Zucchini Casserole

Ingredients:

4-5 fresh zucchini, sliced into thin slices

4 medium tomatoes, sliced into thin slices

1 medium sweet onion, sliced

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp fresh thyme

1 cup crushed crackers crumbs

¼ cup butter, cut into small cubes

1 ½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 2- or 3-quart casserole dish with cooking spray. I used a deep-dish pie pan for this recipe and it worked great.

Assemble the casserole by arranging half of the zucchini slices in a single layer on the bottom of the casserole dish, followed by half of the tomato slices, then half of the onion slices. Sprinkle with half of the salt, pepper, and thyme.

Sprinkle half of the crushed cracker crumbs and dot with half of the butter. Sprinkle the cracker layer with cheese.

Repeat all the layers, ending with the last of the

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