What Exactly Is Casserole?

I have learned over the years that there are 5 parts to an amazing casserole: Protein, Starch, Vegetables, Sauce, and Cheese. Any combination of these 5 ingredients can be used to serve a filling meal to your family.

What is an example of a casserole?

The definition of a casserole is a one pot meal cooked in the oven consisting of rice, potato or noodles, combined with vegetables and meat or fish in some type of sauce. A combination of pasta, peas, tuna fish and cream of celery soup is an example of a casserole.

What is the difference between a bake and a casserole?

As nouns the difference between casserole and bake

is that casserole is a dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served while bake is (uk|nz) any of various baked dishes resembling casserole.