What is your favourite casserole dish? My parents like turkey casserole

[applegrove]

after Thanksgiving or Christmas. They liked the lobster & mushroom one I made last week. What is your go to dish with veggies. I'm looking for inspiration.

[Incitatus]

1. tuna casserole

[applegrove]

2. I love tuna. My dad won't eat it. But some day I'm going to make me a tuna

and cheese casserole.

[Incitatus]

3. My mom used a cream of mushroom base.

It was delicious.

[HappyMe]

24. I use a basic tuna casserole recipe

but I have substitued chunks of boneless, skinless chicken. I have also used diced ham. I vary the kind of soup I use. Cream of mushroom, broccoli cheese, cream of celery - what ever I feel like using. I put plenty of veggies in. It's pretty darn good.

[OriginalGeek]

4. My wife makes a killer squash and zucchini casserole.

It has cheese and onions and sour cream and bread crumbs and other stuff in it. The first time she made it is the first time I ever liked squash. Since then I've grown to like squash in most forms but that was definitely the dish that made me re-evaluate my vegetable hating ways.

I'm 93% sure she got the recipe out of that big red and white checkered cook book but she's gone to bed so if you need more specific recipe I'll check in the morning and post it.

[applegrove]

10. Unfortunately I don't eat squash. My

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parents used to force it on me at dinner. I refused to swallow it and would just stuff it into my cheeks like a chipmunk. Certainly not the smartest thing to do if you hate the taste of something. But then I was four. Zucchini does sound good though. I'll look for something online that has it in it. Thanks.

[MiddleFingerMom]

19. Squash is squash. I didn't like it then. I don't like it now. Funny, most veggies that I disliked...

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Nope.
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Squash is, was and ever will be squash. To include zucchini.
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[RILib]

26. cheese, onions, sour cream

any other ingredients are irrelevant.

I think that's the Betty Crocker cookbook. I have several generations of it dating back two family generations.

[HipChick]

5. I'm looking for an dinner invitation...

Going to hide this thread, before my parents start expecting me to cook for them or something,,

[Rowdyboy]

6. I found this one in Southern Living magazine years ago. Never fails to please....

(I always substitute fat free 1/2 & 1/2 for the whipped cream)

http://www.recipe4living.com/recipes/chicken_asparagus_casserole.htm



Ingredients

◾1 pkg. (10-oz.) frozen asparagus
◾1/2 C. flour
◾1/8 tsp. salt
◾1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
◾1/8 tsp. paprika
◾6 (4-6-oz.) fresh boneless, skinless chicken breasts
◾1/4 C. butter

◾1 can (10.75-oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup
◾1 C. whipping cream
◾1/4 C. chopped pimiento
◾1/4 tsp. salt
◾1/8 tsp. hot pepper sauce
◾1/4 C. grated Parmesan cheese


Directions

Cook frozen asparagus according to package directions; rinse with cold water to stop cooking and drain. Arrange in a greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish; set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a shallow dish combine flour, 1/8 tsp., salt, pepper and paprika. Dredge chicken breasts in flour mixture until evenly coated; shake off excess. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Melt butter and when foam subsides, cook chicken until browned on both sides. Remove from skillet and arrange on top of asparagus.

In a separate bowl combine cream of mushroom soup, cream, pimiento, remaining salt and hot pepper sauce; stir until blended. Spoon over chicken and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake uncovered, 15 to 20 minutes, or until bubbly.

Serving Size: 6

[LeftofObama]

13. Now THAT looks delicious!

I think I'll make that here in the next day or two. Thanks for posting this.

[Locut0s]

7. One of those classic dishes I've never been big into...

Actually come to think of it most of the classic north american dishes aren't really my thing. Which isn't to say that there aren't killer casseroles, steaks, pies etc out there. I'm sure you make one But those have never been the dishes that come to mind when I think of home cooking. For me it's usually some slightly modified Asian dish, growing up 1/2 Chinese has had its influences

[pokerfan]

9. Green been casserole

the way my mother used to make it. She passed away ten years ago this month.


(stock photo, but pretty close.)

[blueamy66]

25. My favorite!

Yummy

[RILib]

27. green bean casserole +1

I am sorry about your Mom.

I miss my Mom, and now I am remembering all the great things she used to cook. My Dad cooked great stuff, too.

