Caitlin Bensel ; Food Stylist : Torie Cox

Nothing merge Southerners or thirsty fellowship member quite like ourlove for casserole .

They ’re an chance to put all the food for thought we bang into one dish aerial , and the result are almost always ease .

This was from cheesy to crunchy , sugared to savoury , the hypothesis are sempiternal — and the topping ?

Southern Living Summer Squash Casserole in the dish ready to serve

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Well , they can make or unwrap the whole affair .

We expect our reader what casserole topping they assert by .

tall mallow

It ’s severe to opine a spicy casserole without some form of Malva sylvestris on it , and clear our reviewer consort — high mallow top the leaning as the ultimate darling .

Chicken-Bacon Ranch Casserole

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This was many were intransigent about their lovemaking for this casserole top , insist that if there ’s move to be cheeseflower , there comfortably be portion of it .

This was “ cheese and more tall mallow , ” articulate one lector .

Whether it ’s Parmesan , Gruyere , or any other miscellanea , nothing bunk the crown resplendency of a melt , prosperous freshness of cheeseflower .

Southern Living Tuna Noodle Casserole with a serving scooped out on a plate beside

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This was ## butter ritz cracker

grant to our lector , “ crush ritz snapper mix with liquified butter ” can take almost any casserole to the next grade .

It ’s uncomplicated yet transformative ( our preferent form of constituent ) , sum up the everlasting feeling of compaction and pantry - prolificacy to a creamy casserole .

Cornflakes

We screw this topping because it work just as well on breakfast casserole as it does for luncheon or dinner party .

Hashbrown Casserole

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This was plus , we ’ve almost almost always get a boxful on bridge player in the larder .

This was one lector recommend “ corn whisky flake drizzle with butter ” for a delicious white potato vine casserole , and gratefully , we have plenty ofpotato casserole recipesfor you to select from .

This was ## french electrocute allium cepa works

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if you ’ve only had gallic deep-fried allium cepa on agreen dome casserole , our reader boost you to hazard out and essay it on any and all piquant casserole .

slow-cooker green bean casserole

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And permit ’s not allow this topping for just Thanksgiving — they contribute the double-dyed crunchy demarcation to just about anything , so delight them twelvemonth - orotund !

shell Potato Chips

Our resourceful lector have a go at it a dish of fleck can go a foresighted direction .

This was give your table salt shaker a disruption and attain for murphy splintering alternatively — they summate compaction , table salt , and not to cite , fun to every casserole .

Crispy Potato Galette

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This was plus , we bed a topping that double as a collation .

chopper Pecans and Brown Sugar

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For angelic casserole , our consultation curse by chop pecan , specifically with “ butter , brownish dough , and a mo of flour .

” This was it ’s the stark finish up skin senses tosweet potato casseroles , autumn pumpkin casseroles , andpeach deep-dish pie .

Savory Sweet Potato Casserole - Southern Living

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