If you don't like spending all night in the kitchen cooking and cleaning, you've got to add this list of quick and easy meals to your dinner menu.
By Lilly
Do you have a family with picky eaters to feed? The struggle dinner time brings can be overwhelming, especially on busy weeknights when we are tired and need at least a minute to relax.
I’ve rounded up a list of quick and easy dinner casseroles that are made with just a handful of ingredients and take less than 10 minutes to prepare! A lot of these simple recipes are dump and bake meals that only require a little bit of mixing while the oven does the hard work for you.
Everything from chicken and ground beef to cheesy pasta and rice casseroles, you’re sure to find at least a few delicious dinners here that your picky family will ask you to make over and over again!
1. Cheesy Meatball & Rice Casserole
This dump and bake casserole is made with instant rice and frozen meatballs making supper the easiest thing you’ll do all day! This tasty recipe makes enough to feed a large family or get several meals out of with leftovers.
2. Chicken Zucchini Stuffing Casserole
A creamy rotisserie chicken and zucchini mixture topped with butter soaked, crispy stuffing! This amazing dinner recipe is on regular rotation at my house on busy school nights, and my kids always get a belly full with second helpings.
3. Forgotten Chicken
This classic dinner recipe only takes about 5 minutes to prepare and then you simply cover your baking dish with foil and forget about it while the oven does all the work for you. The end result is creamy rice with the most flavorful chicken! Serve with your favorite side of veggies to complement this easy main dish.
4. Tater Tot Beef Casserole
If you’re looking for easy comfort food, this cheesy tater tot dinner is loaded with cheesy ground beef and topped with crispy tater tots to make a fun and tasty meal the entire family will basically inhale.
5. Cheesy Rice & Ham Casserole
Cubed ham is the best short cut if you’re looking for a quick and savory protein to add to any casserole. Mix it with rice, lots of cheese, and the veggies of your choice to make this rich and tasty weeknight meal.
6. Frozen Taquito Enchiladas
You won’t believe the magic that happens when you smother frozen taquitos with enchilada sauce and lots of gooey cheese! This may just be the easiest casserole you’ll ever make.
7. Bubble Up Pizza Casserole
Pizza always brings happiness to a hungry belly, even with the pickiest of eaters. This unique way of making it with refrigerated biscuits will soon be one of your beloved dump meals. Load it up with your favorite pizza toppings and consider dinner time a success.
8. Chicken Parmesan Baked Pasta
Simply mix rotisserie chicken with your favorite jar of sauce, cooked pasta, lots of cheese and then load it up with a crispy, garlicky panko crumb topping for the ultimate kid-friendly meal.
9. Chopped Cheeseburger Biscuit Casserole
This fun and easy way of making cheeseburgers doesn’t require a grill or any real effort at all, and the buttery biscuits give this tasty comfort food a unique twist that your family with picky eaters will demolish.
10. Baked Tortellini With Meat Sauce
With over 2 million shares on Pinterest, this cheesy pasta casserole will impress the socks off your friends and family. Not only is it incredibly delicious, it’s really simple to make with just a few basic ingredients. Serve with a side of salad and garlic bread, then watch as everyone gets up to grab another plate full.
11. Cheesy Taco Jumbo Pasta Shells
A yummy fusion of Mexican and Italian food all baked up into an easy family dinner casserole! The creamy ground beef is stuffed into jumbo pasta shells, drenched in enchilada sauce, smothered in cheese, and then baked until warm and gooey.
12. Dump & Bake Frozen Ravioli
Also known as “Lazy lasagna”, this crazy easy dinner idea only requires a single dish, about 5 minutes to prepare, and you can completely customize it with the sauce and layers of your choice.
13. Taco Lasagna
Taco seasoned ground beef, refried beans, flour tortillas, and lots of cheese layered into a baking dish to make a fun, family-friendly dinner casserole. Include any of your favorite taco ingredients such as sour cream, avocado, and fresh tomato to make this easy meal extra delicious.
14. Lazy Chicken Baked Spaghetti
Frozen chicken patties baked over spaghetti with lots of gooey cheese! This lazy way of making chicken parmesan is fast to make with just a few budget friendly ingredients to serve a large family.
15. Chicken & Rice Broccoli Casserole
The fabulous thing about this scrumptious dinner is that it’s made with pantry staples that I almost always have on hand including instant rice, canned chicken, canned soup, and frozen broccoli. Just perfect for last minute meals when I haven’t had a chance to hit the grocery store!
16. Cheeseburger Pasta Casserole
This popular dinner casserole is a budget friendly meal that goes a long way. Not only is it a big dish loaded with cheesy comfort food, it’s really quick and easy to make with cheap and common ingredients that your picky eaters are sure to love.
17. Frozen Burrito Casserole
Submerge your favorite frozen burritos with enchilada sauce and cheese in a large baking dish, and watch as your oven turns them into a tasty family meal that’s fast to make on busy weeknights. A lazy way to make restaurant quality enchiladas!
18. Cheesy Taco Baked Spaghetti
You can probably tell by now that my family LOVES tacos, and when you combine those tasty ingredients with pasta, you get an extra delicious dinner your picky family will go bonkers over.
19. Lazy Day Shepherd’s Pie
This traditional ground beef dinner is loaded with veggies and topped with mashed potatoes and cheddar cheese to make a wonderful, flavor-packed meal that feeds a large family with kids. Use the mashed potatoes of your choice! Homemade, store-bought, or boxed.
20. Cauliflower Pepperoni Pizza Casserole
Pizza made healthy! And yet, your family will never know this yummy dinner is loaded with vegetables. The roasted cauliflower is mild in flavor and perfectly takes the place of a traditional crust in the form of a casserole.
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