Are Casseroles a Thing of the Past?

[Anonymous]

Nope. Except now we call it one-pot meal!

[Anonymous]

Bon Appetit had a recipe a few years back for a more updated tuna casserole. It had a nice cheese it in (can't remember, comte? Or gruyere?) and high-quality tuna, no cream of mushroom soup, etc. It was delicious. But that's the only casserole I've made in years and years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm black. Black people don't do casseroles

The lies you tell! LOL

Baked Mac N Cheese
Lasagna
Baked Sweet Potatos

My mom was a SAHM so she would experiment with dishes she saw on shows like "The Today Show". One was Cabbage and Cheese (with the Govt. cheese)

I make baked Ziti and a few other dishes in order to get the kids to eat vegetables.

[Anonymous]

I have to laugh. why does it matter if casseroles are "uncool"??? Eat what you and your family like.

I love casseroles. A complete meal in one dish. So simple.

[Anonymous]

Casseroles are my go to for using up leftovers. My family loves them.

[Anonymous]

Lasagna
Macaroni and cheese
Chicken Marbella
Chicken pot pie
Enchiladas
Strata
Egg-potato-spinach bake

[Anonymous]

Our three go-tos: Cottage (shepherd's) pie, lasagna (beef or veggie), and tuna/veggie/noodle casserole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not the poster of the pictures, but the third picture looks a lot like this: http://www.perrysplate.com/2011/03/stacked-roasted-vegetable-enchiladas.html I've made it before, and it's really delicious.

Does it get mushy from the spinach?

[Anonymous]

not all casseroles are fatty.

skinnytaste.com has great ones - the tuna noodle one is AWESOME and I'm a "foodie" - love to cook.

I make lots of veggie casseroles ahead of time. You can limit cheese simply by measuring it and using reduced fat cheese. It's not that hard. And they're delicious. I don't use canned soup in them - maybe you are all thinking that they have this stuff in them?

I'm from Philly, white, and make them when I can.

[Anonymous]

Casseroles are an easy, convenient one-dish meal that involves meat, starch, veggies, maybe cheese, and some kind of binder (often canned cream-of-something soup). Some casserole recipes are high in fat, carbs, and sodium and low on fresh veggies and this has made the casserole fall from favor, nutritionally speaking. Hence their white trash, trailer park reputation. But lots of people still love casseroles because they are easy, filling, inexpensive, and generally kid-friendly! They also freeze well.

Green bean casserole will probably never disappear from the Thanksgiving table. The Duggars' most famous recipe is for tater tot casserole. "Hot dish" is practically a religion in the upper Midwest. Then there's my DH's grandmother's "seven-up" casserole which involves ground beef, 5 kinds of canned vegetables, and a can of tomato soup. Paula Deen has a chicken and rice casserole which I really should not like, but I do. DH and the kids love it too - go figure. My favorite casseroles are made with good, fresh ingredients. Giada DeLaurentiis has a couple of really good pasta casserole recipes - her chicken tetrazzini recipe is awesome. Pot pie is a casserole, as is shepherd's pie or cottage pie. None of these involve canned cream-of-something soup, but I still can't make them very often because DH has to limit his carb intake.

[Anonymous]

I grew up with casseroles at least once a week. And they were probably Campbell soup based. Very tasty, I have to admit.

Unfortunately DH doesn't like anything with sauce. Or most foods that are cooked together. Sigh. Add in the complication of two working parents that need to get dinner on the table within 30 minutes of getting home, and casseroles are not a good fit in our house.

If they were, we would have:
cranberry chicken
chicken and rice (or stuffing)
chicken, beans and tomatoes
chicken and fall veggies (carrots, Brussels spouts, onions)
shepherd's pie (or cottage pie, since ground lamb is hard to find)
baked ziti
sausage, onion & peppers
shrimp curry
chicken curry
Southern sausage and egg casserole
pork chops and apples

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Except now we call it one-pot meal!

There's truth to this! I am really good at cooking a bunch of things on the stovetop and having dinner ready in 15 minutes. It's 1-2 pots. But to cook something and THEN put it in a dish and in the oven for another 30 minutes? No way! I only do casseroles for special (lasagna, shepherd's pie) and then I ALWAYS make extra and freeze.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Casseroles are an easy, convenient one-dish meal that involves meat, starch, veggies, maybe cheese, and some kind of binder (often canned cream-of-something soup). Some casserole recipes are high in fat, carbs, and sodium and low on fresh veggies and this has made the casserole fall from favor, nutritionally speaking. Hence their white trash, trailer park reputation. But lots of people still love casseroles because they are easy, filling, inexpensive, and generally kid-friendly! They also freeze well.

Green bean casserole will probably never disappear from the Thanksgiving table. The Duggars' most famous recipe is for tater tot casserole. "Hot dish" is practically a religion in the upper Midwest. Then there's my DH's grandmother's "seven-up" casserole which involves ground beef, 5 kinds of canned vegetables, and a can of tomato soup. Paula Deen has a chicken and rice casserole which I really should not like, but I do. DH and the kids love it too - go figure. My favorite casseroles are made with good, fresh ingredients. Giada DeLaurentiis has a couple of really good pasta casserole recipes - her chicken tetrazzini recipe is awesome. Pot pie is a casserole, as is shepherd's pie or cottage pie. None of these involve canned cream-of-something soup, but I still can't make them very often because DH has to limit his carb intake.

Paula Dean's corn casserole is freaking delicious. Very high fat though so I make it only on Thanksgiving.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/corn-casserole-recipe.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Paula Dean's corn casserole is freaking delicious. Very high fat though so I make it only on Thanksgiving.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/corn-casserole-recipe.html

I've made that one before - freaking delicious indeed!

[Anonymous]

I love a main dish casserole. Unfortunately, the 5 year old boy does not. At all. Whatsoever.