casserole
- a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
- any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.
- a small dish with a handle, used in chemical laboratories.
- to bake or cook (food) in a casserole.
Origin of casserole
Examples from the Web for casserole
Contemporary Examples of casserole
Combine the beans and onion sauce in a 9x9-inch casserole dish and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
In northern Italy, this casserole of alternating layers of sauce, cheese, and pasta is made with fresh noodles.
Remove the casserole from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
Pour this mixture over the top of the casserole, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate over night.
The casserole will have puffed up and browned around the edges.
Historical Examples of casserole
It is colored in the oven, and when nearly done is transferred to a casserole.
American CookeryVarious
Stick the cloves into it, and place it in the bottom of a casserole.
A Thousand Ways to Please a HusbandLouise Bennett Weaver
In a casserole put three ounces of butter and set on the stove.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook BookVictor Hirtzler
Cover the casserole and put in the oven until the ox tail is soft.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook BookVictor Hirtzler
Simmer in a casserole in three ounces of butter one chopped onion.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook BookVictor Hirtzler
casserole
- a covered dish of earthenware, glass, etc, in which food is cooked and served
- any food cooked and served in such a dishchicken casserole
- to cook or be cooked in a casserole
Word Origin for casserole
Word Origin and History for casserole
1706, "stew pan," from French casserole "sauce pan" (16c.), diminutive of Middle French casse "pan" (14c.), from Provençal cassa "melting pan," from Medieval Latin cattia "pan, vessel," possibly from Greek kyathion, diminutive of kyathos "cup for the wine bowl." Originally the pan, since c.1930 also of the dishes cooked in it, via cookery phrases such as en casserole, à la casserole.