It's fall! Squash your cravings

What could be better than a fall veggie in the form of comfort food?  Well, pizza could be better, but if you HAVE to be healthy, cheesy squash casserole is a good alternative.

I like to use yellow squash because it is fun to slice and easy to pick up at a farmers' market.  Slice up about 4 cups of yellow squash, and put it into a pan with 1/2 c chopped onion.  Add a little water to the pan and cook over medium heat for about 7 mins, until theveggies are tender.

Here comes the fun part...take a tube of Ritz crackers (about 35 crackers), and smack the tube over and over with a spoon, rolling pin, sorority paddle - whatever you have lying around.

I had a little too much fun with this...

Pour the tube into a medium bowl after it is all smashed up, and stir in 1 cup of grated cheddar cheese.  In another bowl, whisk together 3/4 cup of milk with 2 eggs.

Mix half of the cracker-cheese mixture into the squash-onion mixture.  Add 1/4 cup of melted butter and stir everything together.  Pour the squash into a casserole dish (9 x 13, whatever fits).  Top the casserole with the other half of the cracker mix.

pre-cooked

Pop the casserole into the oven at 400 degrees and cook until the top is brown (about 20-25 mins).  Dig in.

*to make a healthy version, use skim milk, fat free cheddar, reduced fat Ritz, and light butter substitute.

**to jazz it up, serve with Sriracha or Tabasco, etc.

I ate mine with a ground lamb patty garnished with apple mint jelly.