There’s maybe nothing more comforting than a home-baked casserole. They’re simple to throw together; can be filled with literally ALL your favorite meats, grains, and vegetables; and can easily feed a crowd. We enjoy them from breakfast to dinner (and even dessert!) year-round (maybe a little less often when it’s hot out, but we’ve got some summertime ones here too). Check out our 69 casseroles for ideas—just assemble, sit back, and relaxxxx.
Casseroles can be enjoyed year-round, but there’s really something special about making one in the fall or winter. They’re hands-down the easiest weeknight dinner (on par with one-skillet meals), but can also be labors of love worthy of special occasions. Try our baked eggplant Parm, our chicken and rice casserole, our chicken pot pie noodle bake, or our turkey casserole for hearty, simple dinners. If you’re looking for something a little more involved, try our broccoli rabe & Italian sausage lasagna, our eggplant Parm, or chicken pot pie casserole, or our zucchini lattice lasagna—they’re still super easy, but a few extra steps make them stand out.
Speaking of special occasions, casseroles fill out our holiday menus every year for good reason. They’re great for potlucks, since they’re pretty portable and are easy to reheat. Try one of our many green bean casserole or sweet potato casserole recipes—do like we do, and make them more often than just for Thanksgiving. You can even enjoy casseroles for breakfast. Whether you’ve got a crowd to serve or are just looking to set yourself up for the whole week, we’ve got a great recipe for you. Try our keto breakfast casserole, our cheesy croissant casserole, or our biscuits and gravy bake for ideas.
Want more easy meal ideas? Check out our favorite slow-cooker recipes, our top quick dinner recipes, and our quick kid-friendly dinners too.
Easy Chicken and Rice Casserole
You don't even have to dirty a pan for this easy recipe. Put the uncooked rice and onion, broth, and cream of mushroom soup into a casserole dish and then top with the chicken thighs. After everything cooks together, you'll have the most flavorful rice without any stress of cooking it on the stove.
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Green Bean Casserole
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. Cook the mushrooms enough that they get a little caramelized, and you'll really be good to go.
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Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
If chicken pot pie excites you, but pie crust intimidates you, you’ve 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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Baked Eggplant Parm
Classic eggplant Parm is one of our favorites dishes in the world, but it's definitely a labor of love. If we're being honest, we're not always down to put in the work. Enter this healthier, easier bake. Instead of frying each individual piece of eggplant, you bake them all at once until they're nice and crispy. 😍
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Harvest Chicken Casserole
This satisfying casserole has ALL of your fall favorites—Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, cranberries... Make it for a big crowd, or pack it up and eat the leftovers for lunch. It's a meal prep DREAM.Get the Harvest Chicken Casserole recipe.
Turkey Casserole
After Thanksgiving is all said and done, we usually end up with more leftover turkey than any one Thanksgiving sandwich can handle. This casserole is a great way to use it up (as well as any lingering veggies. The buttery crumb topping is everything.
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Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Instead of rolling all of the enchiladas, this casserole untraditionally speeds up the process by layering everything together in the pan. Skip the store-bought and make your own homemade enchilada sauce. You can adjust the heat up or down according to your preference, and the flavor is 10x better.
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Cheesy Brussels Sprout Casserole
This is one side dish that will everyone freak out (and run for seconds). If you have vegetarian 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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Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole
We took everything you love about traditional stuffed cabbage and turned it into a crowd-friendly, no-fuss casserole. You don't even need to cook the rice beforehand—it cooks in the big and bubbly bake. Now that's weeknight dinner-friendly!
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Everything Bagel Casserole
This casserole is a GREAT alternative to a bagel bar, especially for those who can't handle cutting bagels (or are just indecisive!). If you can't find everything bagels (the horror!), just use extra everything bagel seasoning.
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Tater Tot Casserole
This casserole is a total guilty pleasure. If you're trying to lighten it up, ground turkey or chicken would be a delicious swap out for the beef. If you're really being good (we're impressed!), top the casserole with zucchini tater tots in place of the potato variety.
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Vegetarian Moussaka
Moussaka is an eggplant-based Greek dish traditionally made with ground beef. Here we swapped the meat with lentils and added a creamy béchamel sauce on top to make this an extra hearty vegetarian dish you'll love.
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Chicken 'n Waffles Casserole
Southern chicken & waffles are the BEST, but getting everything out at the same time can be tricky. When you need to feed a crowd quick, use our freezer waffle and breaded chicken hack instead!
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Shepherd's Pie
In England, the birthplace of this hearty dish, shepherd's pie is most often made with a ground lamb filling. In the States, it's more common to use ground beef. Both are delicious, so use whichever you prefer.
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Sweet Potato Casserole With Marshmallows
Most sweet potato casseroles have only marshmallows or pecans. Don't even think about making this mistake. Topping with a pecan streusel and then marshmallows helps this casserole stand out above ALL the rest.
Chicken and Mushroom White Lasagna
Few things are more pleasing than a melty, cheesy square of lasagna. This creamy white lasagna, made extra luxurious from a cheesy béchamel-type sauce called Mornay, is packed with chopped chicken, spinach, mushroom, and fresh herbs—and a few time-saving secrets.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Bubble-Up Bake
Long name, amazing results, thanks to easy shortcuts like using shredded rotisserie chicken, refrigerated biscuit dough, and ranch seasoning.
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Chicken Spinach Artichoke Rice Casserole
It's easy to make spinach and artichoke dip into a comforting casserole fit for a weeknight dinner: simply add rice and rotisserie chicken, and you're set.
Brunch Lasagna
These layers of cheesy, potato-y, bacon-y goodness will show your layers of love to your family or guests come breakfast time.
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Chicken Alfredo Bake
Think of this as a creamier baked ziti. Penne tossed with creamy Alfredo sauce, chicken, and (a lot) of mozzarella—need we say more?
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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.
