C T's Zucchini Casserole

No cream soups, no tomatoes, please! Adapted from MIL's adaptation of an "old school" WW recipe. Kid-pleaser!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 4  cups zucchini, grated or shredded
• 1  cup  cracker crumb, saltines
• 2  slices bacon, precooked and chopped or crumbled
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1⁄4 cup butter, unsalted, melted
• 1⁄2 cup mushroom, chopped, (optional)
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 4  ounces swiss cheese, shredded, 1 cup
• 1⁄4 cup  plain breadcrumbs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. 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.
3. Combine zucchini, cracker crumbs, bacon and egg.
4. Add saute mixture to zucchini mixture and mix well.
5. Pour whole mixture into casserole dish. Top with cheese and bread crumbs.
6. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes.
7. 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.
8. 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.