Feel Good Food: Comforting Casserole Recipes
January 3, 2025
FRENCH ONION SOUP CASSEROLE
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 5 medium Vidalia onions, thinly sliced (3 pounds)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 thyme sprigs
- 2 flat-leaf parsley sprigs
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 16-ounce baguette, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
- 1/2 cup sherry
- 8 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded (about 2 cups)
- 1 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
Directions
Cook onions
Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat; add onions, salt, pepper, thyme and parsley sprigs and bay leaves. Cook onions, stirring often, until golden brown, about 1 hour.
Toast baguette slices
Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange baguette slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake slices for 12 minutes. Set aside.
Bake casserole
Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Increase heat to broil and remove foil. Broil until cheese is bubbly, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with thyme sprigs.
Make sauce
Remove and discard thyme and parsley sprigs and bay leaves from onion mixture. Add flour to mixture, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Add broth and sherry; bring to a boil over high heat. Stir constantly until slightly thickened, around 2 to 3 minutes.
Assemble casserole
Layer half of the toasted baguette slices in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Spoon onion mixture evenly over bread. Top evenly with remaining baguette slices. Sprinkle with cheese and cover with aluminum foil.
Time & Yield
Active time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 6
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SOPAPILLA CHEESECAKE PIE CASSEROLE
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SOPAPILLA CHEESECAKE PIE CASSEROLE
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 3/4 cups white sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla extract
- 2 8-ounce cans refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup honey
Directions
Make mixture
Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
Prepare dough
Unroll crescent roll dough, and use a rolling pin to shape each sheet into a 9x13 inch rectangle. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Then, press one piece of the dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Assemble casserole
Evenly spread cream cheese mixture on top. Cover with remaining piece of crescent dough. Mash remaining 3/4 cup sugar, butter and cinnamon with a fork. Dot mixture on top of dough.
Bake casserole
Bake casserole
Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake until crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle with honey. Cool completely in the pan for about 2 hours before cutting into 12 squares.
Time & Yield
Active time: 50 minutes
Total time: 2 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 12
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