Chicken Casserole With Ritz Crackers

Enjoy these wonderful summer vegetables from your garden, a grocery store or farmer's market casserole delicious. Fast, easy, inexpensive and perfect for family gatherings, picnics, pitch-in meals, etc. Choose from Zucchini Cheese Casserole, Shirley asparagus casserole, and zucchini casserole.

ZUCCHINI CHEESE CASSEROLE

1 1 / 2 quarts (6 cups) apples, peeled, seeded, diced zucchini
2 eggs, beaten
1 / 4 cup evaporated milk
3 / 4 cup Ritz cracker crumbs style
6 c. tablespoons melted butter or margarine
8-oz pkg shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Mix all ingredients except half of cheese. Pour the mixture into a 9 inch square pan that has been lightly greased. Top with remaining cheese. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or until zucchini is tender and casserole is bubbly.

ASPARAGUS CASSEROLE Shirley

2 cans asparagus (or an equal amount of fresh, steamed)
Milk 2 tablespoons
3 / 4 cheese crackers or saltines box
3 hard boiled eggs
1 or 2 pieces of pepper, chopped
2 cans English peas
2 cans mushroom soup
1 / 2 stick butter or margarine, melted

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Heat mushroom soup and milk in a medium saucepan. Crumble crackers in melted butter and mix well. With half of each layer of asparagus, sliced eggs, peas, soup mix, sprinkle with pepper. Repeat with the remaining items. Top with crackers. Bake at 325 degrees until browned and bubbly.

Zucchini PAN

2 lbs. yellow squash, sliced (can mix with the zucchini yellow squash, if desired)
1 / 4 cup chopped onion
1 can cream of chicken
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded carrots
1 package (8 oz) stuffing mix with herbs (I prefer Pepperridge Farms)
1 / 2 cup melted butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In saucepan, cook squash and onion in boiling salted water for 5 minutes, drain. Mix cream of chicken soup with sour cream. Stir in carrots. Stir in onion mixture and squash. Combine stuffing mix and butter. Spray a baking pan 9 x 12 inches with nonstick cooking spray. Spread half the stuffing in bottom of dish. Pour vegetable mixture over the filling. Garnish with remaining stuffing. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Enjoy!