From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcasserolecas‧se‧role1 /ˈkæsərəʊl $ -roʊl/ noun [countable] 1 DFCfood that is cooked slowly in liquid in a covered dish in the oven chicken casserole2 DFUa deep covered dish used for cooking food in an oven
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casserole• There was a pot on the stove, a casserole in the oven, and a note on the counter.• a chicken casserole• In a large flameproof casserole, fry the chicken joints in the oil until golden brown.• Fry bacon, pork and duck in oil and transfer to a large casserole.• Muriel kept a flow of small talk steadily through tomato soup, liver casserole and apple crumble.• Pour into 1 quart casserole dish, top with cheese and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until brown and bubbly.• Deion on how you can turn those holiday leftovers into a sassy casserole.• To vary the casserole, add 3-4 prepared scallops or a small jar of drained mussels.• The Provencale beef daube and the zucchini casserole, for instance, were decent but not distinctive.casserolecasserole2 verb [transitive] DFCto cook food in a casserole→ See Verb tableOrigin casserole (1700-1800) French “cooking pan”, from casse “big spoon, pan”, from Greek kyathos “big spoon” 