C T'S ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt butter in a pan and saute mushrooms, if using, and onion till soft; add salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Cool slightly; spray a 2-qt. casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Combine zucchini, cracker crumbs, bacon and egg.
• Add saute mixture to zucchini mixture and mix well.
• Pour whole mixture into casserole dish. Top with cheese and bread crumbs.
• Bake uncovered for 40 minutes.
• May be frozen before cooking. Thaw 24 hours in fridge before baking. I put cheese and crumbs on the casserole to freeze; MIL freezes them separately to add just before baking.
• I use frozen chopped onions, and do not saute them; I add the butter, melted and slightly cooled, to the mixture. I also do not add mushrooms, to prevent a civil uprising.