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Zucchini with Cheddar Cheese and Bacon

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Zucchini is sliced and baked in a sour cream sauce with Cheddar cheese, eggs, bacon, and bread crumbs.

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 6 cups thinly sliced unpeeled zucchini
  • 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 stiffly beaten egg whites
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 4 to 6 slices bacon, crisply cooked, drained, and crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs

Preparation:

Simmer squash in salted water until tender; drain and sprinkle with a little salt. In mixing bowl, combine egg yolks, sour cream, and flour. Fold in egg whites. Place half of the cooked squash in a shallow 2-quart baking dish; top with half of the egg mixture, half of the shredded cheese, and all of the crumbled bacon. Repeat with remaining squash and egg mixture and cheese. Melt butter; stir in bread crumbs. Sprinkle over casserole. Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes.
Baked zucchini recipe serves 8 to 10.

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tweakedJuly 13, 2009By cbubba
"Very easy recipe to follow. I tweaked it with some onion and a little garlic powder. My wife who doesn't like zucchini even enjoyed it."

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