LibraryLover Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 My kids are eating a casserole I totally made up and they are all "Wow, this is sooooo good!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 My husband love a casserole more than any other meal. He will even forgo a restaraunt visit for a casserole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 One-pot stews are fine here. And I can get away with the occasional lasagna. But I think my marriage would be endangered if I dared make something that more closely resembles what most in this country call a "casserole" than either of those things... ;) Probably if we'd written our own vows, instead of using the traditional ones, I'd have had to include some sort of promise never to serve casserole (or at least anything made with a canned cream-of-whatsit soup)... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 We like casseroles. I'd like to try something besides tuna casserole and ham casserole - the only two I know how to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 One-pot stews are fine here. And I can get away with the occasional lasagna. But I think my marriage would be endangered if I dared make something that more closely resembles what most in this country call a "casserole" than either of those things... ;) Probably if we'd written our own vows, instead of using the traditional ones, I'd have had to include some sort of promise never to serve casserole (or at least anything made with a canned cream-of-whatsit soup)... ;) Ewww... I don't like the cream-of-whatsit soup in my two. That may be why I don't have any other recipes. I've never thought of lasagna or stew as a casserole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 I did use Newman's Marinara sauce. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I didn't use no cream of nothin'! If I tell you all, I think it would be met with Ewwwwwwwwwww! lol I did use Newman's Marinara sauce. :tongue_smilie: And believe you me, I am keeping track of the posts which malign the lowly casserole! So what is in this casserole that your kids are so enjoying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 and incredibly underrated by foodies in this country. Even the Europeans have their pottages. My kids are eating a casserole I totally made up and they are all "Wow, this is sooooo good!" Go one pot meals! My husband... bless his Minnesota raised soul.. calls these... Hot dish..... His favorite is Salmon and Corn... hot dish... Ick.... Carrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Seriously, it sounds really eeeewww. I will tell you the ingredients and that I baked at 350 for 30 minutes. (I did sautee things before I plopped it all in *casserole* dish and baked it). ;) 1 onion 2 cloves garlic 1 lb ground beef (grass -fed, of course! lol) 1 lb penne whole wheat pasta 1 lb frozen broccoli 6 oz frozen corn kernels 1 large can of crushed tomatoes 1 ground dried Thai chili (from my garden!) 3/4 jar of Newman's Marinara sauce salt, pepper, olive oil 5 oz shredded Colby jack cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 We called that baked ziti growing up in NJ. You throw in anything you have laying around. LOL. Would have had Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I make lots of casseroles or one-dish dishes. I hate having a bunch of pots on the burner and having to time it all so it's done at the same time. Just throw it all together and let it cook! I make a lot of soup, cassaroles, enchillada-type dishes here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 One-pot stews are fine here. And I can get away with the occasional lasagna. But I think my marriage would be endangered if I dared make something that more closely resembles what most in this country call a "casserole" than either of those things... ;) Probably if we'd written our own vows, instead of using the traditional ones, I'd have had to include some sort of promise never to serve casserole (or at least anything made with a canned cream-of-whatsit soup)... ;) :lol: Really? What makes your dh so adverse to them? I think casseroles made with canned cream of celery or chicken soup are delish!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 We called that baked ziti growing up in NJ. You throw in anything you have laying around. LOL. Would have had Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese though. Of course! See, I am not reinventing the wheel! Yeah, ziti/penne! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 :lol: Really? What makes your dh so adverse to them? I think casseroles made with canned cream of celery or chicken soup are delish!! I have never had cream of celery soup. Sounds interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I love casseroles. I also love hot dish- which is similar but slightly different in that you don't have to put it in the oven. MMMMM, things made in one pot can be a big win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) This cream of celery recipe sounds yummy!http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1948,139167-236201,00.htmlI think I have nearly everything! Edited October 17, 2013 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I had one today at work made with fresh string beans and French onions. Yum. Not smooshy at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I love casseroles. I also love hot dish- which is similar but slightly different in that you don't have to put it in the oven. MMMMM, things made in one pot can be a big win. Minnesota people :D seem to call anything casserolish ...hot dish. Carrie :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I make casseroles here quite a bit. THe kids love them and it is an easy way to stretch things like meat and cheese etc to feed us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 and incredibly underrated by foodies in this country. Even the Europeans have their pottages. My kids are eating a casserole I totally made up and they are all "Wow, this is sooooo good!" Go one pot meals! :smilielol5:Laurie, do you...umm...lie awake at night...thinking of these threads? My 14yo ds just walked by and inquired "What's for dinner?" The darn man-cub hasn't even had breakfast yet. So I told him, "Casserole, baby, casserole." Silence. "Mom, uh, have you had your coffee yet?