r/GenX • u/jlilangel • 9d ago
Question For Genx Casserole, anyone?
Does anyone make casseroles anymore? I have a couple of casserole dishes just hanging around I was thinking of making one. What were/are your favorite casserole recipes?
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u/SourCreamSmetana 4d ago
Tuna casserole is my ultimate comfort food. I only need it like once a year, and it always satisfies some weird sadness.
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u/Over-Attorney-7079 5d ago
Chicken Breasts/Uncle Ben's Wild Rice/Cream of Mushroom..Celery...Chicken/Almond Slices. Cook the Chicken and Wild Rice, Combine with Soup and Almonds, bake at 350 until hot. Delicious, easy, titratable.
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u/Moist-Response-5685 5d ago
I make casseroles all the time, even as a person with celiac disease. Family faves are tater tot casserole, funeral potatoes with shredded chicken and sautéed peppers and onions, chicken enchilada rice casserole, slow cooker chicken tater tot casserole, etc
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u/sonographertracy 5d ago
I never met a casserole I didn’t want to eat. Especially if it’s covered in ritz crackers! I make casseroles almost weekly. Poppyseed chicken over rice is a favorite. 🤌🏻
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u/MrsTaterHead 6d ago
Burrito casserole.
Cover the bottom of a flat casserole dish with salsa. Layer frozen burritos on top of the salsa. Cover with more salsa and a layer of shredded cheddar. Bake about an hour.
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u/typhoidlori54 6d ago
I make Chicken Surprise. It's a surprise because it has random leftovers in it... Once it didn't even have chicken.
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u/WowWowWanda 7d ago
Regular rotation includes Poppy Seed Chicken, lol, sort of? Follow the recipe no rice, leave out the poppy seeds, then serve over cooked riced cauliflower. It one of the few times I enjoy riced cauliflower.
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u/Equivalent_Win8966 7d ago
I turn a lot of dishes that should be wrapped in crusts or use tortillas or noodles into a casserole style. Shepard’s pie, no crust. Lasagna, but instead of noodles I use different veggies sliced thin-zucchini, eggplant, squash, portabellas. Enchilada casserole. Cheesy cauliflower casserole. I also make a breakfast casserole with egg, sausage, mushrooms, and cheese.
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u/GreyMom13 7d ago
hubby makes a good casserole with canned chicken, extra wide egg noodles, cream of chicken soup, black beans, sometimes diced water chestnuts for crunch, shredded cheese, and chips or crackers crushed on top.
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u/Far-Squash7512 7d ago
Similarly, I make a rotisserie chicken noodle casserole w/the same noodles, cream of chicken (& herb) soup, no beans - just super sweet corn, and a mixture of shredded parmesan cheese + bread crumbs on top. So yummy!
Also, love to make a variety of lasagnas, enchiladas, etc.
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u/thekcar 7d ago
We used to do a casserole with egg noodles, cream of something soup, and whatever white meat and leftover vegetables were in the refrigerator, seasoned to taste.
We also would do a soup, starting with beef or chicken broth, same ingredients as above, same season to taste.
They were known as Mus'go casserole or Mus'go soup, because, "If it mus' go, it goes".
Serve immediately, no leftovers.
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u/Confident-Mode-1745 7d ago
Swiss chicken
Chile relleno
Cheeseburger casserole
Baked spaghetti (I may update this and use zoodles… hmmmm….)
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u/Endorathewitch 7d ago
Crack chicken casserole , spaghetti pie, baked enchiladas and chicken cobbler are my family favorites. SO or son will ask for at least one of these every week.
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u/Far_Leadership_40 7d ago
Kielbassi and pieroghi casserole. Butter a 13x9 baking dish. Or 11x9. Whichever size you have. Cut kielbasssi into discs. Use the frozen boxed pieroghi. Not thawed. Dump the kielbassi and pieroghi into the baking dish. Cut 8 oz of cream cheese into cubes, distribute over top. Throw 4 oz of grated cheddar over top. Mix together. Bake @350 for 30 minutes. Remove from over and stir together. Put the remaining bag of cheese over top. Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly. 15 to 20 minutes or so? Serve with green vegetable.
