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casserole

[kas-uh-rohl] / ˈkæs əˌroʊl /
NOUN
dish consisting of a combination of cooked food
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Another Midwestern casserole praised by more than one reader was the Hot Dish, Minnesota’s official comfort food with no official recipe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

It worked to pare down menus and offer dinner deals, and rolled out items like slow-braised pot roast and hash-brown casserole shepherd’s pie.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Instead of dropping off a casserole, you might offer to handle grocery pickup or coordinate a week of delivery.

From Salon Jan. 19, 2026

They rose up, bearing casserole dishes and Starbucks gift cards, responding to everything from complicated pregnancies to family deaths to long, dragging illnesses.

From Salon Jan. 19, 2026

The chicken and zucchini casserole was so comforting and so delicious that we stuffed ourselves until we couldn’t move.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Pastas, casseroles, soups—they all live quite happily in that soft, velvety register.

From Salon Mar. 25, 2026

She said for some its about "relaxing" and prepping things such as casseroles, taking the pressure off cooking a big roast on the day.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

Like tuna casseroles and they’re very into hearty, grandma type food.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2025

That’s why I’d argue that rice casseroles, once the mid-century weeknight staple, are the next dish quietly ready for a second life.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2025

Wynn turned and said, “There are casseroles in the freezer, not much else. But no worries, Nan. I’ll head to the grocery store first thing.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Blancmange — which means ‘‘white food’’ — referred to a family of recipes in which pale mixtures were casseroled together into a pap, often with rice and almond milk.

From New York Times Oct. 29, 2015




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