Favorite casserole/hotdish recipes

[orval]

I made chicken and dumplings the other day. It was pretty tasty and easy. I shredded up a rotisserie chicken instead of cooking a chicken like this recipe says.

www.spendwithpennies.com/old-fashioned-chicken-and-dumplings/

[SwimDeep]

We just finished off a ham shepherd's pie last night. I follow this recipe but not closely lol: www.thehungryhutch.com/ham-shepherds-pie-recipe/

I do cauliflower mash on top instead of potatoes (I still mix in the eggs). And we like mushrooms in the filling. I also add cheese and cream to the sauce. It's really good and a great way to use up leftover ham.

My favorite casserole ever is a ham and potato hotdish from my childhood. Cubed and boiled potatoes mixed up with diced ham, peas, and white sauce, then topped with lots of cheddar and baked for 20-30 minutes. It's so good, but potatoes, so I only make it for myself once every few years.

I have never been a fan of tuna noodle casserole. And chicken noodles will always make my stomach turn because of the way boiling chicken smells.

[twinmomma]

Chicken divan! This isn't quite my mom's recipe, but it's close: thecozycook.com/chicken-divan/

This is an ultimate comfort food to me and definitely not healthy.

[lilafowler]

For New Year’s Day I made an overnight challah breakfast casserole-so easy and it is delicious.

I used this recipe but omitted the peppers-also they neglected to add the overnight part to the recipe-so once it’s assembled and you pour the egg mixture over-that is the point to put it in fridge overnight.

spicysouthernkitchen.com/overnight-sausage-and-caramelized-onion-breakfast-casserole/

[shauni27]

Jan 11, 2024 19:59:54 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Toasted cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.

Chili and cornbread.

is this a regional thing instead of grilled cheese?

Jan 11, 2024 21:42:15 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

Lol the love of tuna casserole but fear of sushi bake?

yes! I am not a huge TNC eater (though I would eat it if it was the only option, we grew up on it for sure), but the sushi bakes on TT look so good to me, lol. 

All of these recipes look so yummy, thanks for sharing!

We are more of a shepherd's pie, beef stew, chili family than a casserole family. Though I would love more casseroles; my husband (from MN!!!!) does not like them. Womp.

[bex1973]

Jan 11, 2024 21:42:15 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

Lol the love of tuna casserole but fear of sushi bake?

For real!  I didn't want to yuck anyone's yum but dang I honestly HATE tuna noodle casserole!! My mom made it a TON when I was a kid because it was cheap and made enough for our big family and it was the worst! I've never eaten it as a grown up.

But for those of you who love it by all means KOKO!!

[dancingirl21]

Chicken divan - rice with chicken, broccoli, cheese, breadcrumbs.

Chicken pot pie

Lasagna

Breakfast casserole. My MIL makes the best one, called strata. It’s amazing.

I’m doing chili and grilled cheese tonight. Tomorrow a big pot roast with mashed potatoes and carrots.

[cville]

Even I, confessed non-chef, can make this. It's nearly foolproof and better than it should be for the effort involved.

It's especially good with an arrabbiata sauce. I use Rao's because #idontcook

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/54143/cheryls-spinach-cheesy-pasta-casserole/

[macmars45]

Jan 12, 2024 9:08:30 GMT -5 shauni27 said:

Jan 11, 2024 19:59:54 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Toasted cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.

Chili and cornbread.

is this a regional thing instead of grilled cheese?

I say both interchangeably now. I'm in WA state. I grew up saying grilled cheese but my H says toasted. He's from AK.

[litebright]

My mom's chicken noodle casserole, which I cannot eat any more because of dairy & gluten.

You use a bag of wide egg noodles, cooked al dente. Mix the cooked noodles in a casserole dish with a can of drained canned chicken and a can of cream of chicken soup, then fill the cream of chicken soup can with milk and mix that in as well.

It's good that way, but a little better if you sprinkle a thin layer of breadcrumbs on top. If you are feeling fancy you can use Italian-flavored breadcrumbs.

