What Exactly Is A Casserole?
![What Exactly Is A Casserole?](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/mcw-hQKY_s4L0LF7B7WDZL3mGLM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/French_Onion_Chicken_Casserole_0096-1_preview-2000-a9dd890f671f49a0a0b14c9c275a6142.jpg)
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.
![](https://fedandfit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/210618_Confetti-Casserole-5.jpg)
Southwest Chicken Casserole - Fed & Fit
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Makaronilaatikko.jpg)
Casserole - Wikipedia
![](https://www.thecookierookie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/green-bean-casserole-featured.jpg)
Green Bean Casserole Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
![](https://freshaprilflours.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/breakfast-casserole-6.jpg)
Best Breakfast Casserole (Make Ahead) - Fresh April Flours
![](https://thecaglediaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Hobo-Casserole-FB.jpg)
Hobo Casserole The Cagle Diaries
![](https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/taco-casserole1-683x1024.jpg)
Easy Taco Casserole - The Salty Marshmallow
![](https://www.wideopencountry.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/eats/2018/09/casserole.jpg?fit=950%2C535)
What is a Casserole Really? We Define This One-Dish Wonder
This Classic Green Bean Casserole Is Exactly How You Remember It — Only Better
![](https://spiffyeats.com/sites/default/files/resize/styles/content/public/images/blog_post/IMG_0745-450x600.jpg?itok=X2VnvGtr)
Green Bean Casserole Spiffy Eats & Giggle Water
![](https://assets.bonappetit.com/photos/6334b1bce99f87106de7593e/1:1/w_2560%2Cc_limit/0928-summer-squash-casserole-lede.jpg)
Yellow Squash Casserole Recipe
![](https://foodicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_2206-1.jpeg)
Casserole History: Origins & the American Evolution - FOODICLES
![](https://unocasa.com/cdn/shop/articles/what_is_a_casserole_4848b77d-d86a-4c5c-afc6-0f706dfdc136_1024x.jpg?v=1616486691)
What is a Casserole and What Does it Contain?