Summer Veggie Casserole is a delicious way to use all those colorful summer vegetables popping up in the produce section
I generally buy all my vegetables when they are on sale because it means that they are in season. Seasonal veggies usually mean that's when veggies taste their best.
Since summer is just around the corner, zucchini, yellow squash, and tomatoes are filling the produce section of the grocery store.
I decided that I wanted to make a veggie casserole with all those seasonal veggies.
Just veggies, cheese, herbs, and cracker topping.
Summer veggie perfection.
Summer Veggie Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini sliced
- 2 medium yellow squash sliced
- 1 medium tomato sliced
- ยฝ teaspoon salt divided
- 1 tablespoon butter divided
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 egg
- ยฝ cup parmesan cheese divided
- 10 crackers crushed
Instructions
- Slice the veggies and let them sit on paper towels to absorb a little extra moisture. Sprinkle with about ยผ teaspoon salt.
- Preheat oven to 375*F. Grease an 8-inch baking dish with 1 teaspoon of butter. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, stir together the ricotta, ยผ teaspoon salt, basil, garlic, egg, and ยผ cup parmesan cheese.
- Layer a third of the sliced veggies into the greased baking dish. Top with half of the cheese mixture. Put another layer of veggies over the cheese mixture. Top with the remaining cheese mixture. Add the remaining veggies over the top. Cover baking dish with foil, and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Remove foil and sprinkle with remaining ยผ cup cheese. Sprinkle with the cracker crumbs. Melt the remaining two teaspoons of butter and pour it over the cracker crumbs. Return casserole to the oven and bake another 15-20 minutes until veggies are cooked and topping is browned.
Meme
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Cindys Recipes and Writings says
I love the crumb topping on those veggies!
Meme says
Thanks Cindy! Isn't the topping always the best part? ๐
Gwen @simplyhealthyfamily says
This is fabulous! We will definitely be having this very soon, love all the veggies and the ricotta! Thanks for sharing.
Meme says
Thanks Gwen! It's a great way to use up all those summer veggies
Krista says
I've made this casserole 20 times. It's always requested at parties that I bring this!! I've put many twists on it (different veggies added in, spices, etc etc), and it never fails. Thank you for sharing this recipe with everyone!!!!!
Meme says
That makes me SO HAPPY!!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it ๐
xo