This summer I had a lot of yellow squash in my garden and I was trying to find some new and tasty recipes for yellow squash in addition to my favorite Squash Caviar.
I’ve found a recipe for Easy Cheesy Zucchini Bake at Kalyn’s Kitchen. The original recipe calls for 2 zucchini and 2 squashes but I was using only squashes.
Combination of plain squashes, basil, and cheese – and the result was super delicious! I think from now on it will be our family’s favorite way to cook squash.
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Cheesy Yellow Squash Bake
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Ingredients:
- 4 medium-sized yellow squashes (I was using 2 squashes as they were large)
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
- 1 onion
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 cups of Italian 3 cheese mixture (Mozzarella, Smoked Provolone, and Parmesan) finely shredded
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- Avocado oil
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
2. Spray the baking dish with avocado oil ( I used 7″ x 11″ Pyrex glass baking dish. You can also use 9″ x 13″ dish)
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3. Cut the squash into slices or half-moon slices.
4. Wash basil, spin dry or dry with paper towels, and finely chop.
5. Chop the onion.
6. Combine the sliced squash, chopped basil, and onion.
7. Add garlic powder and 1 cup of cheese mixture.
8. Stir together until the veggies are coated with cheese and the herbs are well-distributed.
9. Season with salt and fresh ground black pepper.
10. Put the mixture in the baking dish.
11. Bake uncovered for about 25-30 minutes.
12. Take the casserole dish out of the oven and sprinkle over the remaining 1 cup of cheese mixture.
13. Put the dish back in the oven and bake 20-25 minutes longer, or until the cheese is melted and nicely browned and the squash is fully cooked.
Serve hot.
This dish is kept well in the fridge overnight.
Enjoy!!!
This recipe was adapted from a recipe by Kalyn’s Kitchen.
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Off season and I had a craving for fresh yellow squash casserole. Trying yours today. I could tell just by the way it smelled it is going to be Delicious! Thank you for sharing. Perfect for Keto diet too.
This is my favorite yellow squash recipe. I hope you will like it too!
Do you think I could add maybe smoked sausage to this dish and make it a meal?
I’ve never tried to add sausage to this squash dish but I think it is a good idea!
This is so delicious! The flavors are so good! Make sure to drain your squash I rushed that step so be sure to do it. Will definitely make this again thank you!!
I am glad that you like it!
I saw the comments above about adding sausage and thought that was a great idea!,
I had johnsonville firecracker sausage in the freezer, so I sliced the sausages in the food processor & then defrosted & cooked them in the microwave, and added them to the rest of the ingredients.
I only had 2 yellow squash so sliced 2 zucchini too and added them. The bowl was very full so I used a glass pan bigger than a 13×9. And since the pan was bigger, added another cup of cheese to all the mixed ingredients.
It was really good! And with lots of leftovers, I won’t have to do anything other than reheat it for the next few days!
Thank you for your feedback! I will have to try this recipe with sausages!
Are you supposed to cook the squash and onion prior to mixing it with everything and baking it? Thank you
No, you don’t need to precook the squash and onion.
I never saw where she said to drain the squash, I always Par cook my squash and drain well. Otherwise you have lots of liquid from the squash,
I’ve never drained the squash before cooking. It has only a very small amount of liquid after baking.
What size baking dish? How many cups of squash and onion?
You can use 3Qt (13 x 9″) baking dish. For this recipe, I didn’t measure squash and onion in cups.
Can you freeze the leftover?
Sorry, I am not sure as I personally never tried to freeze the leftover.
This recipe is so good! I didn’t have fresh basil last time I made it and used dried Italian seasoning and it turned out great!
This sounds wonderful! Making for lunches this week. Will use less cheese because I’m trying to cut back, but this will be so tasty anyway. Looking forward to lunches already ☺️