Casserole

Cosy up with this winter with tender slow-cooked lamb shanks and dreamy white bean purée.

Ask your butcher to dice the veal shoulder. Veal is suitable to freeze. Note

These nifty little one-pot casseroles are great for any meal! Dinner, lunch, or they can even be given a breakfast theme and served for brunch.

Recipe can be made a day ahead and refrigerated, covered. Note

On those occasions when only meat and potatoes will do, here is your go-to recipe.

Vegetarian casseroles are a great way to get a lot of veggies in a tasty, hassle free way.

A historically North African dish named after the earthenware pot in which it is cooked.

Merguez, the French spelling of the Arabic “mirqaz”, is a small spicy lamb sausage eaten in Tunisia and Algeria. It is served grilled as part of a mezze, or fried then cooked with pulses, various meats and vegetables in tagines, cassoulet or other hearty casseroles. Note

Gremolata is a condiment made with a garlic, herb and lemon zest base. It adds real zing to a meat dish like osso buco and cuts through the richness. Gremolata can be made a day or two ahead and kept in the fridge.

Shoulder is a great cut for a recipe like this Italian braised pork as it stays tender and moist without being fatty. Ask your butcher to bone, roll and tie the cut for you.

Slow cooking the pork in this way will result in a meat so tender that you could cut it with a spoon. Serve with a steaming bowl of rice to ensure you soak up every last drop of that delicious sauce.

Sprinkled with fresh sage and brimming with contrasting flavours, this casserole makes a wonderful family meal.

You can add mushroom for an earthier flavour to this rich and fragrant veal and rosemary casserole if you like.

Ras el hanout is a Moroccan spice mixture meaning `top of the shelf’. The mixture varies from one merchant to another, but is always subtly savoury with a touch of heat. Note

Slow-cooked veal shin (the cut also known as osso buco) and earthy mushroom ragu are perfect winter comfort food, especially served on a bed of warm, creamy polenta.

Try this cheat's version of a homely beef casserole, served on fresh fettuccine pasta.

These individual Japanese hotpots are brimming with flavour and comfort.

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Note

Delight in this warming, hearty Italian inspired hotpot with juicy chicken, delicious vegies and plenty of filling, fibre-filled beans. The fennel adds a nice aniseed flavour, but is not overpowering.

You could use mixed char-grilled vegetables from a delicatessen instead of the bottled variety. This recipe is best made just before serving, it’s not suitable to freeze as the mushrooms will become tough and rubbery. Note

You will need to order goat from a specialist continental butcher. This casserole is equally delicious made using lamb. Ask the butcher to butterfly the leg for you. Note

Use 3kg (6 pounds) turkey marylands if you can’t get drumsticks. Note

This cheesy kumara bacon and egg bake is one of those easy one-dish recipes that you really need to have to hand for mid-week dinners and lazy weekends.

This rissole, bacon and tomato casserole is nutritious, delicious and easy to prepare ahead of time. The perfect mid-week family dinner.

If breadcrumbs are not brown, place dish under hot grill for a few seconds, until crisp. We used cannellini beans, but you can use any white bean if you like. Duck marylands have the leg and thigh still connected in a single piece; the bones and skin remain intact. Note

Osso buco is another term that butchers use for veal shin, usually cut into 3cm to 5cm thick slices. Serve this osso buco with artichoke and lemon on a pile of creamy polenta for a comforting winter meal.

Labne is a soft cheese originating from the Middle-East. It’s made from strained yogurt, and is available from major supermarkets and Middle-Eastern food shops. Note

It's a chicken casserole like no other; big flavours from mustard, thyme, and white wine define this dish.

A rich, warming and filling slowcooked Italian beef casserole from Australian Women's Weekly.

Preserved lemon is available at delicatessens and some supermarkets. Note

A Western-influenced Japanese rice dish with prawn and fish in a creamy sauce.

A rich and warming casserole that is perfect for cold winter nights.

Japanese breadcrumbs are also known as panko breadcrumbs. They are found with packaged breadcrumbs in most supermarkets. Note

A simple slow-cooked version of the classic beef and vegetable casserole.

You can use gravy beef for this recipe, if you prefer. Note

Recipe can be made a day ahead and refrigerated, covered. Note

A crispy and delicious mashed potato casserole is the perfect accompaniment to roast dinners.

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. This dish is traditionally German or Eastern European, but France adopted it when it annexed the Alsace region in the mid 17th century. It […]

This is a complete meal in a dish, but, it doesn’t reheat or freeze well, as the breadcrumbs absorb the moisture as it stands. Packaged japanese breadcrumbs (panko) can be bought from supermarkets which stock Japanese ingredients, they’re an excellent substitute for stale breadcrumbs. Note

A healthy and filling vegetarian casserole packed full of flavour.