Casserole Recipes and Tips

Casseroles (or hot dishes...or covered dishes, depending on where you're from) are layered one-dish meals. There are reasons why every culture and cuisine has casseroles:

• Easy to make. Layer ingredients in one dish and bake.
• Economical. You can stretch the recipe by adding pasta or rice.
• Convenient. Most casseroles can be made ahead, refrigerated and baked just before serving.
• Cozy. A meat-veggie-pasta combination topped with buttered crumbs or cheese. It's the height of comfort food.
• Loved. Who doesn't like a mac 'n cheese, lasagna or tortilla casserole?

Casseroles go beyond dinner. Check out Breakfast Casseroles and Casseroles for a Crowd.

For more ideas, see our casserole recipe collections below.