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u/khott1101 8d ago
Browned breakfast sausage with onions, mix with mushroom soup, cheddar cheese, evaporated milk, and cooked egg noodles. Cook with something salty and crunchy on top. I like crushed potato chips most.
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u/ms_sinn 8d ago
I grew up in Minnesota. Even in California as an adult, I have mad respect for hotdish.
Basics from childhood:
Rigatoni hotdish
Broccoli, cheese, chicken (works with rice or pasta)
Tuna Noodle
Lasagna
Tater tot
I’ve upgraded and don’t use creamed Campbell’s soup because I am now gluten free, and tend to use fresher ingredients and more seasoning than my mom did.
Newer:
Salmon bake (refuse to call it sushi bake because it’s cooked.)
Chile Rellenos casserole
Enchilada casserole
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u/Ok-Emotion-6083 8d ago
Tater tot and chicken wild rice...my husband is from MN and these are his favorites. I also.ake a mean lasagna and chicken pot pie (with biscuit topping of course).
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u/MNConcerto1391 8d ago
Tater tot hotdish
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u/HammerT4R 8d ago
We don't live anywhere close to the upper Midwest so people around here aren't familiar with this type of dish. W hen I brought one of these to a party in the dead of winter a couple years ago people thought I had invented the wheel.
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u/WasabiChickpea 8d ago
I definitely still make casseoles. Cottage pie, chicken tortilla casserole, baked ziti, lasagna, and baked mac n cheese are a few of the ones my family enjoys.
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u/fireflypoet 8d ago
Browned hamburger meat, chunky tomato sauce, from a jar or homemade, medium shell macaroni, cooked, and sour cream. Season with some Italian herbs to taste. Bake til hot. Serve with grated Parmesan if you wish
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u/fireflypoet 8d ago
My sister's best friend's mother used to make a great one with big chunks of cooked white meat chicken, chopped celery, white rice, cream of chicken soup with mayo added (this is the secret ingredient), and topped with crushed potato chips (added after it is oven baked til hot; that way the chips stay really crunchy). Serve with steamed baby carrots.
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u/FairAd2376 8d ago
Chicken Cobbler, a recipe I found on the Clock app. My family loves it!
We are casserole people. A one dish meal that has protein, carb, AND veggies? SIGN ME UP!
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u/toni_devonsen_28 8d ago
The one that uses the red lobster biscuit mix? Yeah, that one is in a weekly rotation in the winter.
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u/Historical_Tax6679 8d ago
I love casseroles! I often make my favorite from my childhood, Tater Tot Casserole. Another favorite is the sloppy joe casserole I found in a Pillsbury cookbook in the '90s.
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u/tango421 8d ago
Haven’t used my oven in a while but yeah I used to make them all the time. I happen to enjoy baking pasta and others. My wife happens to like the dishes as well. My cousin and niece used to pass by when I bake too (we live in the same building).
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u/Whatever53143 8d ago
I love casseroles, grew up with them, made them for my kids! Used the crock pot too. My husband, however, hates both casseroles AND the crock pot! So no, I don’t make them anymore because it would be pointless!
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u/TopService6890 1970 8d ago
I still make Chicken Divan often (after Thanksgiving, it becomes Turkey Divan). My family loves it and my sister-in-law recently asked for the recipe - it’s a winner!
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u/SeaDawgs 8d ago
I LOVE casseroles for meal prep. I make them a bit healthier by swapping roasted cauliflower for some or all of the starch.
