• Home
  • About Me
  • Contact Me
  • Blog
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Carrie’s Experimental Kitchen

  • Home
  • Shop
  • Recipe Index
  • Ethnic Cuisines
    • Asian
    • French
    • German
    • Irish
    • Italian
    • Mediterranean
    • Mexican
    • Portuguese
  • Testimonials
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Shop
  • Recipe Index
  • About Me
  • Contact Me
×
Home » Casseroles & Stews

September 12, 2022 · Leave a Comment

23 Easy Weeknight Casserole Recipes

Casseroles & Stews· Recipe Roundups

55 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Threads
  • Bluesky
Casserole recipes in a collage

A casserole is a great way to incorporate ingredients together in one dish that can feed more people; which makes them perfect for weeknight family meals. 

A collage photo of six different casseroles

I've gathered some of our favorite casserole recipes including beef, poultry, pork and meatless to help make meal planning a little easier.

With this list of 23 different recipes you'll have enough to try several new recipes throughout the cooler months.

This is typically when casseroles are more popular due to being extra busy with kids in school, sporting events and even impending holidays. 

23 Weeknight Casserole Recipes

Beef

Ground Beef Potato Casserole on a spoon

Ground Beef Potato Casserole

Ground Beef Potato Casserole made with lean ground beef, diced potatoes, cream of mushroom soup and shredded Cheddar cheese baked in a creamy delicious casserole.

Lasagna in a roasting pant on top of a wooden table

Lasagna

Lasagna made with a mixture of ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, layered with marinara sauce and cooked until hot and bubbly. It’s the perfect Italian meal for large crowds or Sunday family dinners.

Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole made with lean ground beef and egg noodles in a creamy bacon cheese sauce is sure to please.

Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole

Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole made with lean ground beef and egg noodles in a creamy bacon cheese sauce is sure to please.

Taco Sweet Potato Casserole with Ground Beef

Taco Baked Sweet Potato Casserole

Taco Baked Sweet Potato Casserole made with ground beef, seasonings, sweet potatoes and Mexican style shredded cheese makes a tasty dinner option.

Spaghetti casserole in a baking dish.

Spaghetti Casserole with Ground Beef

Spaghetti Casserole made with your favorite marinara sauce, lean ground beef, mushrooms and shredded Mozzarella cheese is a deliciously quick and easy weeknight meal. 

Beef Ricotta Casserole in a baking dish with serving spoon.

Beef Ricotta Casserole

Lean ground beef combined with mushrooms, onion, and garlic in a balsamic tomato sauce; then topped with a mixture of Ricotta, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses and baked until golden brown.

Baked Ziti with Meat Sauce is a classic casserole dish made with your favorite marinara sauce, ground beef, Ricotta and Mozzarella cheeses. 

Baked Ziti with Meat Sauce

Baked Ziti with Meat Sauce is a classic casserole dish made with your favorite marinara sauce, ground beef, Ricotta and Mozzarella cheeses

VISIT THE RECIPE INDEX TO SEARCH FOR MORE RECIPES BY CATEGORY.

Pork

Portuguese Spaghetti Squash Casserole with chourico.

Portuguese Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Portuguese Spaghetti Squash Casserole made with chourico, black beans, corn and fire roasted tomatoes topped with shredded Pepper Jack Cheese. 

Ground sausage, garden fresh zucchini, tomatoes & garlic combined with rice to make a tasty weeknight casserole the entire family will love.

Sausage, Zucchini & Rice Casserole

Ground sausage, garden fresh zucchini, tomatoes & garlic combined with rice to make a tasty weeknight casserole the entire family will love.

A close up of Italian Stuffed Spaghetti Squash on a spoon.

Italian Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Italian Stuffed Spaghetti Squash made with sweet Italian sausage, fresh spinach, garlic, and fire roasted tomatoes topped with shredded Mozzarella cheese.

A close up of sausage and pasta on a fork.

Sausage, Spinach & Artichoke Pasta Casserole

Italian sausage combined with the classic flavor combination of spinach and artichoke hearts in this delicious Sausage, Spinach & Artichoke Pasta Casserole.

SIGN UP FOR MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AND RECEIVE A FREE EBOOK!

