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I’m a huge casserole fan. Beef, Broccoli & Potato Hotdish is my favorite. (Hotdish is the Minnesotan name for casserole.) In my early “casseroling” days, I would just toss together ingredients that I thought would taste good together in a 9-by-13 inch pan and bake them. It was easy and the results usually tasted good, but there were always some minor imperfections. Depending on the ingredients, sometimes the casseroles came out watery. Other times, some ingredients were overcooked and mushy while some had a little too much bite.

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A little planning can go a long way when it comes to weeknight meals. I’m a big fan of casseroles for dinner because you can make them ahead and have them in your fridge or freezer ready to go. If you don’t have time to make a casserole ahead of time, you can still throw one together easily on a weeknight in a skillet like in this Skillet Tuna Noodle Casserole (known as Tuna-Pea Wiggle to some). Casseroles in a skillet require very little clean up since they’re cooked in one dish. So whether you make one ahead or choose a skillet version, casseroles can save you precious time. And who doesn’t love casseroles?

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