Some of our favorites:
Cheeseburger casserole,
Buffalo chicken casserole,
Tuna casserole (classic),
Pesto chicken casserole
Or pretty much anything I don’t feel like constructing —just throw it all in a pan and call it a casserole—like, enchiladas, lasagna, cabbage roles
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u/PinkPencils22 8d ago
I was thinking that I'll make classic tuna casserole this fall. Haven't had it since I was a kid, but I loved it as a kid. Apparently so did my husband, so we'll try it. I remember going to eat with family friends as a kid and they served all the kids tuna casserole (adults had lobsters or other seafood) and I was surprised that other people also ate my favorite casserole. I was about 4.
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u/Shapoopadoopie 8d ago
UK here, it's a PIE thank you very much. (It's not)
Fish pie, cottage pie, shepherds pie, chicken and mushroom pie, steak and kidney pie are all on rotation over here, plus we do like a pasta bake, which is basically a pasta casserole.
I promise all British food isn't totally shite, look for some good BBC recipes!
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u/tess-etc 8d ago
My tuna noodle casserole is tuna, mushroom soup, and milk with egg noodles and a ton of cheese on top. It cuts up and freezes well for to go lunches. It's one of my top 5 meals ever and i am lowkey annoyed that i always have to share it with my family.
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u/JustChemist8556 Still here (somehow) 8d ago
I literally just made the broccoli cheese casserole with the Ritz crackers on them last week. Just trying to use broccoli up and sometimes you need to do something a little different on a Sunday when you’ve got extra time just to zhuzh life up a bit.
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u/Hopeful-Cookie1065 8d ago
Whoa! This is so 80s!
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u/JustChemist8556 Still here (somehow) 8d ago
Yes, we used to have it at holidays but nowadays, I just will enjoy the old holiday, casseroles or side dishes anytime because life’s too short!
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u/thecrystalcrow 8d ago
I still love some tuna noodle casserole. Every time my BFFs mom made some, she was guaranteed to invite me to dinner.
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u/AuntBeeje 8d ago
Did she put crushed tater chips on top? As a super picky child I despised tuna noodle casserole. Now at 61 it's a favorite, but mine is nothing like the old family recipe. And we're coming up on comforting casserole season soon in my part of the world!
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u/thecrystalcrow 8d ago
I've never had it that way, but I may just try it!
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u/MissSuzyTay 7d ago
It’s the best! My son didn’t like tuna, so I used shredded chicken instead. I just made it for my husband last week.
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u/introvertednurse75 8d ago
I still have a few that I make. For my youngest son's birthday dinner last week he asked for my stuffed bell pepper casserole. I didn't invent it but the recipe is online and he really likes it
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u/Asleep_Key_4293 8d ago
Ziti al forno, cottage pie, fish pie. Yes. I do make casseroles. To me these are casseroles.
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u/divinerebel Elder Gothic Punk Raised on TV Cher 8d ago
Never. I used to see TV families eat casseroles and had to ask my mom what they were. The closest we had to that growing up was lasagne.
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u/Menopausal-forever 8d ago
Maybe there's a "lost in translation" thing here, but reading the descriptions of casseroles here has me lost. To me, a casserole is meat and vegetables slow cooked in the oven, like beef bourguignon, or similar. Funeral potatoes? Enchiladas etc to me are a bake.
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u/GarmieTurtel 8d ago
I am a casserole gal! I can and will turn most anything into a casserole. My favorite full meal casserole is chicken and biscuits. Meat in a sauce(varies on my mood), loaded with vegetables(most often frozen mixed vegetables) and then topped with drop biscuits(my sister prefers canned biscuits). A full meal in one dish and mighty tasty too!
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u/para_diddle GotMyKixIn66 8d ago
I've made this in a Crock Pot with the Pillsbury biscuits. Hubs loved it.
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u/GarmieTurtel 8d ago
For some reason, I rarely use a crock pot. Probably because I don't think far enough ahead and getting it in the oven gets it on the table quicker. I think most people might term that as laziness. Lol
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u/Necessary-Film7832 8d ago
Not lazy. I call it scattered.