Poultry

A closeup of Turkey Sausage and Roasted Eggplant Casserole

Turkey Sausage & Roasted Eggplant Casserole

Turkey Sausage & Roasted Eggplant Casserole made with turkey sausage crumbles, eggplant, mushrooms, garlic, Italian cheeses and breadcrumbs. A tasty meal that’s ready in about 30 minutes!

A close up of Creamy Chicken, Spinach and mushroom casserole

Chicken, Spinach and Mushroom Casserole

This Creamy Chicken, Spinach & Mushroom Casserole makes for the perfect weeknight meal. Prepare ahead of time and reheat for those busy weeknights too.

Overhead picture of buffalo spaghetti squash

Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash

Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash made with grilled chicken, hot wing sauce, cream cheese, Ranch dressing and Cheddar cheese. 

Low Fat Taco Spaghetti Casserole with a spoon in a casserole dish.

Low Fat Taco Spaghetti Casserole

Taco Spaghetti Casserole made with lean ground turkey & spaghetti combined with a low fat cheesy Mexican sauce makes the perfect weeknight meal.

A closeup of turkey stroganoff casserole.

Turkey Stroganoff Casserole

Utilize leftover turkey from your holiday celebrations and turn it into this Turkey Stroganoff Casserole in a creamy sauce mixed with egg noodles.

This short cut Chicken Pesto Spaghetti Squash can be ready in 30 minutes for a quick, delicious weeknight meal! 

Chicken Pesto Spaghetti Squash

This short cut Chicken Pesto Spaghetti Squash can be ready in 30 minutes for a quick, delicious weeknight meal! 

Chicken Stroganoff in a casserole dish.

Creamy Chicken Stroganoff Bake

Chicken Stroganoff Bake is a deliciously easy weeknight meal made with boneless chicken breasts and egg noodles in a creamy mushroom cheese sauce. 

VISIT OUR CASSEROLE PINTEREST BOARD FOR MORE RECIPE INSPIRATION! 

Meatless

Deconstructed Roasted Eggplant Parmesan | CarriesExperimentalKitchen.com

Deconstructed Roasted Eggplant Parmesan

Make one of your favorite Italian dishes, Eggplant Parmesan, at home in half the time. It’s healthier too since it’s baked and not fried!

Use up all of that garden fresh Summer zucchini by making Zucchini Parmesan. Perfect for weeknights, feeding a crowd or Sunday supper.

Zucchini Parmesan

Zucchini Parmesan i made with fresh, garden zucchini that has been breaded and fried; then layered with Mozzarella cheese; then baked.

Ratatouille lasagna in a red casserole dish

Roasted Vegetable Ratatouille Lasagna

Roasted Vegetable Ratatouille Lasagna made with eggplant, garlic, tomatoes, squash and mushrooms in a cheesy Bechamel sauce can be assembled ahead of time and baked before serving making this a tasty weeknight meal idea.

Eggplant Parmesan made with thin sliced, breaded and fried eggplant layered with marinara sauce and Mozzarella cheese.

Eggplant Parmesan with Marinara Sauce

Eggplant Parmesan with Marinara Sauce made with sliced, breaded and fried eggplant layered with my favorite tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese is my idea of ultimate comfort food.

A close up of zucchini lasagna with a piece cut out.

Grilled Zucchini Lasagna

Grilled Zucchini Lasagna made with layers of garden fresh zucchini sliced lengthwise; then grilled and layered with your favorite marinara sauce, Ricotta and Mozzarella cheeses.

Casserole recipes in a collage

CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA

FACEBOOK | X | PINTEREST | INSTAGRAM

More Casseroles & Stews

  • quinoa and chicken casserole with melted cheese in a white and blue dish
    Italian Chicken Quinoa Casserole
  • sweet potato, chourico and spinach stew in a white Dutch oven
    Chourico, Sweet Potato and Spinach Stew
  • squash casserole with pico de gallo
    Pico de Gallo Spaghetti Squash Casserole
  • casserole with chicken, vegetables and noodles in a white baking dish
    Mouth-Watering Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
Previous Post: « Chive Butter Smashed Potatoes
Next Post: Italian Pork Cutlet Milanese »

Reader Interactions

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Welcome

Not sure what to make for dinner? The ingredients for a quick and easy family-friendly home cooked meal are right in front of you. Join me as experiment with new recipes sourced by local, fresh ingredients. Enjoy!

Stay up to date

Categories

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact

Copyright © 2025 · Carrie's Experimental Kitchen