what do you use to thicken casseroles?

[JiminyCricket]

Got a slow cooker but not keen on really thin, watery sauces and don't want to use packets (young baby also eating). Help?

cornflour... also adding potatoes make it naturally thicker too

barley? lentils? floury potatoes?

barley? lentils? floury potatoes?

Cornflour or plain flour usually works - I mix it with some water, add some of the casserole juice and then stir in.

cornflour

Powdered instant mash

another one here, for instant mash,,,,the only thing I do use it for!

gravy granules

If using meat season it in flour before hand. If veggie the lentils and potato idea is good.

Used to rely on gravy granules until I idly read the ingredients one day and discovered the chicken ones contain mechanically recovered meat!
Since then - flour, though will give all these other ideas a go now!

I'm with pesme on this one. Roll the meat in flour before you brown it.

I use gravy granules, my mum uses cornflour. i like the colemans casserole packet mix as it doesnt need thickening, am I lazy?

Mix flour and butter together well and whisk in bit by bit. Makes the sauce thicker and glossy too.

Thanks will try these