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Casseroles

QVCkitty1 — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 01:38:48 GMT

Well I just had another casserole fail . I swear I always think that the recipe sounds delicious and I'm always disappointed. I will say that I'm done but then I will be tempted by a colorful picture and a list of ingredients that sound tasty. I'm a pretty good cook, so maybe I just don't like casseroles. Are you a fan, and if so what are your go to concoctions ?

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rockygems123 — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 01:44:01 GMT

@QVCkitty1

Not a fan of casseroles but make a lot of sheet pan meals. They tend to come out ok and you can see how everything is cooking and monitor cooking time and any seasoning adjustments.

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paulabugs — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 01:48:42 GMT

I really like your quote about your own opinion but not your own facts. I'm going to write it down. When I worked as an RN and we were always short staffed, I found a quote and my supervisor kept it on her white board in her office. It was "I can do anything, I just can't do everything." My PCP wrote it on his Board in his office.

Thanks Again!

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Carmie — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 01:53:41 GMT

I make three casserole dishes on rotation. They always get eaten, even the left overs and my DH usually doesn't eat left overs.

All three recipes came from the internet. My mother never made casseroles, so I didn't have any experience with them....except for lasagne and other pasta dishes.

They are:

1. Cottage Pie

2. Tuna noodle casserole

3. Ground Beef Noodle casserole.

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LdyBugz — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 01:57:39 GMT

I can commiserate! It's happened to me with casseroles and other dishes I tried. The recipe and ingredients look good, you go through all the trouble of making it only to be sorely disappointed. It just happened to me a week ago. I had never eaten hominy. Had to order it from Amazon because I couldn't find it locally. Cooked up the recipe I saw that looked good, and it tasted like musty dirt! Blech! What a let down! Threw it all down the garbage disposal.

I don't think it has anything to do with you liking casseroles. The recipes just weren't good.

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Sunshine Kate — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 02:06:55 GMT

I love casseroles, unfortunately my DH doesn't like at all. It's rare I make a casserole.

Have also tried some recipes that didn't turn out good at all after reading the recipe's ingredients, such a waste.

Won't make a new recipe without reading reviews and they have to be generally very high. I have better luck with those.

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QVCkitty1 — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 02:26:59 GMT

@paulabugs wrote:
I really like your quote about your own opinion but not your own facts. I'm going to write it down. When I worked as an RN and we were always short staffed, I found a quote and my supervisor kept it on her white board in her office. It was "I can do anything, I just can't do everything." My PCP wrote it on his Board in his office.

Thanks Again!

@paulabugs , I like your quote too !

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KathyM23 — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 02:43:48 GMT

@LdyBugz That's because hominy smells and tastes like dirt. My DH buys it alot to put in his omelet and I sure don't want it in mine.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 02:49:48 GMT

I love casseroles because I'm lazy. I'm alone so if I make one, I can eat it for 4 or 5 days and only have to cook once.

I make the pretty ones from ads, usually online but then I add my favorite things like lots of green chili, salsa, maybe artichoke hearts, sliced water chestnuts or green or black olives and nearly always cheese and maybe fried canned onions or Chinese noodles, to name a few.

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LdyBugz — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 03:23:49 GMT

@KathyM23 Thank you for saying that! I thought I had done something wrong or it was just a bad can of hominy! When I read info about it, I thought to myself that it's just corn so it should be good. Boy was I wrong. I guess it's an "acquired taste". Glad to know it wasn't me, so thank you!

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AuntG — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:38:21 GMT

Pasta based casseroles are favorites of ours. I'm not sure why yours are failing.

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KingstonMom — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:27:28 GMT

We don't do casseroles....ever. No one here likes them.

As far as hominy goes, I'm in the deep South (GA) and even I won't touch hominy.

But I love grits, (cheese/over easy egg mixed in, etc.).

As mentioned before, eating hominy is like eating clumps of dirt!

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SoCal Bred — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:18:15 GMT

We like casseroles and my hubby loves the leftovers. I usually make a Tuna Noodle Casserole, Chicken Enchilada Casserole and Baked Ziti Casserole.

