Zucchini Casserole Recipe & Side Dish Idea's

Zucchini Casserole Recipe

Every year the abundance of zucchini is felt by home gardeners trying their best to pawn unwanted zucchini off on their friends and family before they go to waste. And without fail, friends and family will gladly take a handful, but never seem to need much more. This year make your zucchini count by making a variety of casserole dishes that will have those same friends and family members fighting over your delectable creations, and begging to help relieve you of your zucchini crop so that they may make their own wondrous dishes. Below you'll find a couple of basic zucchini casserole's to get you started, and links to countless recipes that individuals have submitted to the internet over the years.

Basic Zucchini Casserole

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp. butter
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 1 sm. green pepper
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 med. onion
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar
• 4-5 med. zucchini
• 3/4 c. cracker crumbs
• 1/2 stick butter
• lg. casserole pan

Directions:

• 1. Melt butter, and add flour by gently whisking.
• 2. Chop green pepper, tomatoes and onion, and add them to the butter mixture.
• 3. Cook over low heat for approximately 5 minutes.
• 4. Add salt and brown sugar to the butter mixture.
• 5. Thinly slice the zucchini, and place it across the bottom of the casserole pan.
• 6. Cover the zucchini with the butter mixture.
• 7. Sprinkle with cracker crumbs, and dot with butter.
• 8. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.

Zucchini Casserole with Hamburger

Ingredients:

• 1 pound hamburger
• 4-5 servings rice
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 1/3 c. Colby cheese
• 1/3 c. American cheese
• 1/3 c. Monterey Jack cheese
• lg. casserole pan

Directions:

• 1. Brown hamburger and drain.
• 2. Cook the rice.
• 3. Mix hamburger and rice together with tomato sauce.
• 4. Thinly slice the zucchini and saute with butter.
• 5. Place hamburger mixture across bottom of casserole pan.
• 6. Layer zucchini over the hamburger mixture.
• 7. Grate and layer the cheese over the zucchini.
• 8. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes or until cheese has melt together.

To find numerous other zucchini casserole recipes, simply visit http://allrecipes.com/ and search for 'zucchini casserole.' From Cheesy Sausage Zucchini Casserole to Eggplant and Zucchini Casserole, there are a wide variety of recipes out there just waiting to be tried!

Zucchini Casserole Side Dishes

There are no firm rules in place as to what does or doesn't go with zucchini dishes, so feel free to mix and match these casserole dishes with your favorite foods as you please. However, if you are looking for a bit of direction there are more than a few classic food items that will ensure that you serve up a complete, down-home meal.

• Coleslaw
• Corn (sweet, cream, crockpot)
• Macaroni
• Potato dishes (mashed, sweet, au gratin, scalloped)
• Rolls
• Salad