Paula Deen’s Squash Casserole is amazing! We love this easy southern recipe. My friend Robin passed this recipe for Paula Deen’s Squash Casserole onto me this summer when I was looking for alternative ways to cook squash from my garden. We LOVE it! It is so easy to make. We cook it several times a month during gardening season. This is perfect Southern Comfort Food!

You can also freeze summer squash and use it later for this recipe too! I love to serve this with Sour Cream Rolls and Crockpot Apples and Porkchops.

For this recipe you make a “batch” of House Seasoning OR you can simply use use 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper and 1/4 tsp garlic powder or to your tasting. I love the house seasoning in other recipes and make this weekly during the summer so it is no concern to make and store in an airtight container.

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Squash Casserole

Paula Deen's Squash Casserole is perfect Southern Comfort Food! So easy to prepare and tastes amazing!

Course Side Dish

Author Paula Deen

Ingredients

Casserole:

6 cups large diced yellow squash
Vegetable oil
1 large onion chopped
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon House seasoning recipe follows
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 cup crushed butter crackers recommended: TownHouse

House Seasoning:

1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder

Instructions

Casserole:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Saute the squash in a little vegetable oil over medium-low heat until it has completely broken down, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Line a colander with a clean tea towel. Place the cooked squash in the lined colander. Squeeze excess moisture from the squash. Set aside.
In a medium size skillet, saute the onion in butter for 5 minutes.
Remove from pan and mix all ingredients together except cracker crumbs.
Pour mixture into a buttered casserole dish and top with cracker crumbs. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

Seasoning:

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
Yield: 1 1/2 cups
This recipe comes from the food network and is by Paula Deen. It is so yummy and fabulous!

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Comments

Bethany
September 19, 2009 at 8:42 am
This recipe is SO yummy! I used it time and time again when I was picking tons of squash from my garden! YUMMY!
Melinda Mendy Dinsmore
November 23, 2011 at 11:29 pm
We love this recipe and use it alot in the summer when squash is fresh. I could eat a dish of it now. 🙂
Holly
September 9, 2013 at 1:29 am
We plant zucchini. Do you think this recipe would be good with zucchini instead of squash??
- Melissa@StockpilingMoms
  January 11, 2014 at 12:23 pm
  Oh I do!
lora
May 7, 2014 at 2:21 pm
1/4 CUP black pepper and garlic powder??
lora
May 7, 2014 at 2:22 pm
Oh, I see now…partof the seasoning.
Kris
April 4, 2015 at 6:59 pm
1CUP SALT?!
- Melissa@StockpilingMoms
  April 5, 2015 at 3:37 pm
  You make the house seasoning but only use 1 tsp for this recipe or you can just add 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper and 1/4 tsp garlic powder or to your tasting.
  - Jenn
    July 19, 2015 at 5:18 pm
    you should edit the recipe to say the right amount of salt, pepper, and garlic powder. It’s a little confusing. Obviously that is too much salt. I didn’t see the blog part until it was too late.
    - Melissa@StockpilingMoms
      July 19, 2015 at 5:53 pm
      I did add it to the notes and it is in the post as well.
Ally
November 24, 2015 at 8:53 am
Awesome recipe, going to cook this for a Thanksgiving side dish. I was just wondering about how many squash to equal 6 cups? Thanks for the recipe and Happy Thanksgiving!
- Melissa@StockpilingMoms
  November 24, 2015 at 3:20 pm
  4-5 medium sized. Enjoy! Happy Thanksgiving!
Megan
December 8, 2015 at 8:00 pm
could this be frozen and cooked at a later date?
- Melissa@StockpilingMoms
  December 9, 2015 at 11:55 am
  Yes, BUT squash is a water based plant and it gets really mushy once it is frozen. It won’t be as good as when it is prepared fresh.
Laurie
October 5, 2017 at 6:31 pm

Not a squash lover what-so-ever but I actually crave this stuff! It’s amazing! I’m kind of curious as to how many sqaush Paula Deen goes through at her own restaurant because I used 3 smaller squash and they cooked down to only about two cups!

Paula Deen’s Squash Casserole