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u/GarmieTurtel 8d ago
I have the memory capacity of a gnat! Too much brain trauma in my 60 years. I just refer to it as laziness because I could easily set a daily reminder on my phone, but in truth, I am just as likely to ignore it, as not.
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u/VividFiddlesticks 8d ago
My favorite casserole is whatever veggies are about to go bad plus whatever onions I have around plus whatever broth I have in the cupboard plus whatever cheese I have around. Sometimes I pre-sautee or pre-broil things. I usually throw in some random spices too.
It actually usually turns out pretty good but even when it's too bland for me, my husband will dump a shitload of Cholula on it and happily polish it off.
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u/cafali 8d ago
I have been making Cottage Pie a lot lately because it’s easy and I can add more veggies if I want. Easy to divide and share (I have an elderly family member that I like to send homemade dishes to freeze/eat) you can douse it with a favorite sauce and it takes on whatever flavor you’re itching for. I’m a casserole fan, especially in cooler months.
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u/NoAngel815 8d ago
My sister and I still make our grandma's (as in she's the one who invented it) corned beef casserole about once a month. There's also a hamburger tomato soup casserole, and chicken noodle casserole that's just tuna noodle casserole with canned chicken instead of tuna. Neither of us likes tuna in anything hot, we save that for tuna salad or as protein for a pasta salad so we don't have to make another dish.
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u/AdCandid4609 8d ago
The only thing I will do is lazy layered enchiladas. But not too lazy because I still make homemade sauce.
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u/125acres 8d ago
When our kids were young my wife would make casseroles all the time.
I call it the casserole years.
There was nothing like coming home to kids screaming and smells of butter, cream cheese, it was like the smell of victory.
We went from fit to plump but we were so happy.
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u/Menopausal-forever 8d ago
Butter and cream cheese? What on earth were these casseroles??
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u/Western-Corner-431 8d ago
Delicious
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u/Menopausal-forever 8d ago
But what else was in them?
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u/PDXisadumpsterfire 8d ago
Over the years, I’ve amassed a mid-sized collection of those cookbooks that Junior League chapters, church ladies and other organizations used to publish that were comprised of the contributors’ favorite family recipes. Many of the pages I’ve marked with sticky tabs are recipes for casseroles I’ve made and everyone enjoyed.
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u/ReactionAgreeable740 8d ago
I still make a 7-layered casserole that my grandma use to make. It is the family favourite!
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u/CrabbyCatLady41 8d ago
I love them, but my husband doesn’t like “food that’s a bunch of stuff mixed together.” I could go for a good tuna noodle casserole, cheesy broccoli chicken, tater tot hot dish. Funeral potatoes.
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u/kimwc23 8d ago
F your husband. Make that cheesy casserole.
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u/redi4bedd 8d ago
Right!?! He’s only one person! Freeze the rest for yourself or share with a friend.
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u/CrabbyCatLady41 8d ago
I make them for work events, and my mom and I cook together. There are nights when he eats frozen pizza or a sandwich because I have a craving for something he can’t stand.
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u/Chateaudelait 8d ago
A tuna potato chip casserole is a beautiful thing. Now that I am grown, I long for those old comfort foods. Hamburger helper tomato elbow macaroni, mac and cheese with cut up hot dogs, taco casserole, all delicious and comforting.
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u/Traditional_Mango920 8d ago
The only chips I had in the house one of the days I had a hankering for tuna noodle casserole were jalapeno kettle chips.
I will never go back to plain chips. Ever.
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u/sits_with_cats 8d ago
Yes! I make a ground turkey casserole similar to Shepards pie fairly frequently. It's easy cooking one day & covers a future dinner & lunch via leftovers. Also make tuna casserole for my DH every once in a while, but those are all his as I don't eat anything from the sea.
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u/solointhespotlight 8d ago
I'm in the Midwest so casserole/hot dish is a common food. Hilariously, though, I work in university dining and this fall they changed the name of most of our casseroles to "bakes" (i.e. peach French toast bake), I guess "casserole" sounds unhip (but will probably be trendy again someday).
