Yellow Squash Casserole with Shredded Chicken
 
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This yellow squash casserole is one of the most flavorful recipes for comfort food season. Adding chicken makes this dish into a full meal!
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1.5 lbs. Springer Mountain Farms Chicken Breast
  • 6 tbsp. Salted Butter, divided
  • 5 Yellow Squash, sliced
  • 1 Sweet Onion, chopped
  • 45 Ritz Crackers, crushed
  • 16 oz. Cheddar Cheese, shredded
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 cup Half and Half
  • 2 tbsp. Fresh Thyme, chopped
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • 1 tsp. Black Pepper
Instructions
  1. Sauté the chicken in a large skillet over medium heat with 2 tablespoons of melted butter, making sure to flip halfway through. The chicken will be ready for shredding when it reaches an internal temp of 165F.
  2. Remove the chicken from the skillet to shred. In the leftover juices, sauté the squash and sweet onion until softened. While the veggies are sautéing, crush the crackers, shred the cheese and chicken.
  3. Preheat oven to 400F.
  4. Once the vegetables are softened, add the shredded chicken, half the cheese, half the crackers, eggs, 2 tbsp. butter, half and half, fresh thyme, salt and pepper to the warm skillet. Mix until combined.
  5. Transfer the casserole mixture to a baking dish. Top with the remaining cheese and crackers. Cut the remaining two tablespoons of butter into small cubes and randomly place on top of the cheesy cracker crust.
  6. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the crust is golden.
Recipe by Slice of Jess at https://sliceofjess.com/yellow-squash-casserole-with-shredded-chicken/