Susan’s Pineapple Casserole - a sweet but savory side dish

A chance encounter in a restaurant in Texas led to new friends, good times, shared meals and recipes! We met Susan and Dale Dyess on Valentine's evening and ended up sharing dinner that night and later feasted on a Texas-sized meal (grilled pork loin with seven sides + pecan pie) at their home. Susan served this unusual dish which was delicious and a perfect accompaniment to pork. I made it to accompany our Easter ham—it was a BIG HIT!

Susan and Dale were in Abilene, KS last weekend and we again shared good times, good times + discussed our Easter menus. She, too, made this sweet but savory side dish for her family. 

This one sentence I found online (wellseek.com) seems to say it all . . . It’s the people that are the most important, but it’s food that helps connect us.

Susan’s Pineapple Casserole    Yield: 9”x13” casserole

2 (20 oz.) cans chunked pineapple

6 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

1 roll Ritz (butter) crackers, crushed

1 stick melted butter

1. Drain juice from only one of the cans of pineapple. Arrange in baking dish.
   
2. Mix flour and sugar Add to the two cans or pineapple.
   
3. Add the Cheddar cheese; mix all.
   
4. Cover with crushed Ritz crackers.
5. Drizzle melted butter over the top of casserole.
6. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 30 to 45 minutes, until lightly browned and bubbly.
   

Recipe without photos . . .

Susan’s Pineapple Casserole    Yield: 9”x13” casserole

2 (20 oz.) cans chunked pineapple

6 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

1 roll Ritz (butter) crackers, crushed

1 stick melted butter

1. Drain juice from only one of the cans of pineapple. Arrange in baking dish.
2. Mix flour and sugar Add to the two cans or pineapple.
3. Add the Cheddar cheese; mix all.
4. Cover with crushed Ritz crackers.
5. Drizzle melted butter over the top of casserole.
6. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 30 to 45 minutes, until lightly browned and hot throughout.