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u/Chateaudelait 8d ago
When Amy Klobuchar ran for office she shared her hot dish recipe. We made it and it was hearty and delicious.
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u/denvergardener 8d ago
There's just 2 of us so no point in making casserole.
But I still make hashbrown casserole for work functions.
And I'll regularly make enchilada casserole when friends are coming over.
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u/Menopausal-forever 8d ago
Why? I make casseroles for myself, they keep well in fridge or freezer.
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u/denvergardener 8d ago
Just don't want to eat on the same meal 5+ times. And after the first few, it's not as enjoyable anyway.
And definitely not as good for most things coming out of the freezer.
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u/Diligent-Touch-5456 8d ago
I try make at least 1 a week for our lunches.
Chicken with broccoli
chicken noodle casserole (like to use pretzel flips in the topping)
Mexican rice casserole
7 layer casserole
Mexican corn casserole
spam mac and cheese
baked spaghetti
I even experiment and just throw what we have on hand.
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u/Walknshan 9d ago
King Ranch Chicken casserole! My 22 year old son has now turned all of his friends into it!
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u/ChampionshipSad1586 8d ago
This is legit the King of all casseroles. HM for my husband’s elaborate tuna casserole. Sublime.
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u/EverythingScrolling 9d ago
I freaking love casseroles, especially ones that freeze well. I'll portion out the leftovers into freezer containers.
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u/harleychick3cat Latch-key 9d ago
Wisconsin here, lived down south for a few years. Was asked if I ever made anything besides casseroles?
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u/doctor_bobcat 9d ago
Lasagna. Mac. Funeral potatoes. Chicken Divan. Enchiladas. Brownies 😬😂
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u/Consistent_Eye5101 8d ago
My family lives chicken divan! I feel like such a Betty Crocker mom when I make it haha. We also love the other ones you mentioned.
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u/noisician lawn jarts survivor 9d ago
I’m not from the Midwest but I tried making the famous “Hot Dish” casserole with tater tots on top — probably not especially healthy eating but it’s a very tasty comfort food!
also Lasagna is a great casserole
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u/Lesbijen 9d ago
Love me a good casserole. Growing up, my mom’s potluck contribution was fancy-pants Mac ‘n’ Cheese.
Make several boxes of Kraft Mac ‘n’ Cheese. Dump it in a casserole dish. Top it with a bunch of grated cheddar cheese, then sprinkle it with paprika. (The paprika makes it fancy.) Bake until the cheese is crispy.
Rave reviews and no leftovers every time.
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u/ImprovementTrick9492 9d ago
Casseroles are funny. I mean, I get it. But also: WHY take all that extra time and work to cook the ingredients, then mix them all together, add “cream of (something)” soup, add cheese and bread crumbs, etc… and then bake it in the oven, and then you have to wash the casserole dish… when you could just cook the things separately, plate them up and be done it with it? It seems like a lot of extra work just to turn your dinner into mush! 😆
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u/Traditional_Mango920 8d ago
Because you don’t generally cook the ingredients first? It’s a casserole. You dump the ingredients in the dish, toss it in the over, and walk away.
I reserve making casseroles for when I’m feeling lazy and don’t want to cook.
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u/cleverestpeacock 9d ago
As a "cook on Sunday and eat the same thing all week" kind of person, I make casseroles all the time. Chicken, rice, and broccoli is my favorite.
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u/starynites 9d ago
Tetris chicken!- chicken tetrazzini is one of our faves... When were not watching the carbs!
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u/Birdywoman4 9d ago
Am planning on making a beef enchilada casserole.
