Pineapple Cheese Casserole

This is a great side dish to serve with Ham. The pineapple flavor just seems to go with Ham. It is easy to do. And makes a big hit at a covered dish dinner.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 6 Tbsp. plain flour
• 2 cups sharp grated cheddar cheese
• 2 15 oz cans pineapple chunks in own juice
• 1 1/2 cups crushed Ritz crackers ( one stack)
• 1 stick butter, melted

Directions:

Spray a 9x13 inch pyrex dish with butter-flavored vegetable spray. Drain pineapple, and reserve the juice.

Mix sugar and flour together. Add the grated cheese. Combine. Then add the drained Pineapple chunks. Put this in the prepared pyrex dish.

Put the Ritz Crackers in a ziplock bag, and crush them. Sprinkle the Cracker Crumbs over the pineapple mixture. Pour the melted butter over the crushed cracker mixture.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes @350 degree F oven until the cracker crumbs are browned. Serve while still warm.

Note: Splenda can be used instead of sugar in this recipe. Also, you can add a tablespoonful of the reserved pineapple juice to the dish before baking it. Sometimes it appears to be too dry.

When I take this to a covered dish dinner, I always double the recipe! Everyone seems to like it, and it's gone before I get to it.

Source: This recipe was given to me such a long time ago I no longer remember who gave it to me.

By Barbara P. from East Tennessee