text: Pineapple Cheese Casserole - The Buttered Home
  Pineapple Cheese Casserole. A Southern classic side dish that also doubles as a dessert. Savory Cheddar Cheese enhances the sweetness of chunk Pineapple topped with a salty butter cracker top. Yessirree!
  Now, when you think of a classic Southern staple, this may not be top on your list. Oh, but that is all about to change. I have a super good friend, Elana, that introduced this sweet dish to me years ago. So she gets all of the credit. Truthfully, this dish has been popular for some time in the South. It may be one of our best kept secrets.
  Southerners love to couple sweet and savory together. Think about that for a minute. Chicken and waffles, candied bacon, Frosted Flakes batter on fried chicken. I could go on and on. Pineapple Cheese Casserole is nothing short of glory just like all of those things.
  There are also recipes that are just expected during the Holidays like this Easy Microwave Fudge.Keeping with the tradition of things that The Buttered Family expects around the Holidays, this is one that everyone KNOWS will be on the table. Big D even has a friend who lives in South Alabama that expects one of these almost every time we see them. So let's get to it!
  2 cans of chunk pineapple, drained
  1 and 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  1 sleeve of butter (I like Ritz) crackers, crumbled
  Pour pineapple In a greased 9 x 13 casserole dish. In a separate bowl, mix sugar and flour. Sprinkle over pineapple covering well. Sprinkle cheese on top and lastly top with crumbled crackers.
  Drizzle melted butter over all careful to get all edges covered.. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes until top is browned and bubbly. Serve and enjoy!
  Helpful tips for making Pineapple Cheese Casseorole
  Pineapple Cheese Casserole is so very easy. During the holidays I usually have so much cooking to do, it's recipes like this one that make cooking easier. I mix it up the night before and just pop it into the oven the day of.
  I know a lot of recipes will tell you to simply use cheddar cheese. This recipe is like cheese straws and a cheese ball though. By that I mean, Sharp DOES matter. The tangy flavor of the Sharp cheddar balances out the sweet of the pineapple.
  Amount Per Serving Calories 186Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 30mgSodium 122mgCarbohydrates 20gFiber 0gSugar 17gProtein 3g