Great Casserole!

Submitted by:  Missy K.

Ingredients:

• 3 TBS vegetable oil (in all)
• 5 medium size yellow squash, washed and diced
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• ½ cup finely chopped celery
• 2 pods garlic minced
• ½ tsp Tony Chachere’s seasoning mix
• ½ tsp green pepper sauce
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 TBS mayonnaise
• 2 TBS ketchup
• 1 TBS fresh parsley, chopped
• Parmesan cheese for topping
• Bread crumbs for topping

Directions:

1. In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 TBS oil and add squash, cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally; remove from pot and set aside
2. Add onion and celery plus 1 TBS oil and sauté until onion wilts, about 5 minutes
3. Add ground meat and cook until all pink color has disappeared
4. Add remaining ingredients and stir until entire mixture is combined
5. Return squash to pot and gently incorporate
6. Place entire contents of pot into greased casserole dish, sprinkle bread crumbs and parmesan cheese over top
7. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes and serve hot

Serves 4

You may use cracker crumbs on top in lieu of bread crumbs