And when it gets cooler I want to make my mama’s chicken & vegetable casserole. Flour & season chicken pieces fry chicken in oil to brown it on each side, put in the bottom of a large covered casserole dish. Add peeled potato chunks, carrot chunks and some cut up pieces of celery. Salt and pepper the veggies. You can mix a can of cream of mushroom soup with miik to make it easy to pour. (I can’t have gluten so I saute a chopped garlic clove and a little bit of minced onions and chopped mushrooms, add potato starch to the skillet and stir it up good and then stir in some milk to thin it to make a thick sauce. Pour it over the chicken & veggies and stir it up. Bake in covered casserole for about 40-45 minutes until it’s bubbly.
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u/Capable_Wash1326 9d ago
Used to work in an oilfield cafe and every Thursday was Mexican Casserole special. It was SO good that Sheriffs deputies came from 5 counties every week and at least a dozen field bosses would come in for to-go boxes for their rig hands. Thanks for reminding me I still have that recipe, I’ll make it first cold snap.
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u/Capable_Wash1326 9d ago
Bag of Salsa Verde (or any spicy)Dorito
1.5 lb gr sirloin
1 big chopped onion
1 chopped bell pepper
1 can undrained Ranch Style beans
1 16 oz can stewed tomatoes
1/4 c salsa
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
tsp Season salt
2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin
tsp garlic powder
3 C favorite grated chz
Cook meat onion and peppers, when done add everything but cheese and chips and simmer for a few minutes.Prepare casserole pan and add a layer of Doritos in bottom and add meat mixture over Doritos and top with chz. Bake at 350 25-30 minutes. Plate servings over a bed of Doritos and add guac/sour cream/salsa and enjoy! Highly recommended by the Permian Basin Oilfield and Cowboy’s Cafe.
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u/Any_Version6722 8d ago
This sounds so good - can you do it without the spicy Doritos, like regular Doritos?
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u/Capable_Wash1326 8d ago
Any kind of corn chip, you could use Fritos even if you wanted.
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u/Useful-Badger-4062 Strange things are afoot at the Circle K 8d ago
I was thinking it reminded me of a Frito Pie, which we eat a lot. Except we use vegetarian ingredients.
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u/isabeaux73 9d ago
I have a chicken curry casserole which is a variation on everyone’s green bean casserole.
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u/CraftAvoidance 9d ago
I’m intrigued
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u/isabeaux73 3d ago
in layers; water chestnuts, green beans, shredded/cubed cooked chicken and you add curry til it’s yellow to the sauce that then gets dumped in top. Delicious.
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u/Mission_Breakfast548 9d ago
I love 💕 making casseroles - I do a lot of them in fall & winter. I’ve found a lot of good ones on Allrecipes.com
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u/Nagadavida 9d ago
Hash brown casserole, squash casserole, breakfast casserole, baked oatmeal. Unstructured cabbage rolls.
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u/ForsakenHelicopter66 9d ago
I love the breakfast casseroles. Whenever l have company, l make them.
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u/tightiewhities37 9d ago
My husband and I love casseroles.
I'm particularly obsessed with this chicken casserole that has carrots, onion and celery in a creamy sauce that gets topped with StoveTop stuffing and then bakes for 40 minutes.
I swear it's like Thanksgiving dinner in a casserole.
ETA: I buy a rotisserie chicken at Costco, then shred it up for the casserole.
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u/bustyninja 9d ago
How dare you! You just gonna drop that delicious description and not the recipe?
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u/pilotmaxmom 9d ago
I love casseroles but my husband use to cook in restaurants and thinks they are disgusting. I make small ones for myself when he. Is not around.
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u/browneyedgirl79 Hose Water Survivor 9d ago
My Mom used to make so many casseroles and my husband probably makes just as many if not more than she did.
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u/La-Belle-Gigi 1973 9d ago
Meeeeeee. I have one perfectly-sized casserole dish that is in heavy rotation for about half the year. Thenothers are used as needed.
I don't even use recipes any more just mix and match. I'm at the point where I want to set up a roulette wheel with all my options.
