending with the butter; reserve the remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Baked uncovered at 350 degrees F for about 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Remove, add remaining cheese on top and return to the oven just until cheese has melted. Serve as a side dish with pork or ham.Serving Size: 8Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRINA2BSKINNI.

The nutritional information for Southern Pineapple Casserole is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 243.5

• Total Fat: 8.4 g
• Cholesterol: 20.3 mg
• Sodium: 235.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
• Protein: 4.5 g