Shipwreck casserole aint pretty, but its one of those casseroles where looks dont matter in the slightest because its all about the comforting flavors. Its a unique layered affair; some say it got its name when sailors grabbed whatever food they could from their wrecked ship and then prepared a baked dish from the assorted ingredients. (when i first saw it i thought it got its name because it just looked like a shipwreck. ) this bake has been around (in one form or another) since the 1940s, so you just know it has to be good; its tried and true, the kind of dish that families have loved so much that theyve passed it down for decades on end.

