Skillet Squash Casserole

Name: Skillet Squash Casserole
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 3 cups, thinly sliced onion (3 onions); 1 teaspoon, table salt, divided; 2 pounds yellow, summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 6 ounces, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (1½ cups); 2 ounces, American cheese, chopped (½ cup); 1/2 cup, mayonnaise; 4 , scallions, sliced thin; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; Pinch, cayenne pepper; 30 , Ritz crackers, chopped coarse

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2020

Plenty of melted cheese and a crunchy cracker top transform simple summer squash into a spectacular holiday side.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The typical combination that makes up squash casserole—mild summer squash, melted cheese, mayonnaise or sour cream, and a crunchy Ritz Cracker topping—sounds great. But yellow squash is, by nature, a watery vegetable, and if you throw it in...

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