Zucchini Stuffing Casserole

An easy zucchini stuffing casserole recipe that starts with store-bought stuffing mix and adds in lots of veggies. A great way to get more vegetables on your holiday table!

5 from 4 votes

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Course Side Dishes

Cuisine American

Servings cups

Ingredients

6 cups zucchini cut into ½" slices or cubes
6 tablespoons butter
¾ cup shredded carrot
½ cup chopped onion
2 ¼ cup herb stuffing mix like Stove Top or Pepperidge Farm
1 can cream of chicken soup or our homemade recipe
½ cup sour cream
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Add 8 cups of cold water to a medium-sized saucepan and bring to a boil on high heat. Add the zucchini, turn the heat down to medium, and cook it until just tender. Drain the water and set the zucchini aside.
In a large skillet, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Add the carrot and onion, sauteeing it until tender. Remove them from the heat.
Combine 1 ½ cups stuffing mix, condensed soup, sour cream, garlic powder, black pepper, and zucchini in the skillet.
Transfer the mix to a greased 9x9 casserole dish.
Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet and toss with the rest of the stuffing mix. Sprinkle this on top of the casserole.
Bake for 30 minutes or until it's heated through. Enjoy!

Notes

The recipe can be doubled and baked in a 9x13 pan, the cooking time will take a little bit longer.

If you have a large cast iron skillet you can use that for baking instead of transferring the casserole to a 9x9 pan.

We prefer to use homemade condensed cream of chicken soup, it's super easy to make, tastes better than canned, and uses common ingredients.

The stuffing casserole can be assembled a day ahead of time and then bake the day you're serving it.

VARIATIONS

Add more veggies such as mushrooms, diced and seeded tomatoes, celery, or red peppers. Fresh herbs such as parsley would work well also.
Add protein - add cubed turkey, shredded chicken, ham, sliced sausage, or crumbled sausage to make a one-pan meal
Add cheese on top - shredded cheddar (not pre-shredded)

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