These easy casserole recipes come together as easy as 1-2-3. Barring the simplest instructions (such as preheating the oven and sprinkling the finished product with garnishes), these dinners are three-step wonders. You’ll want to add these to your weeknight repertoire.
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Thanksgiving Casserole
Photographer: Jason Donnelly / Food Styling: Sammy Mila / Prop Styling: Gabe Greco
“Layer leftover Thanksgiving stuffing, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and green bean casserole into a creamy, cheesy casserole.” —Sarah Brekke
Pastina Casserole
Photographer: Robby Lozano / Food Styling: Isabelle Easter / Prop Styling: Keoshia McGhee
This 5-ingredient, 3-step comfort recipe is in our dinner rotations all cozy season long.
Cowboy Corn Casserole
Photographer: Jake Sternquist / Food Styling: Sammy Mila / Prop Styling: Kristen Schooley
Corn, crispy bacon, cream cheese, and Cheddar cheese come together beautifully in this family-friendly casserole recipe.
Slow Cooker Beef Enchilada Casserole
Peyton Beckwith
“This slow cooker beef enchilada casserole is an easy, family-friendly dish. Taco-seasoned beef, pinto beans, and cheese cook with tortilla wedges for a comforting dinner.” —Natalie Gravois
Chicken Bacon Ranch Potato Casserole
Debbie Hendrix
“This chicken bacon ranch potato casserole is creamy, cheesy, gooey, and savory—a favorite in our house, and it will surely be in yours, too.” —Debbie Hendrix
Neiman Marcus Chicken Casserole
Peyton Beckwith
“I will definitely make this one again. It was so yummy! I made an extra one and put it in the freezer to pull out later when I didn’t feel like cooking!!!” —NobleMiso6140
Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole for One
John Mitzewich
“This chicken Cordon Bleu casserole is everything you want from a chicken Cordon Bleu, but with way less effort. All the flavor is there in a version you can whip up on a weeknight, and easily scale to serve more people.” —Chef John
Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
“I followed this recipe exactly as written. OMG! It was soooo good! Definitely a keeper.” —DandyGlass5205
Frito Pie Casserole
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
“I grew up eating this—my mom made it back in the ’60s. She would also sauté some jalapeno peppers with the onion. She taught my wife and my wife taught my daughters. We still have it to this day.” —denis
Sloppy Joe Cornbread Casserole
Allrecipes/Ramona Cruz-Peters
“It was so easy to make! I had a bowl of leftover sloppy joe and a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin mix. Plopped it on top of the sloppy joe mix and baked for about 35 minutes. The crust was just right and everything came together perfectly. A good way to use leftovers.” —Home Cook Jean
Buffalo Chicken Tater Tot Casserole
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
What’s better than classic Buffalo chicken dip? Buffalo chicken dip…for dinner! In this crowd-pleasing recipe, a creamy and cheesy rotisserie chicken mixture is topped with store-bought tots, then baked to comfort food perfection.
French Onion Chicken Casserole
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
“We loved this!! Home cooking in a bowl!!” —DREGINEK
One-Pan Tuna Noodle Casserole
Allrecipes Magazine
“This easy one-pan casserole comes together very quickly. Using fully cooked pasta and other prepared ingredients cuts down on prep time.” —Juliana Hale
Shipwreck Casserole
fabeveryday
“This shipwreck casserole might not be pretty, but it is a tasty, busy-night, kid-friendly meal. The prep time is generally limited to how fast your can opener works and how hard it is to unwrap your meat. The big bonus is that it’s a complete one-pot meal!” —Bcsgibson
Chile Relleno Casserole
Robby Lozano / Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell
“This Mexican-style casserole made with ground beef and green chile peppers is a much simpler version of chile rellenos, which are simply stuffed chile peppers.” —Venom99
Mamaw’s Chicken and Rice Casserole
“I grew up with this chicken and rice casserole recipe. My grandmother got it from a lady from church at a potluck a long time ago! She passed it down to my mom and it’s always been a family favorite.” —katiefbenham
Ground Beef Chow Mein Casserole
Allrecipes / Qi Ai
“A ground beef casserole topped with crunchy chow mein noodles, just like grandma used to make!” —mike_noodles
Reuben-Pierogie Casserole
Photographer: Robby Lozano / Food Styling: Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling: Abby Armstrong
“This casserole with corned beef, sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing, and frozen pierogies is quick and easy. It’s great by itself or with soup or salad.” —Donnalee
The Casserole
fabeveryday
“My mom invented this versatile casserole when my first child was born, and it’s been a standard in our household ever since. The ingredients can easily be varied, so use whatever soup and veggies you like!” —Lovesmurfs
5-Ingredient Mexican Casserole
Allrecipes / Kim Shupe
“Small dinner pie made with salsa, tortillas, refried beans, cheese, and onions.” —Annie Ellis