51 Fall Casserole Recipes to Celebrate the Season
Baking weather is back! Get these dishes in your oven.
Along with crackling logs in the backyard fire pit, big leaf piles, and cinnamon everything everywhere, one of the surest signs that fall is back is the smell of a casserole in the oven, filling the kitchen (and the whole house) with its hunger-making aroma.
Families love casseroles because they're piled deep with yummy stick-to-your-ribs food. Cooks love casseroles because they cook largely by themselves (giving you a bit of down time to straighten up or just sip a glass of wine). And when you've got tons of great produce in season, it's hard to go wrong!
But these recipes are the ones you want. The Country Living food editors hand-test all our recipes so you know they work like they should, and we seek out the smartest shortcuts so you save a little time without ever sacrificing flavor. Give them a try and watch your families' eyes light up as they ask for seconds.
More Great Fall Stories from Country Living
Creamy Shells with Sausage and Chestnuts
Baked stuffed shells are a versatile casserole staple: You can serve them many different ways, and they taste amazing. Here, we add some true fall flavor: sausage, spinach, chestnuts, and oodles of cheese sauce, of course.
Get the recipe for Creamy Shells with Sausage and Chestnuts.
Mushroom Pot Pie with Scallion Drop Biscuits
This rich mushroom stew is super flavorful, but it's the easy-peasy drop biscuits that make it both impressive and weeknight-friendly.
Get the recipe for Mushroom Pot Pie with Scallion Drop Biscuits.
Sweet Potato Casserole with Homemade Marshmallow
You don't need to wait until a certain Thursday in November to make this stunner of a side dish. It'll impress the guests at any and all Fall events.
Classic Chicken Pot Pie
This is comfort food at its finest! Topped with a golden, flaky crust and oozing creamy chicken and veggies, a scoop of this this pot pie on a cold day is pure heaven.
A Weeknight-Friendly Chicken Pot Pie
Our classic chicken pot pie dish is definitely delicious, but it's also, at 2 hours of cooking time, most definitely a Sunday project. So we rolled up our sleeves and did what we could to get this version down to 45 minutes. You can also make the filling a day or two ahead, for even faster weeknight meals. (Don't store it in the cast-iron, though).
Roasted Sweet Potato Coins with Rosemary-Pecan Streusel
This six-ingredient streusel-topped side dish makes a great bring-along to potlucks or just a quick casserole to pair with a big Sunday Supper.
Tamale Pie
If you're looking for a way to use ground beef in a spicy, simple dinner that'll make the whole family happy, then you've just found your recipe for tonight!
Classic Stuffed Shells
Stuffed shells, filled with spinach, three kinds of cheese, and doused in tomato sauce, is a classic, delicious, easy-to-make weeknight dinner that you can be sure everyone will want to eat.
Beef Enchiladas
This may be the pinnacle of simple, tasty dinners.
A little taco seasoning, some corn tortillas, a can of enchilada sauce, cover it with cheese and boom!
Gorgonzola Baked Polenta
Polenta—the Italian cornmeal dish that bears more than a passing resemblance to grits—is made even more delicious here with a combination of three different kinds of cheese. Serve it as a side dish for a feast, or as a hearty meal with a salad.
Easy Root Vegetable Gratin
This straightforward mixed-veggie casserole is what every side dish should be: Simple and delicious.
Ground Chicken Noodle Casserole
Want a veggie-packed meal that will still get the kids to clean their plates? There's nothing better than a warm, comforting, and cheesy casserole. It'll get everyone to the table faster than you can say "dinner's ready."
Tater Tot Casserole
Simple and delicious, this easy casserole is perfect for a school-night dinner with the kids (or just the kids-at-heart!).
Weeknight Tex-Mex Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken enchiladas are an easy way to use up extra or leftover chicken. Skipped the bottled sauce and make your own—just keep a can of chipotles in adobo in your pantry, and you should be able to make this any day of the week!
Lasagna Bolognese
This rich, delicious casserole is the ultimate cold-weather feast. The long-cooking bolognese sauce can be made a day or two in advance, and the rest of this recipe is largely hands-off. And trust us, this lasagna is well worth the effort, and the results can feed a crowd or keep your family in easy-to-reheat leftovers for days.
30-Minute Tuna Noodle Casserole
This comfort-food classic has it all: It's easy to make, uses mostly pantry ingredients (hello potato chip topping) and is so satisfying that you'll wish you made more!
Ritzy Ranch Mac ’n’ Cheese
Regular mac 'n' cheese is already pretty good, but the right mix of cheese, plus a little powdered ranch mix and some Ritz crackers turns it into "how-did-you-make-this" great.
Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese
Want to sneak some healthy veggies into your meal without protests from the kids? With this recipe, they'll clean their plate.
Sausage and Cheese Lasagna
Like the best casseroles, this comes together in just one skillet. And unlike most lasagna recipes, you can make this in under an hour!
Broccoli and Cauliflower Gratin
We think this Gruyère-based sauce could go on just about anything, especially broccoli and cauliflower. Don't forget to add a pinch of fresh nutmeg.
35 Slow Cooker Recipes You'll Never Get Tired Of
Beef and Lamb Pasticcio
20 Leftover Turkey Recipes for After Thanksgiving
Why Do Ginkgo Trees Lose Their Leaves All at Once?
