Make Ahead Casseroles: Recipes

Where did the summer go? Fall’s here and suddenly, BAM, things are crazy busy. I’ve been in the mood for meal planning and make ahead / freezer casserole dishes. Here’s a whopping 10 recipes that have caught my eye this past week…Good Grief I’m Hungry, these all sound so tasty!

Recipe Hit List: Make Ahead Casseroles

1. Make-Ahead Chicken Casserole: Get ready for the back-to-school push–freeze this chicken and rice entrée for weeknight meals (click the recipe link for Chicken Casserole D’Iberville). Found at Southern Living.
2. Ahead Meals: Beefy Enchilada Bake: A layered lasagna casserole that’s easy to prepare, great to make ahead of time, freeze, thaw and bake. Recipe found at Heavenly Homemakers.
3. Sicilian Casserole: Wrap this zesty ground beef dish well and freeze up to 3 months, see directions at the bottom of recipe for how to freeze ahead. Found at ArmyMama.
4. Shepherd’s Pie Casserole: Always an easy favorite you can count on, from the site–”This is another one of those dishes that’s great to make ahead and freeze”. Found at See Kat Cook.
5. Country Casserole: From the site’s description–”This casserole is quick, easy, filling, great tasting, an inexpensive way to feed a crowd, a complete meal in one, freezes AMAZINGLY well, can be made even MORE easy by using canned chicken when you’re not in the mood to cook chicken ahead of time”. Sounds like a winner to me! Ingredients include chicken, pasta and veggies. Found at Southern Plate.
6. Make Ahead Marmalade French Toast Casserole: I’m a sucker for both french toast & make ahead dishes–no way can I resist! This one’s an overnight refrigerated dish. Found at Foodies-R-Us. Also see this breakfast casserole recipe.
7. Chicken And Dressing Casserole – Freezer: From the site–”I make a really good chicken and dressing casserole that is basically thrown together. I divide it into two or three containers and freeze them.” Found at MyFavoriteRecipes.
8. Light King Ranch Chicken: From the site–”Note: Freeze casserole up to 1 month, if desired. Thaw in refrigerator overnight, and bake as directed.” Found at Michelle’s Messy Musings.
9. Chicken Enchilada Casserole: From the site–”You can assemble the casserole ahead of time; cover and chill in the refrigerator overnight, then bake at 350° for 1 hour or until bubbly. Or freeze casserole, thaw in refrigerator 24 hours, then bake for 1 hour or until thoroughly heated.” Found at Apple A Day.
10. Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole: There are actually three recipes on this page that all sound good, I’m liking the look of the Poppy Seed Chicken recipe too (and take a look at all the meals stacked in her freezer–good for her!). Found at Live to Learn! Homeschool Blogger.

Getting inspired to start some freezer or bulk cooking? Check out Once A Month Cooking for some great resources to get you started.

And don’t forget about this kick-up-the-flavor tip: Kick Up A Casserole With Herb Crusts.

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