Pillsbury One-Dish Meals Cookbook: More Than 300 Recipes for Casseroles, Skillet Dishes and Slow-Cooker Meals

While finishing my graduate degree and trying to take care of a very hungry husband at the same time, I began to find myself hating the idea of being relegated to a 'domestic housewife' in order to complete my education. Amidst laundry, cleaning, cooking, and the clean-up after, I knew that watching daytime soaps and the gardening channel were just around the corner and that would be it, I would have to shoot myself.My parents bought me this cookbook for Christmas, and I have been saved! Skillets, casseroles, and slow-cook meals that feed 4 - 8 people, most taking less than a half hour to prepare, with ingredients that are either easy to prepare, or come canned or frozen. Clean-up is a snap, I can grocery shop once every week and a half for meals that will last the entire time between, and the leftovers are enough to feed the hungry husband for lunch the next day. I need to invest in a 3-quart casserole dish for some of the casserole recipes, but there are lots of recipes that call for 2 and 1-1/2 quart dishes as well. For the skillet recipes, a regular 12-inch pan works well, and a 3-1/2 to 4 quart slow cooker is what's called for in that section. The pictures are GORGEOUS, and the directions are all straight-forward. I especially appreciate the complete nutritional breakdown that follows each recipe, and many of the recipes are, or can be modified to be, fairly low-calorie and (gasp!) healthy.A real lifesaver, recommended to anyone who likes 'home cooking' without feeling like a home-bound prisoner.

As a mom of an 18 month old and a picky husband, I cannot rate this book high enough! I don't have the time to spend all day in the kitchen, but love making homemade, healthy food. This book is a lifesaver! I especially love the slow cooker section. You just stir in the ingredients in the morning and by dinner, a GREAT meal. You'll love the hot roast beef au jus sandwiches!Most of the recipes are quick and easy and many use pillsbury products (like crescent rolls, etc) to add a nice topping or crust! I LOVE this book and recommend it to anybody who like homecookin' that is simple and delicious -- even my husband uses it!

I agree with the other rave reviews. I have a two-year old and a four-month old and this is the best cookbook I own because so many of the recipes are fast and delicious. I can throw them together the night before once the kids are in bed. I'll also add that the layout of this book is terrific. It's divided into three chapters; casseroles, skillet meals and slow cooker recipes. The best thing is at the beginning of each chapter, the recipes in that chapter are divided up by category like "kid favorites", "tried and true family favorites" and "easy entertaining". This makes it a snap to pick out dishes to make when you're planning your weekly menus without having to flip through every recipe in the section.

It's hard to find cookbooks for casseroles and slow cookers these days, but this one is great. It has everything you could want, from beef stew recipes to every variety of lasagna! I've made 4 dishes from it, and all were great. I'm a new mom, and this cookbook makes great, quick meals. Lots of recipes also have directions for freezing dishes, if you want to make them ahead of time. I'm sending it to my sister, who just had her fourth baby!

Don't have fresh thyme growing in a pot on your kitchen window? Just ran out of dry Hungarian mustard? That's okay! The Pillsbury One-Dish Meals Cookbook is a REAL, PRACTICAL cookbook for REAL, PRACTICAL people! For example, the recipe for Flaky Lasagna gets rid of the difficult to work with lasagna noodles and layers delicious meat sauce and healthy spinach and cottage cheese, and tops it off with flaky canned biscuits for an oh-so-fast, tasty meal that looks like you spent hours in the kitchen. If you have a life and prefer not to spend your after work hours slaving in the kitchen or schlepping to the super market, then this cookbook is for you. I've made 3 or 4 casserole meals for my small family from this book. These meals are quick to prepare, often utilizing canned vegetables and other canned products, and readily available spices, and pop in and out of the oven in no time. Meals are always scrumptious; even the mashed potatoes and ground beef casserole I made last night using left-over ground beef was a treat. Left-overs generally last for 2 to 3 days in our 2 person family. I will advise that you season according to your personal tastes. Our Latin American palettes prefer a little "spice" added to each dish. Color photos abound in this book and 1-2-3 directions puts the ease in eas(e)y. :)