Then you bake at 350 until the tops of the noodles start to turn golden brown.

[cville]

Jan 12, 2024 9:49:18 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Jan 12, 2024 9:08:30 GMT -5 shauni27 said:

is this a regional thing instead of grilled cheese?

I say both interchangeably now. I'm in WA state. I grew up saying grilled cheese but my H says toasted. He's from AK.

I mean, I don't cook, but a toasted cheese sandwich and a grilled cheese sandwich aren't the same thing, in my extensive cheese consumption history. One you bake/toast open faced (no butter) in an oven/toaster oven and the other you make stove top in a pan (excessive quantities of butter).

I am appalled that people are calling grilled cheese toasted cheese when toasted cheese has its own special flavor.

[silva]

We love a recipe my father made for us when we were kids. He calls it "Dad's Famous Casserole." I know the recipe by heart.

1 Polish Kielbasa (cut into bite-size coins)
1 Med/Large Onion (diced)
3 Celery Stalks (sliced)
2 4 oz canned mushroom stems and pieces (drain)
2 10.75 cans of Campbells Tomato Condensed Soup
2 cups of instant rice

Saute onion and celery in a pot
Add Kielbasa, continue to saute
Add mushrooms, continue to saute
Add Condensed soup and rice. Stir to combine. **Feel free to add a little water if you feel the rice needs it.
Cover and let it simmer until rice is fully cooked.
Enjoy!

I love this one because it reheats well in the microwave. My go-to comfort food for 40 years.

[lust2hart]

silva, the *tomato* soup was a twist I did not see coming! Every comfort-food casserole I'm familiar with uses cream of something. Interesting! I bet it's really good with the kielbasa.

[silva]

Jan 12, 2024 10:20:30 GMT -5 lust2hart said:

silva , the *tomato* soup was a twist I did not see coming! Every comfort-food casserole I'm familiar with uses cream of something. Interesting! I bet it's really good with the kielbasa.

It's so good.

[gottadobe]

King Ranch Chicken! 


Dublin Coddle - so good.

[atarianna]

Instapot Chicken Verde:

1 lb Chicken breasts, boneless skinless
• 2 cups Broth
• 1 cup Salsa verde
• 1 cup White rice, long grain
• 1 tbsp Mrs. Dash Southwest Seasoning
• 1 Salt and pepper
• 1 tbsp Olive oil

1. Heat Olive oil in Instant Pot on Saute setting. Add chicken, season with Mrs. Dash Seasoning, and cook for 3 minutes (not fully cooked).
2. Once chicken is cooked add broth, salsa rice and rice. Stir.
3. Cover with lid and set to Manual for 8 minutes (make sure your pressure gauge is in pressure cooking position)
4. Release steam and enjoy with sour cream, cheese and optional tortilla or tortilla chips

[ellipses84]

I don’t know if this fits your definition but we had enchiladas this week. DH makes them with cubed or shredded chicken and red sauce, and rolls up fairly large flour tortillas side by side on a flat baking pan in the oven and tops with cheese. We add other stuff on top after they are cooked. I don’t know specifics, so maybe look up a similar recipe. There’s also some good enchilada casseroles or tortilla soup recipes.

He makes some simple and not very healthy Midwest casseroles from his childhood
This is one, although he typically uses whole boneless chicken breasts and cooks it longer. You can delete or add anything vegetable can be put in a casserole, like the carrots. Great as leftovers too.

bowl-me-over.com/creamy-chicken-and-potato-bake/

[starburst604]

Oh and I love Ina Garten’s winter minestrone. So hearty. pin.it/2XRlq4z0p

[mel]

Sausage tortellini soup
Buffalo chicken mac and cheese

Duplicates of what people already mentioned but dishes I love are chicken pot pie, goulash (my mom calls it Johnny Marzetti, hers is a bit more Italian tasting), shepherd's pie

[definitelyO]

I may be adding chicken pot pie to my weekend cooking- thanks!!

we really like white chicken enchilada casserole - My recipe is similar to this one - but we add black beans, corn, and salsa.
www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a11534/white-chicken-enchiladas/

I might make a minestrone soup too!