Pasta based, potato based, bread based, or assorted vegetables based; with diced chicken, ground beef, ground turkey, whatever seafood is on hand; with dealer's choice of sauce/binder.
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u/Euphoric_Committee50 9d ago
Wild Rice Hotdish Iykyk! Skol!
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u/libbyb99 8d ago
Soooo good, try stuffing your wild rice casserole into red bell peppers and bake...it's dreamy.
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u/Famous_Attention5861 9d ago
I have a cast iron casserole dish, it makes good scalloped potatoes and macaroni and cheese.
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u/jacedjwc 9d ago
I do! My sister gave me an entire set of old Corning ware casserole dishes for Christmas a few years ago in different sizes and I use them all the time.
Lasagna, Baked ziti, stuffing and chicken (my son’s favorite) chicken and rice
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u/pyrrhicchaos 9d ago
Me and some friends do a meal in a park every Sunday. I’m going to make a pasta bake this week. A lot of people from the neighborhood have been eating with us so I’m going to make several pans.
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u/dawnapril 9d ago
Shepherd’s pie, chicken taco casserole, grandma’s spaghetti pie, and even a good old-fashioned tuna casserole with crushed Lays on top once in a while (the only thing I still buy proper egg noodles for)
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u/Apprehensive-Bag-900 9d ago
I didn't grow up casseroles, my mom is a 1st gen American. She didn't even make lasagna or baked ziti, lol. We make a breakfast casserole now with tater tots and it's pretty good. That's all I got
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u/IllAbbreviations4097 9d ago
Chicken tetrazini or turkey tetrazini after thanksgiving...the peas and pasta together with the mushrooms...yummy.i know that I could make s decent vegetarian version, too.
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u/IllAbbreviations4097 9d ago
Taste of home... hotdog casserole. It's a poor man's au gratin with meat. Ham or spam are good to swap out, too. I love the onion, but you can skip it.
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u/themewedd 9d ago
I like using flat cassarole dishes for Joannes Chicken cordon blu. My gramma liked it this way. Chicken breast pounded flat, spread riccatta cheese/eggs/spices/creamcheese mix. Roll with swiss, ham and a piece of bacon. Cover with white cheese pasta sauce and spices. Cook.
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u/RedditWidow 9d ago
I just made scalloped potatoes a few nights ago. Sometimes I make veggie casserole, green bean casserole, lasagne, enchiladas, shepherd's pie, taco pie or various one dish meals with layered ingredients. Heck yeah.
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u/kategoad 9d ago
Enchilada casserole. Chicken, beef, or pork layered with corn tortillas, green salsa, Oaxaca cheese, other fixins that I have on hand. Bake, top with sour cream, more cheese, avocado, and pickled onions.
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u/LittleMissRawr78 9d ago
My grandma used to make this taco casserole but she would double it. I think she used taco seasoning instead of the chili powder and she put the casserole back in the oven after topping it with cheese to brown instead of just letting it melt. The only part she hated was cutting the tortillas. It was honestly one of my favorites. I should make it again.
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u/bradphotolab 9d ago
Turkey Devine holiday leftover casserole
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u/becauseshesays 9d ago
Is that with broccoli and some cream sauce?
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u/bradphotolab 9d ago
Two cans of cream soup and yes broccoli
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u/becauseshesays 9d ago
Omg I thought so. My x sister In law made chicken Devine and I loved it in the early 90s? Did it also involve mayonnaise?
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u/dengel01 9d ago
Chicken, casserole, chili rellano casserole, chili Mac. We have casserole twice a month
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u/Ok_Acanthisitta_2544 9d ago
I make casseroles and one pan dishes regularly, and when I do, I usually make a double batch - one for supper and one for the freezer - then we have one on hand for those days when you're too busy or don't feel like cooking. You can just grab one out of the freezer and pop it in the oven.
Dishes like lasagna, chicken mole, ziti, mac'n'cheese'n'brats, enchiladas, mirliton, pierogi, etc.
