French Baked Squash
French Baked Squash is a comforting vegetable dish combining tender squash and zucchini with crispy bacon, red onion, and creamy soup, topped with cheese. Perfect for family dinners or potlucks, it offers rich flavors and a satisfying texture that appeals to both vegetable lovers and meat eaters alike.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
- Add squash and zucchini slices to the boiling water.
- Cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until almost crisp-tender.
- Drain the vegetables.
- In a 10-inch skillet, cook diced bacon until crisp.
- Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Add slivered red onion to the bacon drippings in the skillet.
- Cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes, then drain off the drippings.
- Add the reserved bacon, cream of celery soup, red bell pepper or pimiento, salt, and pepper to the skillet.
- Mix well and remove from heat.
- Fold in the drained vegetables into the mixture.
- Transfer the mixture to a 2-quart baking dish.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil, sprinkle with cheese, and place under the broiler until lightly browned if desired.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
257
kcal
13% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).