[dragon's breath]

Jan 11, 2024 18:48:43 GMT -5 Nonny said:

I'll be making Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole this weekend. There are only two of us, so I make the full recipe, but split it in half, so that we get two (one to bake and one to freeze).

I don't think the green onions add anything, so I leave them out. I also used a small can of diced jalapenos because I'm lazy, and then top it with panko and Trader Joe's crispy fried jalapenos because it needs a bit of crunch (I don't freeze it that way though).

It's full of dairy and bacon and is so bad for you, but so, so tasty.

I forgot my lunch one day, so a coworker shared his with me.  I loved it!  (no pasta in his though, and we've always put it on rice, but now I want it with pasta.)

[dragon's breath]

I don't know what it's called, but chicken with stuffing and cream of crap, mashed potatoes on the side.

Cook a box (or two) of stovetop/generic stuffing.

Layer bottom of 9 x 13 dish with the stuffing.

Put raw chicken breasts on top (I cut them if they are really big). I usually season the chicken with whatever sounds good.

Cover with a can of cream of crap mixed with half a can of milk (chicken or mushroom are both good for this). Cover the chicken and stuffing with it (use two cans if you make two boxes and have a slightly bigger dish).

Bake (I can never remember-- I think I do 375 for 45 minutes? I usually cover with foil for the first half hour and then uncover for 15 minutes or so. Cook until chicken is at temp.

ETA:  It's not pretty at all, but my mom used to make it, I like it, and it's pure comfort food for me.  My son likes it too.

(Also do cottage pie, tater tot casserole, and a few others I've seen in the thread.)

[jamie.1022]

I made something last week as a last minute thing. Similar to chicken pot pit but I used gravy and stuffing.

[wordy]

A casserole I’ve made and liked pretty well was mixing together rotisserie chicken pulled apart, boiled rice, cream of chicken soup (I think I used 2 cans), cooked frozen broccoli, and then cheddar cheese on top. Bake it in the oven to heat it up and melt the cheese.

I’ve also tried a breakfast casserole years ago that I remember was a base layer of canned biscuits, eggs poured over, cooked sausage (or bacon), cheddar cheese, and I think it was repeated in that order again almost like a lasagna. It was good.

And baked spaghetti, Greek spaghetti, or baked ziti are also delicious casserole-style dishes.

[livinitup]

Lasagna. Fight me.

[midwestmama]

Jan 12, 2024 10:20:30 GMT -5 lust2hart said:

silva , the *tomato* soup was a twist I did not see coming! Every comfort-food casserole I'm familiar with uses cream of something. Interesting! I bet it's really good with the kielbasa.

My dad would still make things when I was a kid that he made when he was a poor college student.  One of them was when we had leftover rice, he would put a can of tomato soup in a pot and then add the rice and warm it up.  (If we had leftover sausage or hot dogs, we would add those.)  It was actually pretty good.

[mel]

Oh, another one. Stuffed peppers. Simmer in the crock pot all day. Bonus is the house smells amazing.

[sent]

I make a broccoli cheddar rice casserole once a year, usually around the holidays. It’s my one indulgence that I used to easily buy and enjoy hot from the Harris Teeters supermarket when I was in residency but is definitely not sold anywhere around here. I make it with the flour roux to avoid using a can of soup.

[namasteak]

I'm curious if the people making Shepard's pie are using ground beef or ground lamb? I know traditionally Shepard's pie is made with lamb and cottage pie is made with beef but most people use beef and still call it Shepard's pie (we do!)

[sonrisa]

Jan 12, 2024 14:54:40 GMT -5 livinitup said:

Lasagna. Fight me.

Why would someone fight you? lol. Or are they fighting to get some lasagna?