This light dinner from Garten is a great starting point for trying out dishes in Go-To Dinners. There aren’t many ingredients, seven in all. Plus, the hot dogs in puff pastry don’t take long to make.

Perhaps it was the “exotic” name — turkey tetrazzini — as well as its ease of preparation that made it my mom’s signature casserole. The recipe is said to be named for Luisa Tetrazzini, an Italian ...