Yellow squash casserole is a baked dish made with yellow squash and a variety of ingredients. It is cooked in a deep dish with a lid to retain moisture and can include a binding agent, crunchy topping, and protein.
A yellow squash casserole is a baked dish in which the primary ingredient is yellow squash. There is a great variety of recipes for preparing this type of dish using as many or as few ingredients as the cook prefers. These recipes can be found in cookbooks, cooking magazines, the Internet, or they can be created from scratch by the cook based on those foods that are already at hand.
The term casserole can be applied to any dish that is cooked in a hot oven at a relatively low temperature for a specified amount of time. The dish used to prepare this type of meal is typically deep and can hold two to five quarts (1.8 to 4.7 liters) of food. A lid is often used to retain moisture within the dish, using moist heat as the cooking element.
The yellow squash should be cut before adding it to the other ingredients. The recipe may call for the pumpkin slices to be boiled for a few minutes and drained before placing them in the saucepan. This step can often be skipped by those who prefer a crunchier crunch to their veggies in their Yellow Squash Casserole.
Pumpkin can be combined with sliced onions, sliced carrots and chopped celery. All ingredients must be mixed thoroughly with a binding agent. This binder can take the form of a condensed soup, such as cream of mushroom or cream cheddar cheese or mayonnaise. The binding agent can also be cracker crumbs tossed together with butter and cheddar cheese. When using these types of ingredients, however, it can be helpful to pour a small amount of chicken stock or milk into the yellow squash casserole to keep it moist.
The blended ingredients are typically topped with a crunchy type of food that browns slightly during the cooking process. The crunchy topping can be any leftover cracker crumbs tossed with butter or French fried onion strings. Additional pats of butter can be placed on top of the crunchy topping to add flavor, moisture, and encourage browning during the last five minutes of cooking.
Protein can be added to this dish by including ground sausage or turkey. The meat must be cooked through before adding it to the yellow squash casserole. It can be combined with other vegetables during the cooking process and mixed with binding agents before cooking.
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