What Exactly Is A Casserole?
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What defines a casserole? Is it the ingredients, or the baking dish? Here, we ask Southern chefs to explain what makes a casserole a casserole.
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Creamy Chicken Casserole - A Southern Soul
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Tex-Mex Egg & Hash Brown Casserole
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How to Cook a Casserole Out of Anything - Written Reality
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Old School Chicken and Rice Casserole - Plain Chicken
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Southwestern Chicken Casserole (29g protein!) - Fit Foodie Finds
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How to Cook a Casserole Out of Anything - Written Reality
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Easy Breakfast Casserole Recipe - Sally's Baking Addiction
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Vidalia Onion Casserole - My Therapist Cooks
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Southwest Chicken Casserole - Fed & Fit
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Green Bean Casserole Spiffy Eats & Giggle Water
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Yellow Squash Casserole Recipe