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The Best Quick and Easy Budget Friendly Casserole Recipes

The Best Quick and Easy Budget Friendly Casserole Recipes

Casseroles-  I love them!  They are the ultimate way to feed your entire family and they often don’t even require a side.  Maybe you need to add a green vegetable or a salad, but most of the time, they are a complete and delicious meal!  I’ve compiled the The Best Quick and Easy Budget Friendly Casserole Recipes .  

 

So, whether it’s a night of sports for the kids or having the whole family over for dinner, you’re ready with a hearty meal.   I’ve divided this post up by protein. There are recipes by me and some I’ve tried from other bloggers.  So, a variety of things to keep you busy 😉

Chicken Casseroles

My Easy Stovetop Stuffing Chicken Casserole is made with mostly pantry ingredients and a leftover rotisserie chicken.  You could also just do leftover chicken from another meal.  Yes, it includes cream of chicken soup.  People vilify this stuff, but it really makes quick work of recipes. Little prep time is the goal! Easy casserole recipes often call for it and for good reason. Cheap casseroles also call for it, because it’s a one stop shop and a great way to get that gravy base with little effort. Remember we are cooking for busy weeknights here!

Easy Stovetop Stuffing Chicken Casserole

Easy Stovetop Stuffing Chicken Casserole Recipe

When we talk about chicken recipes, we cannot leave out my Chicken Parmesan Baked Rigatoni.  This recipe is a a delicious way to serve up all the flavor of chicken parmesan in casserole form!  The recipe uses ground chicken which is cheap and cheerful! Budget-friendly ingredients are the star of the show here. 

Chicken Parmesan Baked Rigatoni

Chicken Parmesan Baked Rigatoni

Weeknight Worthy Chicken Pot Pie is another easy comfort food crowd favorite. It’s basically a chicken pot pie casserole with a store-bought pie crust over top. It’s super easy and everyone will think you’ve slaved all day on it when it takes about 30 minutes to throw together. Busy nights are no problem with this classic casserole. 

Weeknight Worthy Chicken Pot Pie

Weeknight Worthy Chicken Pot Pie

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Daddio’s Kitchen is a blog I really enjoy following.  Lex and her husband put out some delicious food!  Their Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Casserole Can’t be beat!  Gooey Cheese?  Yes Please!

Beef Casseroles

Ground beef is the star of a lot of delicious casserole recipes. An easy weeknight dinner can come together super fast with a pound of ground beef and some budget friendly ingredients.

First up- we have my Italian Zucchini Pepper Casserole with ground beef.  This one is basically like a deconstructed stuffed pepper and when you have all those veggies from the garden this summer, it should be a go-to.

Italian Zucchini Pepper Casserole with Ground Beef

Italian Zucchini Pepper Casserole

Lasagna- isn’t it the ultimate casserole?  This Easy Healthy Lazy Lasagna Casserole is a one pot wonder that you can have on the table extra fast.  Pasta recipes are also so budget friendly and this one makes use of those broken lasagna noodles you have left!  It’s also worthy of a special occasion because after all who doesn’t love a beautiful Italian meal.  Add a salad and garlic bread and you are golden!

Easy Healthy Lazy Lasagna Casserole

Easy Healthy Lazy Lasagna Casserole Recipe

Protein Packed Cheeseburger Casserole is one of those kid-friendly casseroles. We have ground beef, cheddar cheese and noodles- what’s not to love?  You can make this in one pan if you have a cast iron pan or you can do it in a casserole dish after you brown the ground beef.  It’s one of those healthy casseroles that’s the perfect dish for busy evenings and hungry families. 

Protein Packed Cheeseburger Casserole

Protein Packed Cheeseburger Casserole

Anything goes Taco Casserole is a recipe I came up with out of necessity.  I had some odds and ends of taco things in the fridge and pantry and I have to tell you that what came out made me very happy! Sometimes a comforting casserole comes together when you think there’s nothing to eat in the fridge!  

Anything Goes Taco Casserole

Anything Goes Taco Casserole Recipe

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This recipe from Dinner at the Zoo is an awesome Beef Noodle Casserole .  The ultimate comfort food.

Casserole Sides

Sometimes you might be asked to bring a dish to the pot luck. Well this is where casseroles really shine! Whether it’s a good potato casserole or a green bean casserole, you can easily throw something together to feed the masses.

My crumble topped sweet potato casserole is always a hit at the holidays.  It’s sweet, salty and crunchy!

Crumble Topped Sweet Potato Casserole

Crumble Topped Sweet Potato Casserole

Another holiday favorite is green bean casserole. This one is homemade and without the cream of mushroom soup.  We make a super easy sauce with fresh mushrooms, but don’t worry we kept those delicious and crispy fried onions!

Not your Mama’s Green Bean Casserole

Not Your Mama's Green Bean Casserole

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Zucchini Casserole from the Forked Spoon.

Breakfast Casseroles

Last but certainly not least- we cannot leave out the most important meal of the day- breakfast!  

​My Easy Cinnamon French Toast Casserole is a comforting and delicious treat.  It’s perfect for breakfast or when you want breakfast for dinner.

Easy Cinnamon French Toast Casserole

Easy Cinnamon French Toast Casserole

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For a more savory recipe- try this egg and biscuit breakfast casserole by Sweetly Splendid.

4 Ingredient Egg Biscuit Casserole

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