Best Casserole and Hotdish Recipes (2024)

Warm up your table with these hearty, satisfying hotdish meals from the oven.

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Pizza Pasta Skillet Casserole

A blanket of gooey cheese and the oven-crisped pepperoni make this casserole a guaranteed kid pleaser. Of course, you can switch up the ingredients as easily as the toppings on a pizza. Classics like sweet pepper, black olives and sausage are all fair game—but we'd hold the anchovies!

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Cheesy Bratwurst Casserole

This six-ingredient hotdish recipe from an Appleton, Wisconsin, reader features an all-star lineup of Wisconsin foods, including bratwurst, cheddar cheese and potatoes. "It's a quick, easy recipe," our reader says. "There's not much you can mess up."

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Spring Chicken Pot Pie

Frozen puff pastry and a rotisserie chicken are your cheats to this fast and delicious pot pie filled with seasoned fresh veggies.

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Chicken and Corn Hash-Brown Bake

This comfort food hotdish offers a new twist on the usual hash brown casserole. Try it for everyday meals as well as potlucks!

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Calico Bean Casserole

This recipe blurs the line between baked beans and chili. It's great for feeding a crowd.

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Spinach-Mushroom-Sausage Pierogi Bake

You don't get much easier than this recipe from Jan Valdez of Chicago! Saute a few ingredients, stir in cream cheese to make a sauce, and dump it all over frozen pierogis in a casserole dish. (You don't even need to thaw the pierogis!)

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Classic Chicken and Wild Rice Hotdish

Rich cream sauce stands in for canned soup in Minnesota chef Amy Thielen's spin on classic chicken and wild rice hotdish. The recipe comes from Amy's book The New Midwestern Table (clarksonpotter.com).

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Mexican Mac and Cheese

Pair Mexican flavors with pasta for this comfort-food casserole that includes sausage, salsa and Monterey Jack cheese.

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Cheeseburger-and-Fries Casserole

This might be the easiest casserole you ever make, with just four ingredients and 15 minutes of prep time. The recipe comes from an Elkader, Iowa, reader. Kids of all ages will probably douse the stick-to-your-ribs meal with ketchup.

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Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas

Doctored with onion, chili powder and cocoa, canned sauce becomes a stepping-stone to something deeper.

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Unforgettable Chicken Pie

This from-scratch deep-dish chicken casserole comes from a Caledonia, Michigan, reader. "It's not your run-of-the-mill chicken pie," says the reader, who adds a bit of pork sausage for farm-hearty flavor. "Anyone who tries it just can't get enough of it."

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Spicy Brunch Lasagna

This make-ahead egg casserole features lasagna noodles, Alfredo sauce and hash brown potatoes, making it great for brunch or a simple dinner.

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Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

The combo of butternut squash, rigatoni, bacon and smoked cheese makes for a delicious twist on traditional mac and cheese.

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Eight-Layer Casserole

A Waukegan, Illinois, reader contributed this homespun ground beef-and-noodle hotdish recipe. Make-ahead directions are included at the end of the recipe.

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Chicken-Broccoli Bake

A flurry of curry adds zest to this classic casserole combo of chicken, broccoli and cheese.

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Wine-Tasting Lasagna

This is a great recipe for entertaining. If you're thinking about holding a wine-tasting party, the flavors of the red meat sauce and cheese-spinach layers in this colorful lasagna will complement the wines.

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Triangle Ranch Scalloped Corn

Diced green chile peppers give this cheesy baked dish character with some hotness. We like the crunch from the saltine crackers, too.

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Mexican Biscuit Casserole

This taco-flavored main dish is a potluck favorite from a Fargo, North Dakota, reader. Serve it with tortilla chips so your guests can scoop and eat.

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Bacon-Pear Macaroni and Cheese

Your family won't be able to resist the flavor combo of this macaroni and cheese casserole!

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Chicken Alfredo and Rice Casserole

This chicken and rice main dish is comfort food at its best.

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Cheesy Italian Meatball Casserole

Combine Italian meatballs, three kinds of cheese, pasta and sauce for this easy, crowd-pleasing casserole.

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Zucchini Sausage Casserole

This homey casserole takes only 25 minutes of prep, making it a perfect pick for a weeknight dinner.

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Tuna Alfredo Casserole

Purchased pesto and refrigerated alfredo sauce are the shortcut ingredients that make this tuna casserole so easy.

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Best Casserole and Hotdish Recipes (2024)

Pizza Pasta Skillet Casserole

Cheesy Bratwurst Casserole

Spring Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken and Corn Hash-Brown Bake

Calico Bean Casserole

Spinach-Mushroom-Sausage Pierogi Bake

Classic Chicken and Wild Rice Hotdish

Mexican Mac and Cheese

Cheeseburger-and-Fries Casserole

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas

Unforgettable Chicken Pie

Spicy Brunch Lasagna

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Eight-Layer Casserole

Chicken-Broccoli Bake

Wine-Tasting Lasagna

Triangle Ranch Scalloped Corn

Mexican Biscuit Casserole

Bacon-Pear Macaroni and Cheese

Chicken Alfredo and Rice Casserole

Cheesy Italian Meatball Casserole

Zucchini Sausage Casserole

Tuna Alfredo Casserole

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