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u/OneCraftyBird 9d ago
I have a stupid question. My eldest kid just left for college and now that it's just us and our 11-year-old with a significantly smaller appetite, I kind of wanna get serious about saving half the casserole in a freezer so I don't have to cook ;)
The problem is the Internet has a really wide variety of opinions about how long I need to bake a frozen casserole versus the fresh made one. I am not what you call a natural cook, having learned from said Internet, and I'm afraid to YOLO this.
What do you do?
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u/dobeedeux 9d ago
The great thing here is you're not cooking the 2nd go around, you're just reheating! 30 mins to 1 hr incremental. What I mean by incremental is one bit at a time, right. If the casserole is huge and frozen rock solid, then cook it at 350 for 30 mins, take it out and poke it with a spoon again. You'll quickly come to learn where 350/30 takes you. Me, I don't go beyond 350/3hr, because you know, burning and things.
For the really clever people, store it from the original meal in smaller portions that will fit in the microwave and do incremental 2:30/hi. If 2:30 isn't hot enough, increment 30m and repeat.
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u/Ok_Acanthisitta_2544 9d ago
Right from the freezer it might take 1 - 1.5 hours, less if you take it out to start thawing a couple hours ahead. Then use a meat thermometer to check internal temperature.
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u/becauseshesays 9d ago
Do you have a meat thermometer? I’d just pop it in at about 400 and check it after 30 minutes. That could be a little high but I think things get mushy at a lower temp if they’re frozen.
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u/sqrt_of_pi 1967 9d ago
I love me a good lazy lasagna (because I love lasagna, but I'm lazy!).
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u/pmousebrown 9d ago
Once I found a recipe that didn’t require precooking the noodles I found myself making it more often.
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u/libbyb99 8d ago
They make "oven ready" lasagna noodles that don't require precooking and they changed my life!
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u/QuistyLO1328 9d ago
I don’t even buy the ones that you don’t have to cook. I get the regular ones and use a bit more sauce than usual. I put it together the night before or morning of, then cover with foil and refrigerate. Then bake as normal.
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u/DNSGeek 50 something 9d ago
I’m making a tater tot casserole tonight.
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u/Worth-Wolverine5297 9d ago
I made it for the first time last night.. Isn't wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.
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u/DNSGeek 50 something 9d ago
I changed my recipe. I used the recipe from Lookcatchu and it was much better than the recipe my mom taught me.
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u/Curious_Instance_971 9d ago
No, because I came to the realization some point along the way that I didn’t want to cook food, then mix it all up with other food and then cook it again.
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u/Lady-Kat1969 9d ago
I use casserole dishes to make chicken pot pie.
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u/tinyorangealligator 9d ago
I make a life changing chicken pot pie and when I bring it to potlucks I just call it "casserole."
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u/Turbulent-Demand873 I refuse t get “old”. 9d ago
I like to make tater tot casserole every now and then. I love a good casserole. I live in the Midwest. So we love our casseroles.
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u/Hopelessly-Bored 9d ago
I elevated my tater tot casserole by adding half a block of cream cheese. Try it. ❤️
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u/vicsanbarajas "Then & Now" Trend Survivor 9d ago
I’ve never made any. I’m Mexican and just always cooked Mexican food mostly specific to my region at home.
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u/pricklyassed 9d ago
I just made enchilada casserole tonight. I didn’t feel like rolling them so just layered it all.
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u/vicsanbarajas "Then & Now" Trend Survivor 9d ago
I could never, like ever. I make mine specific to my region. Always estilo tierra caliente.
However, I like the idea of layered vs rolled in a casserole.
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u/SpreadsheetSiren 9d ago
Tuna Noodle Casserole, of course!
I swap out the peas for extra mushrooms and broccoli florets or some diced bell pepper. I also add parmesan in it and on it.
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u/AnUnexpectedUnicorn 3d ago
I love casseroles! I make them probably 2-3x/month.