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Probably if we'd written our own vows, instead of using the traditional ones, I'd have had to include some sort of promise never to serve casserole (or at least anything made with a canned cream-of-whatsit soup)... ;) Is it the canned soup that give the casserole a bad reputation? I never use canned cream-of-whatsit (in fact, I can't recall the last time I bought a can of any kind of soup), so maybe that's why my family loves a casserole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I never use canned cream-of-whatsit I don't either. Casseroles can be made out of *anything.* All you have to do is put the following in a pan, and bake: - enough veggies to serve your whole family - enough protein (beans, meat, scrambled eggs) to serve your whole family - enough grain/starch to serve your whole family - some type of sauce - white sauce, tomato sauce, flavoured white/tomato sauce, gravy, any other type of thickened, flavoured sauce, etc. - a bread crumb-n-cheese topping if you wish Double all this so you have one to freeze or to serve for lunch the next day. Casseroles are very versatile. You can even make last night's homemade soup/stew into a casserole, and last night's casserole into a soup/stew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 :smilielol5:Laurie, do you...umm...lie awake at night...thinking of these threads? My 14yo ds just walked by and inquired "What's for dinner?" The darn man-cub hasn't even had breakfast yet. So I told him, "Casserole, baby, casserole." Silence. "Mom, uh, have you had your coffee yet?" Happy to help! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I've been scouring the internet for a casserole recipe because my MIL wants me to bring one to dinner tomorrow night. I found Baked Ziti and the recipe sounds a lot like your concoction of yours. I'm a casserole newbie. If this turns out well I may start making them, they sound easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Is it the canned soup that give the casserole a bad reputation? I never use canned cream-of-whatsit (in fact, I can't recall the last time I bought a can of any kind of soup), so maybe that's why my family loves a casserole. Not necessarily. In my house, it's the various components (protein, veggies, sauce, pasta) are actually *touching* each other. Some of my guys shudder when they contemplate this type of event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I make casseroles all.the.time. Either in my oven or in the crock-pot. As long as I can dump it all in one dish and then cook it...I'm good. And my family loves them. No problem there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Seriously, it sounds really eeeewww. I will tell you the ingredients and that I baked at 350 for 30 minutes. (I did sautee things before I plopped it all in *casserole* dish and baked it). ;) 1 onion 2 cloves garlic 1 lb ground beef (grass -fed, of course! lol) 1 lb penne whole wheat pasta 1 lb frozen broccoli 6 oz frozen corn kernels 1 large can of crushed tomatoes 1 ground dried Thai chili (from my garden!) 3/4 jar of Newman's Marinara sauce salt, pepper, olive oil 5 oz shredded Colby jack cheese. That sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 One of our family favorites is Hot Dog Casserole, which contains not only hot dogs but also spaghetti sauce from a CAN. It originally was a recipe from the 60s or 70s with the name Fancy Franks. I have made it with everything from really cheap hot dogs and Velveeta to nice kosher beef dogs and Irish cheddar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 My husband love a casserole more than any other meal. He will even forgo a restaraunt visit for a casserole. My husbadn's favorite thing on earth is a casserole...any kind of casserole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Minnesota people :D seem to call anything casserolish ...hot dish. Carrie :D I had a roommate in college who was from the Iowa/MN border. She called them casserole hot dish. I used to tell her she was confused :001_smile: My dh is from MN and he's started calling them casseroles which is hard on his MN family. Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 When we were discussing marriage my now dh stated, "I don't wear yellow or pink, and I won't eat meatloaf or casseroles." His mom (home ec teacher) is a horrible cook and he had more than his fair share of undercooked, runny and/or burned one pot meals. Honestly, my ability to cook is still a great virtue in his eyes (having eaten at my mil's I know why!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 (edited) My dh grew up on the notorious...hot-dish, and his mom (bless her heart) was not gifted in the kitchen either. One dish meals, made from scratch are one of my specialities. I make them in the oven and on-top, no cans just delicious casseroles, stews, soups, manicotti, lasagna, and so on. Edited December 24, 2009 by Tammyla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 My parents were both from MN, and while my mom always said, "hot dish", I didn't realize that was why. Learn something new every day . