Regional treat : Hotdish

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Does your area have any popular dishes? For Minnesota , that would have to be the ever enduring "hotdish". In other parts of the country or world this might be called "casserole" but any decent Minnesotan will correct you, it's "hotdish" , the thing you make it in, the baking dish, is the casserole dish. So, what is hotdish? Generally speaking, it's a protein, a starch, a vegetable, and a sauce all mixed together. Designed to be simple, easy, inexpensive and sometimes a good way to use up leftovers. Popular Minnesota hotdishes: Tator Tot: Tator Tots, hamburger, mixed vegetables, cream soup "Goulash" style: hamburger, tomatoes, maceroni Tuna: Tuna, Maceroni, Cream soup "Chinese" style : Ground turkey, Chinese noodles, Chinese vegetables, cream soup, Soy Sauce - Now... that ^ is just basically what they are^. It seems like everyone has their own recipes. For example, I like the basic, plain, "tuna hotdish" the best. The fewer ingredients the better. Tuna. Macaroni. Cream soup. Salt, pepper. That's mine. Now, I've heard of people mixing peas into that. I've heard of people making mac n cheese , and adding tuna and peas. My mom likes to make it with egg noodles and add crunched up chips and bake it. Other people have tried making a gourmet version with mushrooms and white sauce in addition to tuna and pasta. And there's about as many variables for all the other forms of "hotdish". Photo: Pixabay user Kahll