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Southern Style Squash Casserole takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Southern Style Squash Casserole takes 30 minutes to cook.

Southern Style Squash Casserole makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Southern Style Squash Casserole are:

1. Summer squash (yellow or zucchini, but yellow is the most common one for this), 4 cups sliced
2. Yellow onion , one medium (or one cup)(Vidalia is best), finely chopped
3. 2 extra large eggs,beaten
4. 1 cup bread crumbs (seasoned)
5. Cheddar chees, one cup shredded
6. Bacon grease (no, really). 3 tsp. Finely chopped bacon if you like.

Here is how you make Southern Style Squash Casserole:

Boil squash in a medium saucepan until soft.Meanwhile, slowly cook chopped onions in the bacon grease until translucent, then put aside.When squash is cooked, drain it and put in a large frying pan, add onion and bacon greese. Mash with a potato masher. Cook for a few minutes or until some of the moisture is evaporated.Mix in the eggs until thoroughly blended, quickly start to layer in a medium sized casserole dish (greased). Start with breadcrumbs, then squash, then cheese and end with breadcrumbs. You can sprinkle a little cheese and bacon bits over the top if you like. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until the breadcrumbs on top start to brown a little.Serve right away.This just gets better with each warming over.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MINUTIA.

The nutritional information for Southern Style Squash Casserole is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 164.6

• Total Fat: 8.6 g
• Cholesterol: 78.0 mg
• Sodium: 345.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
• Protein: 8.2 g