Husband leaves out casserole that took spouse 2 hours to make, internet sides with him: 'He did that on purpose, and I don't blame him'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Sep 8, 2025 3:00 PM EDT

When you're in a long-term relationship, you're going to a eat LOT of meals together. Ideally, you'll split the cooking 50/50, but we all know that this never works in practice. Perhaps one person works a lot, so the other person makes dinners most nights. Maybe one person really loves to cook, while the other would rather do the grocery shopping. Or maybe one of them is just a rather poor cook, leaving their S.O. to take on the daily meal-prepping task. 

Here's an important question in your relationship, though: Can you be honest with your spouse if you don't like the dish they made that day? Some partners can be super honest with each other, telling each other if the dish is burnt or too salty. Others are more sensitive about it, and if their partner tells them they don't like the dinner, they'll get upset. 

Maybe that's why this husband left out his partner's casserole overnight. Of course, you can't eat food left out overnight… so even though the dish took a couple hours, and used a ton of ingredients, it won't be used as leftovers for this family! 

Up next, read about a jealous bride who left her wedding photographer speechless after asking to post her photos on Instagram more often: "This bride don't have an ounce of shame." 

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  • 01
    I spent over 2 hours on this casserole and asked my husband to put it away while I put the kids to bed, this morning I found it still on the stove B
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  • 02
    This is an old recipe passed down to me by my grandma and it is my favourite meal to make at the beginning of September. Prepping the veggies and meat takes a lot of time because they have to be layered and somewhat uniform.
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  • 03
    Anyways, I finally finished it in the oven, right when I had to put the kids to bed so I asked my husband to put it away for me (I even had clean Tupperware left out right beside it) and he said he would.
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  • 04
    I didn't end up going back downstairs last night and after the kids were asleep just brushed my teeth and went to bed. I woke up this morning and came downstairs to find it still sitting on the stovetop.
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  • 05
    EDIT EDIT: for everyone asking I did post the "recipe" in a comment here Added recipe here for easy access RECIPE Teacher's delight Preheat oven to 375 Add a thin layer of tomato soup to the bottom of your casserole dish
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  • 06
    Chop potatoes and carrots into thin slices (how many depends on how big your dish is! I also do a couple at a time and add as I go) Layer your potatoes first, then carrots, then break apart ground beef (or lamb) and evenly distribute half the package (1 pound package typically) over the carrots. (Raw meat) Season with your heart: salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder Mix milk into your condensed tomato soup and pour half over the top.
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    Season with your heart: salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder Mix milk into your condensed tomato soup and pour half over the top. Repeat steps so you have 2 layers. Pour the rest of your soup over the second layer Add water and a couple tablespoons of spoons of ketchup to the empty soup can and mix (stay w me) it adds some sweetness and acidity
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  • 08
    Cover with tinfoil and put in oven for approximately 1 hour stirring halfway through Take out, uncover, mix again and place back in oven for about 30 mins (or until potatoes are form tender) uncovered It may look a bit watery, but the stretches from the potatoes will thicken it! Take out of oven, add a few slabs of butter to the top and serve with bread/buns and butter
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  • 09
    fennyx.fox I'm very confused by the concept of carefully layering it and then mixing it halfway through.
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  • 10
    _michaelsimonds The audacity too to say it takes a lot of time to make and prep when it's literally chopping a potato + tomato and mixing it with ground beef and baking for under an hour
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  • 11
    tww18_12 Some people hate cooking. If it takes a long time for her, it takes a long time. Not everyone is Gordon Ramsey, holy sh.
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  • 12
    morena_bahia "Season with your heart." My heart says don't make this in the first place.
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  • 13
    miss_mazikeen_ What in the unhallowed hillbilly hootenanny is this muck? It's like granny took the CONCEPT of a shepherds pie/cottage pie and VIOLATED IT in the most trailer park way possible.
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  • 14
    legallyblack.esc This feels like an ai recipe, bc why would you need ketchup for sweetness and acidity in a dish that's like half condensed tomato soup?
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  • 15
    hae.nicole Some people just need to realize not every family needs a "family recipe". Just go by the books already made
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  • 16
    eleven.elevel What he should have done was throw it in the trash what the holy f____ is that?
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    mama _ delrey Tbh I'd rather just make a shepherds pie, "everybody's so creative!"
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