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frenchie — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:29:53 GMT

These are our favorites:

Shepherd's pie

Tuna noodle casserole

Taco casserole

Pizza casserole

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ciao_bella — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:30:08 GMT

@QVCkitty1 I make some casseroles that my family enjoys digging into and cleaning it up. Many of those are pasta based. It would help to know what kind of flavors you like; Italian, Southwest/Mexican, Asian, vegetable, fish/shrimp, etc. We might be able to post some good/tasty casserole recipes that we make which might appeal to your taste.

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QVCkitty1 — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:18:07 GMT

@ciao_bella wrote:
@QVCkitty1 I make some casseroles that my family enjoys digging into and cleaning it up. Many of those are pasta based. It would help to know what kind of flavors you like; Italian, Southwest/Mexican, Asian, vegetable, fish/shrimp, etc. We might be able to post some good/tasty casserole recipes that we make which might appeal to your taste.

@ciao_bella This probably doesn't make any sense, but if it has tomatoes, pasta and cheese, I don't consider it a casserole. I love Italian dishes. I guess I don't like creamy casseroles, even if they sound good. 🤷‍♀️

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shoptilyadropagain — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:28:02 GMT

I don't mind casseroles. I make a chicken and rice and Bubble Pizza casserole. If you consider (baked) Mac & cheese and Lasagne as a casserole, I also make those.

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house_cat — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:33:09 GMT

In 2013, I moved my mom and dad from NY to live near us in California. For the next three years I stopped after work and cooked most of their meals.

On Sunday I would make a casserole to bring over, because it allowed me to stay home a little longer before going over there. There may have been a couple of clunkers, but for the most part they were tried and true.

One day, after I put the casserole on the table my mom said, "So, I guess you like this type of food with everything mushed into one dish?" I couldn't take offense because she was starting her decline at that point and had totally lost her brain "filter", as I used to say.

DH and I laugh about it still. If he sees a casserole on our menu, which is rare these days, he never fails to say, "So, we're having one of those meals where all the food is mushed together?" 🤣

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KKWA — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:52:40 GMT

For me, it is Crock Pot Recipes. I think oh this sounds good! Then I am disappointed, but I put the leftovers in the freezer to be thrown away after a few years

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ciao_bella — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:31:18 GMT

@QVCkitty1 Personally, I'm also not a lover of creamy casseroles, though my family does like one or two that I have made for them and they ask for it to be made again. Here is a recipe my family likes for Spanish Chicken and Rice Casserole (but it's not made in the oven, the directions call for it to be made on top of the stove.) It is not a creamy casserole, so you might like this one as it is bold in flavors.

**I, personally have not tried an oven method for this casserole, but I read on the recipe site itself, after you return the browned, partially cooked chicken to the pan on top of the rice, it can be cooked in a preheated 350 degree oven covered for about 30 minutes instead of cooking on the stovetop for 20-25 minutes.)

Spanish Chicken and Rice Casserole

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts - OR 6 chicken thighs (I prefer thighs as they are juicier and tastier)
3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
1 cup uncooked white regular rice (not instant or par-boiled)
2 ¼ cups low sodium chicken broth
1 lemon
chopped cilantro or parsley - for garnish

SPANISH SEASONING MIX:

2 teaspoons Smoked Paprika (must be smoked paprika not regular paprika)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground coriander (if you don't have coriander than ground cumin can be used in pinch)
¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning

Instructions

In a small bowl whisk together all ingredients for the Spanish seasoning mix. Divide in half and set aside. Cut the lemon in half, then thinly slice one half - for garnish - and reserve the other half for juicing later in the recipe.
Place chicken in a medium bowl. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil, then toss to coat well. Use half of the prepared seasoning mix to rub on both sides of each piece of chicken.
Drizzle a large skillet with remaining 1 tablespoon of oil and bring to medium heat. Cook chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned. Transfer to a plate. (It won't be cooked through at this point)
Add rice, chicken broth, juice from 1/2 of the lemon, and remaining seasoning mix and stir to combine. Return chicken to the pan on top of the rice. Cover and cook for 20-25 minutes until liquid is absorbed, rice is tender, and chicken is cooked through.
Garnish with lemon slices and freshly chopped cilantro or parsley and serve immediately.