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Cheesy Zucchini Squash Au Gratin Bake Recipe

This easy to make Cheesy Zucchini Squash Au Gratin Bake recipe has quickly made it to our weekly meal schedule.  It’s satisfying, delicious and fits the keto diet!  BOOM!  Dinner has a new favorite side dish!

I served this up with a pesto fish for dinner last night.  We also tend to add a side salad to almost all of our dinner meals.  This au gratin recipe was a hit with the family and it’s been a recipe we tend to keep on our weekly meal rotation.

If you are new the the Ketogenic way of life, I suggest this group for questions and conversations:  Low Carb Inspirations on Facebook

And…  since we are talking about favorite recipes, I want to give a shout out to this Keto Dessert!  You must try the Keto Cinnamon Rolls recipe!  It’s crazy good and it has cream cheese frosting.  It’s hard to believe it’s keto friendly!

Cheesy Zucchini Squash Au Gratin Bake Recipe Ingredients

3 tbs butter

1 small onion diced

2 small zucchini (sliced thin)

2 small yellow squash (sliced thin)

1 tbs fresh minced garlic

1 cup heavy cream

1 1/2 cups cheese of your choice (gouda, pepper jack, cheddar, etc…)

Cheesy Zucchini Squash Au Gratin Bake Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

Melt the butter and saute the onions

When the onions become translucent, add the minced garlic

Add the heavy cream and 1 cup of cheese 

Simmer until all the cheese has melted and the sauce has thickened

Spray a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray

Place the sliced veggies in the casserole dish

Pour the sauce over the veggies.

Sprinkle the remaining 1/5 cup of cheese over the top of the veggies.

Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes until the cheese is golden brown and the veggies are soft.

Allow for this casserole dish to sit and cool for about 5 minutes before serving.  

You can grab the printable version of this recipe at the very bottom of this post.

This recipe serves about 6 to 8 people easily!

Here are a few photos we took of this process.

Feel free to Pin it on Pinterest for later too!

Cheesy Zucchini Squash Au Gratin Bake Recipe

4.72 from 14 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Servings 8

Ingredients

  

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• 3 tbs butter
• 1 small onion diced
• 2 small zucchini sliced thin
• 2 small yellow squash slicked thin
• 1 tbs fresh minced garlic
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cups cheese of your choice gouda, pepper jack, cheddar, etc…

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
• Melt the butter and saute the onions
• When the onions become translucent, add the minced garlic
• Add the heavy cream and 1 cup of cheese
• Simmer until all the cheese has melted (about 3 to 5 minutes)
• Spray a casserole dish with non stick cooking spray
• Place the sliced veggies in the casserole dish
• Pour the sauce over the veggies.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/5 cup of cheese over the top of the veggies.
• Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes until the cheese is golden brown and the veggies are soft.
• Allow for this casserole dish to sit and cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy.

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