Kentucky Southern Squash Casserole – Squash Casserole with Ritz Crackers

Kentucky Southern Squash Casserole is the perfect way to turn those yellow squash into a family friendly side dish. Starring butter crackers, cream of chicken soup, and cheese, this recipe perfectly combines flavor and texture, and this dish will soon become a summer staple.

Kentucky Southern Squash Casserole Recipe

Every year, our Dad plants a nice garden. It consists of the staples like zucchini, tomatoes, and cucumbers, and he then adds a few odds and ends like yellow squash, green peppers or eggplant. I have a nice collection of summer recipes to use up our bounty, and I’m always on the lookout for new all-star recipes that the whole family will enjoy.

Some of my favorite summer recipes include Mom’s Perfect Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread, Sweet and Sour Coleslaw, Crock Pot Cheesy Corn, and Old Fashioned Squash Casserole.

A few years ago, I added this most delicious cheesy squash casserole to that list. A friend brought it over one evening and called it a Kentucky Squash Casserole…I just call it amazing.

Cheesy Squash Casserole

I truly love this casserole because it takes the modest yellow squash and transforms it into a star. The flavor is cheesy and buttery with the perfect texture coming from crushed butter crackers.  I love how almost all vintage casseroles have a crunch from crackers or cornflakes.

Old Fashioned Yellow Squash Casserole is perfect served along your favorite grilled meat like our Grilled Pork Shoulder Steak or Sliced Steak Sandwiches from Farmwife Feeds.

If you want to make this cheesy squash casserole into a meal, try our Bacon Cheeseburger Squash Casserole recipe which uses this recipe as inspiration.

Does your family love vegetable casseroles as much as mine? My kids love 4 Ingredient Cheesy Broccoli Casserole, Cheesy Zucchini Casserole, Old Fashioned Cabbage Casserole, Old-Fashioned Eggplant Casserole with Cheese and Cheesy Broccoli and Rice Casserole.

Yellow Squash Casserole Ingredients

Summer (yellow) squash

Ritz Crackers (butter crackers)

Cream of Chicken soup

Shredded Cheddar cheese

Butter

Salt

Pepper

Minced Onion

How To Make Cheesy Squash Casserole with cream of chicken soup:

For the full recipe steps and ingredient amounts for southern squash casserole recipe, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

1. Boil diced yellow squash; drain well.
2. Add the squash back to the pan, and add butter, allowing the butter to melt.
3. Add cream of chicken soup, salt and pepper, minced onion and shredded cheese and gently stir.
4. Lastly, bake in a 350 degree F oven until golden brown and bubbly.

Notes About Yellow Squash Casserole:

• Boil the diced yellow squash in a large skillet in shallow water for a quick method of cooking.
• Prep cheesy yellow squash casserole in one pan. For example, use a skillet to boil the squash, drain, and then add it back to the same skillet to mix the rest of the ingredients. No need to dirty a bunch of dishes.
• If you are adding the squash back to the same skillet, the residual heat should be enough to melt the butter. If not, go ahead and melt the butter before adding it with the rest of the ingredients.
• Don’t have yellow squash? Try swapping in zucchini for a new spin on this easy squash casserole.
• The cheese for this cheesy yellow squash casserole comes in the form of shredded cheddar cheese. The easy part is that you could use Colby, or American cheese if that’s what you have. Shred a block of cheese yourself or buy the pre-shredded variety.
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