35 Christmas Casseroles To Feed The Whole Family This Holiday Season
Spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your loved ones.
The Christmas season is short (only 25 days!), and the time you do have is best spent celebrating with friends and family, not drudging away in the kitchen. And yet dinner's still gotta get on the table. To help save you time to spend on what really matters (like eating ALL those Christmas desserts đ), weâve gathered this list of Christmas casseroles. Theyâre perfect for unexpected dinner parties, holiday potlucks, and weeknight meals all season long.
Casseroles are the ultimate in comfort food, but that doesnât mean they canât also be dressed up and served to dinner party guests this holiday. For those occasions, try our tricolore skillet lasagna, our chicken cordon bleu casserole (with prosciutto bread crumbs), our Caprese chicken & polenta bake, or our pastitsio. Serve them alongside some simple veggies (and some wine!) for an unforgettable holiday meal.
If you are looking for something more chill (to serve to your siblings, your cousins, AND their kids, perhaps?), youâve got to check out our Philly cheesesteak casserole (use red & green peppers to keep things festive), our chicken pot pie casserole, our shepherdâs pie, or our pizza casserole. Bonus: The leftovers make for great next day lunches.
As a gift to you, we've also included some breakfast casseroles here. Mornings should be spent going to holiday markets, ice skating, or opening presents on the big day, not cooking up eggs or pancakes just the way everyone likes them. Instead, make our overnight French toast, our everything bagel casserole, our egg & hash brown casserole, or our chocolate chip pancake bake. They save time and taste delicious so everyone will love them, you most of all.
Want even more Christmas inspiration? Check out our top Christmas dinners, our favorite Christmas side dishes, and our best Christmas appetizers too.
Philly Cheesesteak Casserole
Love Philly cheesesteaks but need to serve a crowd? This festive (red and green) casserole to the rescue! You could even make it a little more veggie-heavy by adding some tomatoes and spinach. (Just don't tell your friends from Philly đ)
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Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
If chicken pot pie excites you, but pie crust intimidates you, youâve arrived at the perfect recipe. Classic chicken pot pie filling is baked into a stress-free casserole and, best of all, topped with biscuits for that tantalizing golden brown finish.
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Broccoli Rabe & Italian Sausage Lasagna
Tuscan Butter Gnocchi
Tuscan butter is perfect on everything. Literally. We love it on shrimp, salmon, chicken, and now, gnocchi.
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Overnight French Toast Casserole
We've got three words for you that are going to change your Christmas breakfast and brunch game forever: Overnight. French. Toast. It's comically delicious, thanks to a long overnight soak in a heavy cream-infused custard, which transforms the sliced challah into a pudding-y delight.
Pastitsio
Derived from the Italian word pasticcio, which means âmixâ or âhodgepodge,â pastitsio is a classic Greek casserole best described as a cross between lasagna and moussaka. Rich and hearty, creamy and comforting, itâs well worth the extra effort it takes to put together.
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Chicken and Mushroom White Lasagna
Cheesy Croissant Casserole
The contrast here between the crispy, flaky edges of the croissants and the soft, cheesy middle is very special. If you're able to, assemble everything on Christmas Eve, then bake it off the next morning.
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Mashed Potato Casserole
Mashed potato casserole is the ultimate holiday side dish you've been waiting for. We bet it'll find its way onto your holiday dinner table at some point during the seasonâit's creamy, cheesy, and best of all, great for a crowd!
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Pizza Casserole
From the realms of cheesy pizza and bubbling baked pasta comes a new family favorite: pizza casserole. Loaded with sausage, veggies, and plenty of cheese, this easy weeknight dinner has all of the cheesy, tomato-filled goodness of your favorite take-out pizza, neatly packaged in a 13"-by-9" pan.
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Cheesy Brussels Sprout Bake
This is one side dish that will everyone freak out about (and run for seconds). If you have vegetarian holiday guests, feel free to skip the bacon! We're usually all about the smoky flavor, but for this dish, it's all about the CHEESE.
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Creamy Kale & Gnocchi Bake
Fans of creamed spinach will absolutely love this hearty, creamy dish that puts the classic side front-and-center on your plate with gnocchi as the main attraction.
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Ultimate Tuna Noodle Casserole
If you're a '90s kid, it's likely that cheesy tuna casserole was your grade-school jam. We remember this dinner-table favorite fondlyâwe've got visions of a just-out-of-the-oven, bread crumb-encrusted, melty tuna casserole dancing in our head instead of sugarplums this holiday season.
Tricolore Skillet Lasagna
This easy skillet lasagna has everything we love about the original, but without the confusing layering steps. Instead, you'll toss the cooked noodles in an oniony marinara sauce, dollop with pesto, and top with ample slices of fresh mozzarella and a shower of grated Parmesan. Bonus: It's red & green, perfect for Christmas.
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Eggnog French Toast Bake
If you love eggnog (and even if you don't!), this is the perfect make-ahead breakfast for friends and family visiting over winter holidays.
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Green Bean Casserole
It's not just for Thanksgiving, folks! For this recipe, we ditched the canned cream of mushroom soup and went for fresh instead. By sautéing mushrooms with thinly sliced onion in butter, you're building a base with some serious depth of flavor you can enjoy all season long.
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Ruth's Chris Sweet Potato Casserole
Ruthâs Chris Steakhouse prepares their killer casserole with layers of mashed, soufflĂ©-like sweet potatoes topped with a crunchy, sweet brown sugar and pecan crust and baked into a winning combination of textures. Pssst: You can also turn this into a holiday dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
All the flavors you love in chicken cordon bleu are here in this cozy casserole. There's ham, Swiss cheese, a hint of Dijon, and, of course, chicken, without any of the stuffing, dredging, and searing of the original. Topped off with prosciutto bread crumbs(!), it's the perfect comfort food for a crowd.
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Caprese Chicken & Polenta Bake
Ratatouille Casserole
Ratatouille, a classic end of summer dish from the South of France, takes on a new wintery form in this beautiful spiraled casserole. Instead of cooking the ratatouille on the stovetop, enjoy it right out of the oven.
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Camille Lowder is the digital food producer at Delish, otherwise known as our resident queen of recipe galleries. Previously, she attended the Natural Gourmet Institute for culinary school and worked at/managed a number of New York restaurants. She loves anything vegan, foods masquerading as other foods (hello, cauliflower), and a well-used Oxford comma.
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