Are Casseroles a Thing of the Past?

[Anonymous]

Shepard's Pie! That's our go-to. I use a mixture of beef and turkey though, since I don't like lamb. I suppose it's very English.

[Anonymous]

Is lasagna considered a casserole? I am not against them at all, I'm just exactly sure how to make one. It seems like a great idea - something you can prepare the night before and then just stick in the oven before dinner. And I assume it contains meat, grain, and veggies, so you have the whole meal right there, maybe with a salad on the side. Leftovers for lunch or the next night is another plus.

[Anonymous]

Shepards pie? Chicken pot pie? Both casseroles, essentially. Classic. Hardly white trash. Christ some of you are insufferable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shepard's Pie! That's our go-to. I use a mixture of beef and turkey though, since I don't like lamb. I suppose it's very English.

If you use beef it is more accurately called cottage pie.

[Anonymous]

I make chicken and rice casserole, chicken pot pie (Martha Stewart's recipe is delicious but is time consuming), and a few other ones. I like them in the fall/winter. No one is overweight in my house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shepards pie? Chicken pot pie? Both casseroles, essentially. Classic. Hardly white trash. Christ some of you are insufferable.

Yes, we have some ignorant people here. I make a great vegetarian shepherd's pie and I'm 5'5" and weigh all of 114.

I suspect these people don't really cook.

[Anonymous]

Hey, big picture @ 15:08 - what's the third casserole? Looks good!

I love hot dish, although I never really make it.

[Anonymous]

I always liked a good "hot dish" but now I feel they are too carb heavy to be in our regular rotation.

[Anonymous]

I love casseroles (I make an excellent chicken pot pie all from scratch) but my kids won't eat them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love casseroles (I make an excellent chicken pot pie all from scratch) but my kids won't eat them.

Yum!
I don't know how old your kids are, but try setting a little of everything aside (peas, carrots, chicken) and give it to them separately?

[Anonymous]

In the winter I make them about once a week: tuna casserole, breakfast casserole with bread, bacon, cheese and egg, baked ziti, baked macaroni and cheese, shepherd's pie, enchiladas.

One of the more recent editions of The Joy of Cooking cookbook has a great chapter on "Supper Dishes" that have casseroles and the like (sweet and sour chicken, chicken curry, etc.) that use leftover cooked meats and chicken.

[Anonymous]

Can you make a casserole that does not center around cheesese or something creamy like bechamel or cream of chicken soup?
soup

[Anonymous]

I know plenty of thin people who eat casserole. It's their back-up in the freezer so they don't order in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you make a casserole that does not center around cheesese or something creamy like bechamel or cream of chicken soup?
soup

Of course! I'm the OP and posted the links of some of our favorites. Look around a little =) Also, no overweight people in this house either. On nights I pull the casserole card, it's always accompanied by sides of a veggie, salad, bread, etc. Tater Tot casserole is a hit here too. Now that one DOES have a cream of soup in it, but you can always used reduced fat varieties!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the winter I make them about once a week: tuna casserole, breakfast casserole with bread, bacon, cheese and egg, baked ziti, baked macaroni and cheese, shepherd's pie, enchiladas.

One of the more recent editions of The Joy of Cooking cookbook has a great chapter on "Supper Dishes" that have casseroles and the like (sweet and sour chicken, chicken curry, etc.) that use leftover cooked meats and chicken.

That's my favorite chapter! Great ideas for what to do with the odds and end in your refrigerator before they go bad. I also just like the word "supper". Don't know why, but it just has a different feel from "dinner."