To think roast potatoes are perfectly acceptable alongside beef casserole?

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DS17 declared it odd.
I told.him it's delicious and he doesn't know anything.

No roasties for him, ungrateful git

I'd say roast potatoes are perfectly acceptable with pretty much anything

I prefer baked potatoes, polenta or cous cous.

@ShirleyPhallus

Don’t you know that teenagers are experts on everything?

Sounds delicious. I love roasties!

Roast potatoes are always a welcome visitor in my home. Day or night.

Personally I cannot bear mash.

I hate mash so I'd definitely be happy with roasties and probably dumplings too. I do roasties with goulash top and it's perfect.

Now you have got me thinking, as I am making sausage casserole tonight and DH would prefer roasties with that.... I was aiming for crusty bread or even large yorkshire puddings.

His loss...

*too not top

Roasties are sublime!
I’d prefer mash with a casserole, but I’d eat roasties with pleasure...especially if someone had kindly made me a nice meal.
Roasties nice in a cheese and mayonnaise sandwich, too 😋

Pretty normal I'd say.

I always have either mash or baked potato with casserole - roast potatoes would feel a bit odd to me - but of someone served me casserole and roast potatoes, I’d eat it gratefully, and I’m sure I’d enjoy it.

But someone who isn’t doing the cooking, doesn’t get to carp about what is dished up to them.

Perfect combination. We’re having pheasant casserole with roast potatoes tonight.

Yes I think it's odd. I would normally put potatoes in the casserole to cook.

Or you'd boil potatoes, or have mash?

@averylongtimeago

No problem. You eat his if he is grumbling. Roasties go with anything.

They do indeed

I love roasties but dumpling or mash would be my preference.

Unusual and I wouldn't do it, but I'm sure perfectly tasty and the OPs DS was ungrateful to respond in the way he did.

Yep. If ever I do a Sunday Stew then it’s always roasties.

Yes! I sometimes do home made roast potatoes with a casserole, or sometimes I do Yorkshire puddings instead!

I love roast potatoes with basically anything! But they are a perfect companion to casserole.

Mmmm roast potatoes go with everything - my absolute fave is homemade steak and kidney pie, baked beans, roast potatoes and extra gravy 😋😋😋

I would do mash, boiled or jackets, tbh. Because what you want with a casserole is something to soak up the juices. Roasts are better for meat cooked on its own - like roast meat, or chops or steaks or whatever.

Roast potatoes are always acceptable

I struggle to think of a situation when roast potatoes wouldn't be acceptable!

Please don't crucify me MNers.

OP - your husband is right.

Boiled or mashed are best. Jacket potato if it's just a bit of leftovers. But roasters? Never. Completely wrong.

Then again roasters are probably about the last way I would have potatoes at the best of times. They are the brussel sprouts of the potato world.