Instructions

1. Prepare your traditional casserole recipe as prescribed in the recipe. Any casserole recipe that you would normally bake in a large casserole dish will work for Le Creuset petite casseroles.

2. Spray the Le Creuset petite casserole dishes with vegetable oil spray. Vegetable spray will keep the ingredients from baking on to the casserole dishes, which will make clean-up much easier.

3. Fill the individual casserole dishes with the prepared food. If your recipe made too much filling for your petite casseroles, use another baking pan for baking the rest of the food. Bread pans are a good middle-sized pan you can use for baking superfluous filling.

4. Place the petite casseroles on a rimmed baking sheet to make it easy to get them in and out of the oven. This also helps to prevent spills in the oven, keeping the bottom of your oven clean. The baking sheet will be heavy, so take care and use both hands when you place the baking sheet in the oven.

5. Set your oven's timer. Reduce the recipe's baking time by half, and check on the casseroles to make sure they are done before you pull them out of the oven. The casseroles should be bubbling and any topping, such as cheese or bread crumbs, should be golden brown.

6. Place the petite casseroles' lids on the dishes for storing food in the refrigerator. The lids fit tightly, so you won't have to worry about the food drying out.