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An all-in-one casserole is an excellent choice for a busy-day dinner. Choose from these top-rated main dish casserole recipes for your next meal. Southern-cuisine expert and cookbook author Diana Rattray has created more than 5,000 recipes and articles in her 20 years as easy meals for food writer. Casseroles came to popularity in the 1950s when casserole dishes were first available to home cooks.

While a topping isn’t essential, it can add a nice crunchy texture to a dish. Shredded cheese, toasted nuts, French fried onions, buttered bread crumbs, or cracker crumbs are a few popular topping choices. If you’re looking for an easy oven-baked casserole, you can’t go wrong with one of these popular recipes! Buttered Ritz cracker crumbs top this delicious ritzy chicken casserole. Save time with a rotisserie chicken or packaged roasted chicken strips. Tex-Mex flavors abound in this fabulous burrito casserole!

It’s made with layers of seasoned ground beef and refried beans, cheese, and tortillas. This Instant Pot macaroni and cheese dish is not only rich and creamy—it is also quick and easy! Ham and peas team up in this creamy ham and spaghetti bake with peas. Parmesan cheese tops this easy casserole. Trying to figure out what else to do with your leftover ham? Continue to 5 of 48 below. This classic Instant Pot shepherd’s pie is almost entirely cooked in the Instant Pot, which makes it incredibly quick and easy.

Who doesn’t love a comforting rich and creamy macaroni and cheese bake? This creamy version will please everyone in the family. Have you run out of ideas for that leftover corned beef? Here’s a 7-ingredient corned beef and cabbage casserole. Throw it together, pop it in the oven, and enjoy your free time. A delicious baked ziti with ground beef and Italian sausage features ricotta cheese and cooked ziti pasta for a fabulous cheese-topped casserole. Continue to 9 of 48 below.