That which we call a dish, by any other name would be as comforting.
A casserole is defined as a stew that is cooked slow in the oven. It also refers to the cooking pan that can be used both in the oven and as a serving piece. No casserole does the job better than ceramic cookware. With bright colors on the outside and an easy clean interior, they are my go to casseroles. I recently got a few from Emile Henry, large lasagna size pieces and smaller round pie pans pans. I have found them both perfect for making large layered casseroles, sweet and savory pies and even simple stuffed mushrooms cooked in wine.
The added bonus of ceramic is that you can get them to match your color scheme, not just of your kitchen but to separate your meat and dairy cookware. I feel colored cookware was a real win for the kosher cook and I was grateful to receive blue and red dishes from Emile Henry, perfect for my kitchen.
You can of course use these casseroles to make kugels, but I think the defining difference between the two is that kugels are side dishes while casseroles are mains or even complete meals.
So that’s what I love about a casserole, it’s a one pan meal that can be made ahead and reheated when ready. Here are some favorite casserole recipes.
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Check out this new casserole I created using polenta and vegetables. I made it dairy at first with beans and mushrooms and my family loved it, but we all felt it didn’t really need the cheese, so it would be a great vegetarian entree/side dish to serve at a meat meal.
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I love eggplant and cheese casserole. Spinach and cheese is second after that! For meat I love the chicken pot pie, stuffed with chicken and lots of vegetables. Yummmmmm.
I love Chicken Divan. I’m a huge broccoli fan! I love the cast iron enamel pans too. The enamel is so much easier to keep. Thanks
Chicken pot pie
spinach feta casserole
turkey rice casserole
Well, I forgot to read the question first. So, my favorite casserole is one with lots of cheese!
My mom was a graduate of Smith College and every year they sold 1 lb of pecan halves as a fund raiser. My father bought a lot as gifts for his customers and my mom always made their Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving and Chanukah. The pie was the best ever and we always had it with vanilla ice cream. I think I liked it better without the chocolate, which is very weird for me.
Casseroles are so fun, easy and tasty! I enjoy tuna, veggies and cheese, or cheese enchiladas.
Hmmm… I don’t really know what to name as my “favorite”. I just love casseroles… Probably johnny marzetti or cheesy smoked sausage/hashbrown casserole… but I also love a great tuna casserole as well.
My favorite casserole is green bean casserole. Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite casserole is Mexican lasagna!
green bean casserole is my favorite.
Cheesy hashbrown casserole is my favorite
I like baked spaghetti pie
Tuna casserole is our favorite.
kugel
What holiday is “sausage and cottage cheese casserole” for?
mac and cheese
A version of Eggplant Lasagna is a fave
Anything would look good in those casseroles..
King Ranch Chicken is my favorite casserole.
vegetarian eggplant casserole with loads of various vegetables,cheese and sauce.
also, unstuffed cabbage casserole using all the ingredients for stuffed cabbage, started in a pot on the stove, then transferred to a casserole dish to bake in the oven.
I love a chicken spaghetti casserole.
overnight pototo kugel
Chicken Noodle is my favorite casserole.
crustless spinach cottage cheese!
Tuna cashew casserole with chow mein noodles, handed down from my mom…and it is a favorite with family…simple and quick
tuna!
Thanks Mary, glad to have you. You should give challah baking a try, Jamie’s recipe is pretty fool proof.
Great work, I applaud you. And yes, please, I would love to see it, can you submit it at this link – http://www.joyofkosher.com/submit-a-recipe/
That sounds good, how do you make it?
I like this response – very optimistic outlooks.
cheese and potato casserole.
Would a kugel be considered a casserole? My mother made the greatest potato ones. I used to like eggplant parmesan but don’t eat dairy or gluten anymore.
tuna
my favourite casserole is shepherd’s pie made with raisins and ground beef and spices, topped with homemade mashed potato.
It should have said kugels but my tablet autocorrected.
Zucchini and onion kugel, which i can smell cooking as i type, and sweet potato kugel are my 2 favorites, right now…..however, whichever kugel i make next will then be my favorite… 🙂