Summer Squash Casserole

Note: I have been eating this squash casserole since I was a little girl. Something about the yellow squash just screams summer!

Summer Squash Casserole

Ingredients

1 pound fresh yellow squash, sliced
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup shredded cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup Ritz cracker crumbs

Directions

Cook squash until tender; drain and mash. Combine squash, sugar, mayonnaise, onion, green pepper and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into a buttered baking dish. Top with cracker crumbs and the remaining cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.