casserole

cas·se·role | \ ˈka-sə-ˌrōl also ˈka-zə-

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Definition of casserole

1 : a dish in which food may be baked and served

2 : food cooked and served in a casserole

3 : a deep round usually porcelain dish with a handle used for heating substances in the laboratory

Examples of casserole in a Sentence

I made tuna casserole for dinner. meat and noodles served in a casserole

Recent Examples on the Web Spread the meatballs with red sauce evenly in the bottom of a deep lasagna pan or ovenproof casserole dish. — Tina Danze, Dallas News, "Magic meatballs: Dallas chefs share recipes for their Italian and Afghan specialties," 17 Feb. 2020 The value meals consist of casserole dishes, bone in chicken, spaghetti, lasagna and most Mexican dishes. — Marcus Gutierrez, Houston Chronicle, "Chamber holds ribbon cutting for Cleveland Luby’s in Texas Emergency Hospital," 18 Jan. 2020 This is pure Italian comfort food, chicken Parmesan translated into a pasta casserole. — Katie Workman, NBC News, "Sunday Suppers: A chicken Parmesan baked ziti the whole family will love," 18 Jan. 2020 So do non-monetary acts of kindness, such as shoveling a neighbor’s walk, fostering or adopting an animal, bringing a casserole to a grieving person, or simply abiding with someone in need. — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, "Dust off the glitter, and give," 30 Dec. 2019 So do non-monetary acts of kindness, such as shoveling a neighbor’s walk, fostering or adopting an animal, bringing a casserole to a grieving person, or simply abiding with someone in need. — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, "Ask Amy: Dust off the glitter, and give," 30 Dec. 2019 So do non-monetary acts of kindness, such as shoveling a neighbor’s walk, fostering or adopting an animal, bringing a casserole to a grieving person, or simply abiding with someone in need. — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, "Ask Amy: Dust off the glitter, and give," 30 Dec. 2019 Helping Teigen in the kitchen were Luna and her niece, who sprinkled cheese over a casserole. — Darlene Aderoju, PEOPLE.com, "Chrissy Teigen on Why She Loves Spending Christmas in Jackson Hole, Wyoming: 'My Happy Place'," 27 Dec. 2019 The sweet potato casserole: decadent and dessert-like. — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Life’s a buffet. Wear stretch pants. | Review," 2 Oct. 2019

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“Casserole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casserole. Accessed 26 Feb. 2020.

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