Squash Casserole, Pork Chops and Dixie Lee Peas

I can remember not liking squash at all when I was younger. Now I love fresh squash steamed with onions or other wonderful colorful veggies.  Today we will be having a squash casserole.

Isn't this the cutest frog with tiny frog
It is a Pomaireware Frog Clay Baker
Carly gave to me a few years back
Cute little thing.

The little frog is for letting out steam but the instructions say this little frog is for good luck!

Squash Casserole

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2 Lb. Squash                                                                            Salt & Pepper to taste

1 egg                                                                                         1 medium onion, chopped

3/4 cup sour cream                                                                    1 can mushroom soup

1 c Ritz cracker crumbs                                                             1 c grated cheddar cheese

Wash and slice squash, then place into a saucepan.  Add salt, pepper and onion.  Cover with water. Bring to boil and cook until vegetables are tender.  Drain in colander and place in a large mixing bowl.  Add to this soup, sour cream, egg and cheese.  Stir to mix.  Pour into a 2 1/2 quart greased casserole dish.  Top with cracker crumbs.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes, until bubble around edges and slightly browned.

I used a little more cheese to put on top of casserole then cracker crumbs...It is pretty good.

Fried Pork Chops

Center cut pork chops, seasoned salt, black pepper, flour to dredge

oil, enough to cover the bottom in electric frying pan

Preheat to 375 degrees

Wash and dry thoroughly the pork chops

season with salt and pepper on both sides

dredge in flour

fry in electric frying pan for best results.

Cover to cook until you begin to see edges turn light brown, test to see if you can turn them. It is too soon is your flour is coming off chop.  It should turn freely when ready. It will be lightly browned. Turn and cook this side will cook faster and brown beautifully. Cook until golden brown . Drain on paper towels.. Serve warm.

Not the healthiest menu around but once in awhile it is sooooo good.

Dixie Lee Peas

I put a small piece of salt pork..or fat back as we call it here in the South in a little bit of water.

(you could use chicken broth, or a bouillon cube if you prefer).

Cover let this boil for a few minutes at least 5.

Add frozen or fresh if in season quart of Dixie Lee Peas.

Bring to boil then turn down to simmer cover with lid.

These are better if you simmer them for a long time but good either way.

Add salt to taste

Remove salt pork and serve.

Squash Casserole Recipe Two With Pepperidge Farm Stuffing

Ingredients

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2 lbs. Small Tender Yellow Squash - sliced 1/4" thin

1 medium Yellow Onion chopped finely

1 can Cream of Chicken Soup

1/2 soup can water

1 cup Sour Cream

Sharp Cheddar Cheese 2 cups grated (1 cup for layering and 1 cup for topping)

Salt 1/2-1 tsp.

Cracked Black Pepper Several Grinds 

1 large or 2 small Egg beaten

1 stick Butter melted

8 oz. Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing

Olive Oil to coat the baking dish

Preheat oven to 350 degrees 

Instructions

Grate the cheese. 

Wash & scrub squash, slice thinly 1/4", place in pot of water and cook just until tender.  

Drain and mash

Add the following to the squash:

Onion, soup, water, sour cream.

Add 1/2 tsp. salt and pepper.  Taste before adding the egg...add more if needed.

Add beaten egg.

Add Melted butter slowly to stuffing in medium bowl.  Stirring to mix, using your hand to mix thoroughly.

Add small amount of olive oil to baking dish, using a paper towel wipe oil all around bottom and sides of dish.

Layer in this manner:

Squash Mixture

1/3 cup grated cheese

Stuffing Mixture

Do this two more times ending with stuffing mixture

Bake 30 minutes.. Add the other 1 cup of cheese to top and put back into oven for 5 minutes or just until cheese is melted.

Remove from oven and serve soon.

 My Tips:  Use fresh tender squash, use block good quality cheese that you grate yourself.  Did you know that the grated cheese you buy in those bags is usually of a poorer quality cheese and then

coated with cornstarch to prevent it from sticking together.  Who wants that?  Not me.  Use the real thing and I confess I hate to grate cheese but it is a necessary step.

I have another squash casserole very similar to this but with crackers instead of stuffing...here

Enjoy!

 

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