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I didn't use no cream of nothin'! If I tell you all, I think it would be met with Ewwwwwwwwwww! lol I did use Newman's Marinara sauce. :tongue_smilie: And believe you me, I am keeping track of the posts which malign the lowly casserole! Sorry, you'll have to put me on the Ewwww casserole list. I love Beef Stew but anything even close to tuna casserole or with cream of ....mixed in, I just can't eat it;) I don't like veggies mixed in meat with a sauce:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 (edited) Minnesota people :D seem to call anything casserolish ...hot dish. Carrie :D I'm in north- western MN, maybe that's why we distinguish between the two? ;) Edited December 24, 2009 by theretohere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Fay, you need to try some of the meat free dishes and of course make your own sauce...Come on try it, you know you want to. Baked Ziti with cheese and marinara sauce counts too. Sorry, you'll have to put me on the Ewwww casserole list. I love Beef Stew but anything even close to tuna casserole or with cream of ....mixed in, I just can't eat it;) I don't like veggies mixed in meat with a sauce:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 casserole recipe link? Maybe I should try one. Is lasagne considered a casserole type dish? I make lasagne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lori in tx Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 One of our family favorites is Hot Dog Casserole, which contains not only hot dogs but also spaghetti sauce from a CAN. It originally was a recipe from the 60s or 70s with the name Fancy Franks. I have made it with everything from really cheap hot dogs and Velveeta to nice kosher beef dogs and Irish cheddar. I would love this recipe :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Soups and stews and casseroles are comfort food for me. We grew up eating that. We didn't have much and it is economical. My dh calls it "welfare food". His family was quite well off and dinners were always a roasted chicken, beef roast, ham, etc. Never a casserole. He's grown used to a simpler way of eating and actually prefers it now. It's easier on the body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 (edited) I'm from WI and I've noticed the only time I ever hear the term "hot dish" anymore is when someone much older than me is bringing one to a funeral or to someone's house after hip replacement surgery. We younger, hipper, under-40s kids use the ubercool "casserole". :lol: When I was younger, I couldn't eat any kind of casserole - had an issue with my foods touching each other. Now that I'm older, I make some sort of casserole a couple times a week. Things like veggie and pasta with either a tomato sauce or a home made cheese sauce, enchiladas or tortilla bake, or a veggie stew, etc happen pretty often here. Edited December 24, 2009 by LauraGB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I've never thought of lasagna or stew as a casserole. I think of 'stew' and 'casserole' as synonyms. I cook from scratch and might use either term. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I had to look up the definitions of these terms in my Food Lover's Companion book because I find this discussion rather interesting. According to the book: Casserole is a term that refers to both a baking dish and the ingredients it contains. Casserole cookery is extremely convenient because the ingredients are cooked and served in the same dish. A casserole dish usually refers to a deep, round, ovenproof container with handles and a tight fitting lid. It can be glass, metal, ceramic or any other heatproof material. A casserole's ingredients can include meat, vegetables, beans, rice and anything that might seem appropriate. Often a topping such as cheese or bread crumbs is added or texture and flavor. Stew (as a noun) is any dish that is prepared by stewing (see def below). Ther term is often applied to dishes that contain meat, vegetables and a thick souplike broth resulting from a combination of the stewing liquid and the natural juices of the food being stewed. Stew (as a verb) is a method of cooking by which food is barely covered with liquid and simmered slowly for a long period of time in a tightly covered pot. Hot dish wasn't in there. :lol: So, yeah, I guess a lasagna would be a casserole. I don't think of it like that, but it is. However, it would not be a stew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 We younger, hipper, under-40s kids use the ubercool "casserole". :lol: I'm over 40, call them casseroles because my 60-something mother does, and have never heard the term, "hot dish," until this thread. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 As an Italian American I refuse to consider baked ziti or lasagna a casserole. But it looks like the Food Lover's Dictionary would prove me wrong. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 I think the 1950s style canned cream soups ruined everything. I cannot stand that.... taste, but it is a sort that women of a certain generation embrace(d). I don't tend to imagine a stew as the same thing as a casserole. I picture a casserole as a one-pot meal baked in the oven and generally containing a starch, whereas I tend to eat stew (which may or may not have a starch such as potatoes in it) with a starch (bread and/or rice). I would still probably not call a baked pasta dish a casserole, but I'm not entirely sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 As an Italian American I refuse to consider baked ziti or lasagna a casserole. But it looks like the Food Lover's Dictionary would prove me wrong. Laura Yeah, this Scots-German gal doesn't consider them to be casseroles, either. I don't do casseroles that often. I do use my crock pot a lot though, for soups and stews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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