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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't eat one. Canned soup? Blocks of cream cheese? No.

I'd eat baked ziti or something along those lines, but that's the closest thing to a casserole I like. But I'm not from the Midwest. People who like casseroles also think you should pour grape jelly in meatballs and claim that it's good.

And they are correct.

+100. Don’t forget the Heinz chili sauce in the crockpot! These meatballs are gobbled up!

Here’s my favorite casserole. https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/indian-inspired-shepherds-pie/

Casseroles are not trashy, what they are is casual. They are convenient meals containing a mixture of vegetables, protein. and carbs meant to feed a group that can be made ahead or cooked in one dish - not unlike sheet pan dinners, crockpot meals, soups and stews, curries, and stir fries.

These 1 dish/pan/pot entrees are not typically served at fine dining restaurants, but you could easily serve similar dishes in an individual ramekin or made in a terrine and suddenly it would be “classy” because of the presentation.

Recipes for the 1 dish entrees tend to appear in magazines, blogs, and cookbooks marketed to “busy moms” and often times recipes that are designed to be “quick and easy” may also be purposefully frugal. What makes a quiche at a French restaurant or a lasagna from a fancy Italian restaurant classy and a cheesy chicken macaroni bake at a church potluck trashy? Like an earlier poster stated, certain convenience or highly processed foods like condensed soup, cream cheese, velveeta, frozen tater tots or canned/frozen vegetables are considered trashy by some people because there is a perception that only poor people eat those foods.

Do people really worry about what others think of what they serve their kids on a weeknight, in their own home, when no guests are present?

A casserole isn’t trashy, but a hotdish — hoo boy 🤣

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't eat one. Canned soup? Blocks of cream cheese? No.

I'd eat baked ziti or something along those lines, but that's the closest thing to a casserole I like. But I'm not from the Midwest. People who like casseroles also think you should pour grape jelly in meatballs and claim that it's good.

And they are correct.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You dummies know that not all casseroles are made of a combination of processed foods, right? You sound like the trash ones for not knowing what a casserole is, LOL!

Yeah, I’m confused. It seems like they think a “casserole” is defined by the use of canned soup and/or Velveeta.

That's just the best ones.

What if you call it a gratin, does that help?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You dummies know that not all casseroles are made of a combination of processed foods, right? You sound like the trash ones for not knowing what a casserole is, LOL!

Yeah, I’m confused. It seems like they think a “casserole” is defined by the use of canned soup and/or Velveeta.

Right? There are lots of casseroles that don't involve either ingredient. I've never made a casserole with Velveeta in any case, and canned soup is just a shortcut/convenience ingredient. You can make, say, tuna noodle casserole from scratch (and it's good, too).

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't eat one. Canned soup? Blocks of cream cheese? No.

I'd eat baked ziti or something along those lines, but that's the closest thing to a casserole I like. But I'm not from the Midwest. People who like casseroles also think you should pour grape jelly in meatballs and claim that it's good.

Because it is good. Damn good.

I like “fancy” casseroles made with high quality ingredients AND “trashy” casseroles that some folks would look down their noses at. There is so much flexibility when it comes to the ingredients, combinations, etc.

Anonymous wrote:I love casseroles and don’t really care if others think they are trashy!

+1. I think some people don’t see them as elevated enough but in my opinion that’s a snooty perspective and they are limiting themselves. I’ve had plenty of delicious casseroles.

I make a chicken pot pie using a casserole dish, canned biscuits and yes, a canned cream of soup for extra flavor. I also add fresh ingredients, vegetables, broth and lots of fresh herbs. Guess I'm trashy but we love it in this house.

Don't even care! I love casseroles and I don't care who judges me for it. Nothing's better on a chilly rainy night for dinner. Pass the Hot Dish, please.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't eat one. Canned soup? Blocks of cream cheese? No.

I'd eat baked ziti or something along those lines, but that's the closest thing to a casserole I like. But I'm not from the Midwest. People who like casseroles also think you should pour grape jelly in meatballs and claim that it's good.

Ziti is a casserole. Congrats, you like casserole.