{"id":531,"date":"2025-02-10T20:16:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T12:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/our-most-popular-casserole-recipe-of-all-time\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T20:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T12:16:38","slug":"our-most-popular-casserole-recipe-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/our-most-popular-casserole-recipe-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Most Popular Casserole Recipe of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There\u2019s something about the word \u201ccasserole\u201d that immediately triggers comfort and safety for me. It\u2019s likely because casseroles were a mainstay on my family\u2019s dinner table growing up\u2014everything from tuna noodle casserole to bubbling lasagna. While the latter was far and away my favorite and what I requested for many birthdays, shepherd\u2019s pie was my sister\u2019s top choice.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Anytime we\u2019d have leftover mashed potatoes from another meal, she\u2019d ask my dad to use it to make the hearty dish. She clearly wasn\u2019t (and still isn\u2019t) alone in her sentiment, since our most popular casserole recipe of ALL time is our shepherd’s pie. With nearly 15 million clicks, it\u2019s a recipe that\u2019s truly beloved by our readers, and for good reason: It\u2019s the perfect combination of ease and comfort.\n<\/p>\n

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Simply Recipes \/ Cambrea Gordon<\/p>\n

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Why Shepherd’s Pie Is the Casserole to Beat All Others <\/span> <\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re unfamiliar with shepherd\u2019s pie, it\u2019s a humble dish of ground meat and vegetables baked with a mashed potato topping that has roots in both the U.K. and Ireland. There, it\u2019s made with lamb or mutton (hence the \u201cshepherd\u201d in the name), but in the United States, we more commonly use ground beef (which, across the pond, they call \u201ccottage pie\u201d). We have no shortage of casseroles on Simply Recipes, but this cozy combination of meat and potatoes undoubtedly resonates. It\u2019s just one of those dishes that warms you from the inside out.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also make-ahead-friendly: You can prepare the entire casserole up to a day ahead of time and refrigerate it or, even better, freeze it for up to three months.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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How to Riff On This Recipe <\/span> <\/h2>\n

What\u2019s more is that shepherd\u2019s pie is infinitely riffable. Here are just a handful of ways to make this recipe your own:\n<\/p>\n

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  • Swap in ground lamb for a version they\u2019d be sure to approve of in the U.K. and Ireland, or try ground turkey for a lighter rendition.<\/li>\n
  • While our recipe calls for a mix of carrots, corn, and peas, you can use just about any vegetable like chopped green beans, cabbage, or broccoli florets, or even wilt in some tender greens like spinach.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Stir grated cheese like cheddar, Parmesan, Monterey Jack, or Gouda into the mashed potato mixture for a cheesy, even more golden-brown topping.<\/li>\n
  • Start with leftovers! Reader Rhonda utilizes chopped leftover roast beef, carrots, celery, and potatoes from her crockpot dinners to make shepherd\u2019s pie.<\/li>\n
  • Add garlic to the ground meat mixture for extra flavor or fresh or dried herbs like thyme or rosemary.<\/li>\n
  • Replace the mashed potatoes with mashed sweet potatoes, winter squash, or cauliflower.<\/li>\n
  • Reader Marty dressed up servings with sour cream and balsamic vinegar. You could also bring ketchup, hot sauce, or strong mustard to the table.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Get the recipe:<\/strong> Easy Shepherd\u2019s Pie\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    There\u2019s something about the word \u201ccasserole\u201d that immediately triggers comfort and safety for me. It\u2019s likely because casseroles were a mainstay on my family\u2019s dinner table growing up\u2014everything from tuna noodle casserole to bubbling lasagna. While the latter was far and away my favorite and what I requested for many birthdays, shepherd\u2019s pie was my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[84,59,60,126],"class_list":["post-531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","tag-casserole","tag-popular","tag-recipe","tag-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}