Easy Casserole Recipes
This collection has 26 Easy Casserole Recipes, from cheesy chicken and tater tot hotdish to pasta bakes, breakfast casseroles, and a few sides that can hold their own next to a ham. Most of them bake in the oven or on a pellet grill, and a couple come together in a single skillet.
And yes, hotdish is a casserole. I grew up in the Midwest and I will argue this with you all day.
Delicious Homemade Casserole Recipes
Most of the Traeger casseroles here work just as well in the oven. Set the oven to the temperature in the recipe card and bake for the same amount of time. You'll lose the the smoky flavor, but the dish will still turn out great.
If you'd rather use a slow cooker, the saucy dinner casseroles adapt best. Brown any ground meat first, then let everything cook low and slow.
Don't put uncooked noodles or pasta in the crock pot, since they turn mushy. Cook them separately and stir them in at the end.
Wait to add the cheese until the last 15 to 30 minutes so it melts smoothly, and use extra cheese for the top if you want it bubbly.
Breakfast casseroles and pasta bakes that rely on a browned, crispy top do better in the oven.
Easy Dinner Casserole Recipes
These are the main dish casseroles we make the most. Chicken, beef, ham, and plenty of cheese.
Traeger Tater Tot Hotdish
The classic Midwest hotdish, cooked on the Traeger for one more layer of flavor.
Get the recipe: Traeger Tater Tot Hotdish recipe
Traeger Cheesy Chicken Casserole
Egg noodles, big chunks of chicken, and a lot of cheese in a homemade sauce with no canned soup. It's done in under an hour and only dirties two dishes.
Get the recipe: Traeger Cheesy Chicken Casserole recipe
Traeger Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole
A from-scratch casserole with tender chicken, vegetables, wild rice, and plenty of cheese.
Get the recipe: Traeger Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole
Traeger Wild Rice Hotdish
No condensed soup in this one. It comes together in about 30 minutes, plus the time on the Traeger, and it sticks to your ribs. This is one of those meals that definitely tastes much better than it looks.
Get the recipe: Traeger Wild Rice Hotdish
Grilled Broccoli Chicken Divan
A cheesy broccoli and chicken bake made on the pellet grill. It's simple and a family favorite.
Get the recipe: Grilled Broccoli Chicken Divan
Traeger Steak and Potato French Onion Casserole
Meat and potatoes with French onion flavor. If you don't have a pellet grill, the oven works fine.
Get the recipe: Traeger Steak and Potato French Onion Casserole
Traeger Smoked Philly Cheesesteak Casserole
Big enough to feed a crowd, and it works as a make-ahead, heat-and-eat dinner.
Get the recipe: Traeger Smoked Philly Cheesesteak Casserole
Traeger Meatball Sub Casserole
All the flavor of a meatball sub, baked as a casserole. It's the easy button for sub night.
Get the recipe: Traeger Meatball Sub Casserole
Traeger Ham and Scalloped Potato Casserole
Cheesy scalloped potatoes with leftover ham turn into a full meal.
Get the recipe: Traeger Ham and Scalloped Potato Casserole
Stuffed Pepper Casserole
You get the stuffed pepper flavor without stuffing anything. Ground beef, ground pork, bell peppers, rice, and cheese cook in one skillet in under an hour.
Get the recipe: Stuffed Pepper Casserole
Skillet Pierogi Casserole
A filling dinner that's done in under 30 minutes.
Get the recipe: Skillet Pierogi Casserole
Instant Pot Green Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Salsa verde chicken enchilada flavor with no rolling. Think of it as Mexican lasagna, made in the Instant Pot.
Get the recipe: Instant Pot Green Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Easy Pasta Casserole Recipes
Baked pasta is about as easy as dinner gets. These use rotini, ziti, tortellini, and more.
Traeger Pizza Pasta Hotdish
Rotini, pepperoni, and chunks of ground beef in marinara and pizza sauce.
Get the recipe: Traeger Pizza Pasta Hotdish
Pepperoni Rotini Bake
Rotini and pepperoni in marinara and pizza sauce. This was my kids' favorite meal for a long time.
Get the recipe: Pepperoni Rotini Bake
Cheesy Rotini Bake
A baked pasta dinner on the table in under an hour. Make the sauce from scratch or use leftover spaghetti sauce, and the leftovers reheat well.
Get the recipe: Cheesy Rotini Bake
Mock Lasagna
Lasagna flavor with no layering. It uses mafalde noodles, which are like lasagna noodles cut into thinner strips.
Get the recipe: Mock Lasagna
Traeger Baked Ziti
Ziti, homemade marinara, and melted mozzarella with a little smoke from the pellet grill. Jarred sauce works if you're short on time.
Get the recipe: Traeger Baked Ziti
Traeger Baked Tortellini
Tortellini baked with meatballs, marinara, and mozzarella.
Get the recipe: Traeger Baked Tortellini
Cheesy Chicken Alfredo Rigatoni
A change from regular fettuccine alfredo, with garlic cream sauce, chicken, cheese, and broccoli.
Get the recipe: Cheesy Chicken Alfredo Rigatoni
Swedish Meatball Orzo
All the flavors of Swedish meatballs in a pasta dish, without the work of rolling meatballs.
Get the recipe: Swedish Meatball Orzo
Breakfast Casserole Recipes
Breakfast casseroles are great for holidays and lazy weekends, and most can be put together the night before.
Breakfast Casserole with Ham
A good use for leftover ham, with French bread, eggs, milk, and cheese.
Get the recipe: Breakfast Casserole with Ham
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Eggs, sausage, a lot of cheese, and tater tots. It's one of our family's favorite breakfasts.
Get the recipe: Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Traeger Biscuit and Gravy Casserole
Biscuit pieces topped with homemade sausage gravy and baked until set. It feeds a crowd at brunch and works in the oven too.
Get the recipe: Traeger Biscuit and Gravy Casserole
Casserole Side Dishes
These are sides, but they're rich enough that some people call them dinner. Serve them next to ham, brisket, or pulled pork.
Traeger Loaded Hashbrown Casserole
Homemade cheese sauce, sour cream, ranch, bacon, and shredded hashbrowns.
Get the recipe: Traeger Loaded Hashbrown Casserole
Traeger Hash Brown Casserole
The quick version. Dried hash browns, a few dairy staples, and a can of soup get mixed, poured, and left to the Traeger.
Get the recipe: Traeger Hash Brown Casserole
Traeger Corn Casserole
Canned corn, creamed corn, and cornbread mix make a cheesy, slightly sweet side. It works in the oven too.
Get the recipe: Traeger Corn Casserole
Casserole Recipe FAQ
Nothing, really. Hotdish is the Midwest name for a casserole, and it usually means a one-dish meal with meat, a starch, and a vegetable or two. Some hotdish recipes use canned cream soup, but you'll find plenty here that don't.
Yes. Set your oven to the temperature in the recipe and bake until the casserole is hot and bubbly. Timing can shift a little, so check it a few minutes early.
Most of them, yes. Assemble the casserole, cover it, and refrigerate it until you're ready to bake. A cold dish will need a few extra minutes in the oven.
Pasta and meat casseroles like baked ziti or the pizza pasta hotdish generally freeze better than potato-heavy ones, which can get grainy after thawing. Cool the casserole completely, wrap it well, and thaw it in the fridge before reheating.
The Philly cheesesteak casserole, biscuit and gravy casserole, and hash brown casserole all make big batches and are easy to bring to a potluck.
