Food Comfort Foods Easy Casserole and Hotdish Recipes By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on March 4, 2023 Trending Videos Photo: Carson Downing Warm up your table with these hearty, satisfying meals from the oven. 01 of 19 Spring Chicken Pot Pie Carson Downing Frozen puff pastry and a rotisserie chicken are your cheats to this fast and delicious pot pie filled with seasoned fresh veggies. Top Chicken Casserole Recipes View Recipe 02 of 19 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! View Recipe 03 of 19 Cheesy Brat 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." View Recipe 04 of 19 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! Easy Potluck Recipes View Recipe 05 of 19 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!) View Recipe 06 of 19 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). Top Chicken Casserole Recipes View Recipe 07 of 19 Mexican Mac and Cheese Pair Mexican flavors with pasta for this comfort-food casserole that includes sausage, salsa and Monterey Jack cheese. View Recipe 08 of 19 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. View Recipe 09 of 19 Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas Doctored with onion, chili powder and cocoa, canned sauce becomes a stepping-stone to something deeper. Sizzling Mexican and Tex-Mex Recipes View Recipe 10 of 19 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." View Recipe 11 of 19 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. Easy and Delicious Butternut Squash Recipes View Recipe 12 of 19 Chicken-Broccoli Bake A flurry of curry adds zest to this classic casserole combo of chicken, broccoli and cheese. View Recipe 13 of 19 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. View Recipe 14 of 19 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. Our Best Breakfast Casseroles View Recipe 15 of 19 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. View Recipe 16 of 19 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. View Recipe 17 of 19 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. View Recipe 18 of 19 Bacon-Pear Macaroni and Cheese Your family won't be able to resist the flavor combo of this macaroni and cheese casserole! View Recipe 19 of 19 Cheesy Italian Meatball Casserole Combine Italian meatballs, three kinds of cheese, pasta and sauce for this easy, crowd-pleasing casserole. Warm and Cheesy Recipes View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit