hotdish

Midwestern baked medley

Hotdish is a casserole-style comfort food from the Upper Midwest, especially Minnesota.

The dish typically combines a starch (often tater tots or noodles), a protein, vegetables, and a creamy binder like canned soup, baked together in one pan: She brought a tater tot hotdish to the church potluck.

The term is distinctly regional—what other Americans call casserole, Minnesotans call hotdish.

Midwestern

Minnesota

Upper Midwest American state

LutheranReformation-era Protestant denomination
potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
MidwestNorth-central American region

casserole · Scandinavian · lutefisk · lefse

gathering

potluck

Communal meal, shared contributions

fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
sharingDividing among others
buffetSelf-service meal display

contribution · communal · reunion · celebration · get-together · congregation · neighborhood · feed · community

comfort

cozy

Warm and snug

nourishingPromoting health through food
homestyleSimply prepared, like family cooking
satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure

warmth · hearty · homemade · filling · warming · wholesome · soul-food · nostalgic · familiar · unpretentious

baked

oven

Enclosed cooking chamber

bubblingForming gas spheres
brownedCooked until darker
preheatedWarmed in advance

golden · gratin · timer · layered · crusty · covered · uncovered · Pyrex · potholders

ingredients

onion

Pungent layered bulb

chickenDomestic fowl for eating
peasEdible pod seeds
carrotsEdible orange taproots

celery · corn · Velveeta · hamburger · breadcrumbs · paprika

hotdish

Minnesota

potluck

cozy

oven

onion

hotdish

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Family