What is your favourite casserole dish? My parents like turkey casserole

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11. Tater tot casserole, but mostly for the memories

Any of the many variations are good (except my wife's, which is horrendous without some post-cooking assistance, but don't tell her that!), because that and a beef burrito from Roberto's are two of my bet comfort foods.

My favorite tater tot casserole of all time? We were young parents and very, very poor. Our food stamps for the month had run out, and I had gotten a new job at an auto parts warehouse. It paid a dollar more per hour, but a side effect we hadn't considered was that I would no longer be working in a restaurant, which meant there would be no more free food for me and the baby's mother.

One day, the mother and I (we had her older kid and our baby) were outside the apartment, discussing the importance of not letting the kids know that the grown-ups weren't eating and we shouldn't complain about the hunger pangs in front of them. Unbeknownst to us, our neighbor overheard.

A few hours later she invited us over for dinner. It was a casserole. Tater tots and ground beef, green onions and frozen corn, and cheddar cheese throughout. It may sound a little gross, but it was one of the best things I've ever eaten. The neighbor had baked two and sent us home with the leftovers and the second one.