That sounds interesting - making a casserole version is a great idea.
My mom is a self-proclaimed lazy cook. If there might be an easier way to do something, she’s going to look for it. And if she actually FINDS one, she’ll evangelize it.
For example, after learning how to make moussaka, she decided she didn’t care for the time & effort it took prepping the eggplant slices in the oven. So she tried dicing it and microwaving it instead. It worked, and that’s become her standard method.
And
SHE taught ME much of what I know, including that “lazy” mindset.
So there’s a lot of dishes we learn to make, then reconstruct for our convenience. I figured out how to do a killer (gigantic) meatloaf, then figured out how to scale it down to small, single-meal loaves I can easily store in a freezer. And now I’m figuring out how to make individual serving sized ones using my muffin pans.*
And that mindset has led us to reconstructing lots of recipes into some kind of casserole. You generally don’t need sophisticated techniques. You save time. They’re easy to serve. If you need to, they’re easy to transport.
* Muffin pans are also one way I cheat to make meatballs. (Well, not really balls, but…)
