Is there such a thing g as a healthy casserole? Please share recipes

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Anonymous wrote:I make lots of casseroles that are not particularly healthy but do not contain processed food. Instead of the cream of whatever soup make white sauce with butter, flour, milk and chicken bouillon or whatever broth you want for flavoring.

+1. Bechamel is the answer, and takes about 5 minutes. (I don't use broth -- I just use butter, flour, and then reduced fat milk -- it thickens up like cream of mushroom soup very quickly). Depending on what else is going in the casserole, you can then season it with salt, garlic power, etc. I made a casserole last week that was sort of a lasagna, but it was based on what I head -- sauteed ground chicken with onion, garlic, salt, pepper, ground carrots, and chopped spinach; add in a bunch of bechamel and grated fontina and grated parmesan; layered with lasagna noodles. I think the trick with anything casserole-ish is not to go too light on the sauce. I went too light, and it was not as creamy as I had hoped.

One healthy thing about casseroles is that you can throw a bunch of chopped veggies in there and no one really notices. My son complains about cooked carrots, which is why I ground them in the miniprep -- he didn't even notice they were there.

Now I want to make a tuna noodle casserole.

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I recently sauteed a whole big bag of fresh spinach, a whole orange pepper chopped, a bunch of chopped onion, a bunch of fresh mushrooms chopped, garlic pepper, and put it all in a baking dish, poured in about eight whipped up eggs with some fat free milk, added some grated cheddar and parmesan on top and I guess it was more of a veggie egg bake but everybody loved it for dinner. I have also made it with little cubes of spam on top but not everyone will like that.

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https://jessicainthekitchen.com/slow-cooker-quinoa-enchilada-casserole/

https://smittenkitchen.com/2017/09/pizza-beans-cookbook-preview/

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I want to try this

https://www.homemadeinterest.com/low-carb-pizza-casserole

I might do Canadian bacon instead of pepperoni

[Anonymous]

I’ve made this one: https://cookieandkate.com/better-broccoli-casserole-recipe/

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve made this one: https://cookieandkate.com/better-broccoli-casserole-recipe/

That looks really good!

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Chicken fatteh. It’s a delicious Arabic dish that involves fried pita bread chips, shredded chicken (i braise mine unlike other Arabs who boil), yogurt stirred with garlic lemon juice and tahini, and white rice. It’s all layered and topped with pine nuts fried in ghee. A bit laborious but absolutely delicious.

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I don’t think so..even the casseroles that don’t use canned stuff are still full of butter, cream, and cheese

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chicken fatteh. It’s a delicious Arabic dish that involves fried pita bread chips, shredded chicken (i braise mine unlike other Arabs who boil), yogurt stirred with garlic lemon juice and tahini, and white rice. It’s all layered and topped with pine nuts fried in ghee. A bit laborious but absolutely delicious.

I love chicken fatteh - one of my fav all-time meals. Have you seen any good online recipes for it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chicken + golden mushroom soup (and sour cream) + veggies and baked for 30 mi is unhealthy? Does that not count as a casserole?

Maybe you're looking at the wrong type of casseroles.

I'm afraid to ask - what is golden mushroom soup?

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Look for whole 30 recipes. They are generally "healthy".

https://nomnompaleo.com/tex-mex-beef-and-rice-casserole

https://downshiftology.com/recipes/whole30-chicken-broccoli-casserole/

https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/paleo-chicken-broccoli-rice-casserole-whole30/

https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/harvest-casserole-paleo-whole30/

https://www.wholekitchensink.com/taco-casserole/

https://www.wholekitchensink.com/salisbury-steak-casserole/

https://www.wholekitchensink.com/chicken-bacon-alfredo-casserole/

https://eatthegains.com/beef-taco-casserole-paleo-whole30/

https://40aprons.com/whole30-hashbrown-sausage-breakfast-casserole/

https://eatthegains.com/whole30-sweet-potato-and-sausage-casserole/

https://sunkissedkitchen.com/whole30-shepherds-pie/ (we still use potatoes most of the times - just sparingly)


Cashew cream is really yummy. And you can add nutritional yeast to add a cheesy/savory flavor.

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Does anyone have a good casserole recipe that freezer well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicken + golden mushroom soup (and sour cream) + veggies and baked for 30 mi is unhealthy? Does that not count as a casserole?

Maybe you're looking at the wrong type of casseroles.

I'm afraid to ask - what is golden mushroom soup?

Canned garbage

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess healthy is relative but I make a bison tater tot hot dish that’s pretty tasty!

Brown a pound of ground bison

Add a bunch of peas, carrots, and chopped onion

Add a can if cream of chicken soup

Top with Tator tots and bake

I guess it’s not the healthiest thing in the world but gets my kids to eat a ton of veggies

I just started making something very similar. Cept I use a shredded rotisserie chicken. It’s good as far as protein and veggies but probably a high salt and fat content.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicken + golden mushroom soup (and sour cream) + veggies and baked for 30 mi is unhealthy? Does that not count as a casserole?

Maybe you're looking at the wrong type of casseroles.

I'm afraid to ask - what is golden mushroom soup?

https://www.campbells.com/products/condensed/golden-mushroom-soup/