[Nevernose]

11. Tater tot casserole, but mostly for the memories

Any of the many variations are good (except my wife's, which is horrendous without some post-cooking assistance, but don't tell her that!), because that and a beef burrito from Roberto's are two of my bet comfort foods.

My favorite tater tot casserole of all time? We were young parents and very, very poor. Our food stamps for the month had run out, and I had gotten a new job at an auto parts warehouse. It paid a dollar more per hour, but a side effect we hadn't considered was that I would no longer be working in a restaurant, which meant there would be no more free food for me and the baby's mother.

One day, the mother and I (we had her older kid and our baby) were outside the apartment, discussing the importance of not letting the kids know that the grown-ups weren't eating and we shouldn't complain about the hunger pangs in front of them. Unbeknownst to us, our neighbor overheard.

A few hours later she invited us over for dinner. It was a casserole. Tater tots and ground beef, green onions and frozen corn, and cheddar cheese throughout. It may sound a little gross, but it was one of the best things I've ever eaten. The neighbor had baked two and sent us home with the leftovers and the second one.

[applegrove]

12. That is such a great thing she did. Bet

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you it has made anyone who hears it a better person. Some stories are like that.

[RILib]

28. great story.

Looking back when I was an adult, I can see that that happened (not enough food) with my parents too when I was a kid, but I was oblivious at the time.

[GoCubsGo]

14. Chilaquiles

Enchiladas lasagne-style. You can make them with veggies or without, and with meat, beans, eggs, or a combination, or with just cheese for the protein. There are tons or recipes on the Innertubes. Lots of different styles, so I'm sure you could find one to suit your taste.

On edit: Another favorite is tamale pie, which can be vegetarian/vegan. Tons of recipes for that, too. Some use a cornbread topping, and some use polenta. Either version is good.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

15. I like a squash casserole and/or a spinach casserole

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Yellow-Squash-Casserole/Detail.aspx?src=etaf

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/spinach-casserole-4/detail.aspx

[femmocrat]

16. Turkey Divan

My mom used to make it for Sunday dinner. It had broccoli and cheese on top.

[applegrove]

21. I'm going to make a chicken divan recipe tomorrow. Easy enough to half

the recipe. I can get cooked chicken. I'm so excited.

[freshwest]

17. My vegetarian Tex-Mex lasagna with zucchini, green chilis, tomatoes, corn tortillas and dairy stuff.

[pipi_k]

18. Home made

Three or four cheese macaroni and cheese casserole with buttered bread crumbs on top


Or else pretty much anything else with loads of cheese in it.

[hopemountain]

20. 3 favs

tuna casserole with egg noodles

chile relleno casserole

veggie lasagna with cauliflower

[MiddleFingerMom]

22. MiddleFingerMomSis turned me on to this one. If you don't mention 'spinach", it's a great way...

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... to get kids to eat spinach. When resistant kids are involved. call it "Green" Casserole with
Three Cheeses. It's UGLY as hell before you cook it, but cook it in a glass baking dish as it
turns the most beautiful emerald-and-golden color. It's a LOT of cheese, but I use all lowfat
cheeses. It's actually like a crustless quiche.
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6-8 eggs, beaten
1 pkg frozen spinach, thawed with the water squz out of it
1 lb container cottage cheese
8 oz cream cheese, cubed 3/4"
6-8 oz Swiss cheese, cubed 3/4"
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1. Grease 8" square GLASS baking dish with oil.
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2. Mix all ingredients together in large bowl. It will look revolting. Not to worry.
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4. Cut and serve as squares or rectangles. Yum-yum-yum.
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[applegrove]

23. I've served those squares at parties when I used to help cater. Yummy.

[LWolf]

29. Tuna.

But MFM's green casserole sounds great, too.

Tuna casserole was a staple growing up through young adulthood as cheap, filling, poor-working-class food to stretch the pantry paycheck to paycheck. Nothing healthy about it, but it is permanently attached to a sense of security and being full.

There were many versions, depending on what was in that pantry. The cheapest, minimal version was this:

Cook some macaroni noodles. Drain. Put back in pan. Add: 1 can of tuna, some margarine, salt, lots of pepper, and, if available, some canned peas or corn and cheese. Stir on a warm stove and serve. The cheap version never even made it to the oven, so I don't know if you can really call it a "casserole," but my mom did.