17 Potato Casserole Recipes for Comfort Food Season

2023-11-13
17 Potato Casserole Recipes for Comfort Food Season

Few things are more comforting on a cold evening than a potato casserole warm from the oven. Whether you’re making a weeknight dinner, or preparing multiple dishes to entertain a crowd for the holidays, you can’t go wrong with one of these potato casserole recipes. With recipes using both white and sweet potatoes, there’s something here for everyone to enjoy.

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Sweet Potato and Rice Casserole

Hearty sweet potatoes and tender rice come together in this comforting potato casserole dish, which is perfect for a cool weather evening. Boil the sweet potatoes and rice, and then combine the mixture with sour cream, beans, cheese, peppers, and more, before baking the casserole to a perfect bubbling finish.

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Denver Potato Casserole

This hearty casserole is made with buttery Yukon gold potatoes, diced ham, peppers and onions, and a rich cheese blend. All you have to do is layer, assemble, and bake the casserole for under about an hour!

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Twice Baked Potato Dump Casserole

This mashed potato casserole tastes cheesy and rich, just like twice baked potatoes, but it’s actually a dump casserole. As you probably imagine, you simply mix and dump all of the ingredients into a casserole dish, and place it in the oven for baking.

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Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping

The best sweet potato casserole isn’t complete without a pecan topping, and this casserole takes it to the level with a brown sugar streusel. This is perfect as a holiday dinner side or incredibly comforting alongside weeknight main dish.

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Party Potatoes

This potato side dish recipe goes by many different names. You may of heard it called funeral potatoes or party potatoes. The recipe is a delicious combination of frozen hash browns, cheddar cheese, and cream of chicken soup. The whole hash brown potato casserole is topped off a crunchy cereal mix.

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Smoky Cheesy Chicken-Potato Casserole

A few shortcuts make this recipe even easier to prepare than you’d imagine! Frozen hash browns and cream of chicken soup make this chicken-potato bake the perfect option for your weeknight meal plans. After baking, it’s topped with crushed croutons for added crunch.

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Cheesy Southwestern Potato Casserole

It doesn’t get much more comforting than a bubbling pan of creamy, cheesy potatoes. Here, potatoes are smothered with cheese and then spiced up with jalapeno peppers and sweet peppers for added flavor.

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Caramelized Onion and Potato Breakfast Casserole

This casserole is made with hearty potatoes, savory pancetta, sweet onions, and cheese for a beautiful balance of flavor and texture. Breakfast casseroles are made for warm and cozy weekends at home, and holiday mornings when all you want to do is stick a dish in the oven, sit around the table, and take your time enjoying a meal made with love.

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Gatto di Patate (Italian Potato Cake)

Gatto di Patate is a traditional potato cake recipe that originated in Naples, Italy. It’s  a cheesy potato casserole with a crunchy bread crumb topping, and it’s perfect as a holiday side dish, or as a complement to any chicken or steak meal.

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Chicken Cheeseburger Shepherd's Pie

This shepherd’s pie has all of the traditional flavors of the classic, but with a few shortcuts that make it easier to prepare. Frozen vegetables, quick-cooking ground chicken, and prepared mash potatoes make cooking this dish short and sweet, without losing any of that delicious flavor.

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Meringue-Topped Sweet Potato Casserole

If you’re looking for a show stopping side dish to bring to the holiday dinner table this year, look no further than this sweet potato casserole topped with creamy, toasted meringue. Each bite of mashed sweet potato will include the flavors of orange juice and vanilla.

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Copycat Cracker Barrel Hash Brown Casserole

This restaurant copycat is easy to prepare, and incredibly rich and delicious. Mix together just five ingredients including frozen hash browns, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and more for a potato side dish recipe that everyone will love.

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Cranberry Marshmallow Sweet Potato Casserole

A brown sugar topping with fresh cranberries is what really gives this sweet potato casserole an extra little something special. Potatoes are mashed and combined with butter and marshmallow creme before being placed in a dish for baking.

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Scalloped Russet and Sweet Potatoes

It wouldn't be a round up of potato casserole recipes without scalloped potatoes. Here, we've blended thin slices of sweet and russet potatoes with a garlicky cream sauce. Fresh thyme in the mix adds savory flavor.

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Cheesy Garlic Potato Gratin

Potato gratin is a classic holiday side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas. This version is flavored with a rich garlic cream sauce that's layered with Yukon gold potatoes and Swiss cheese.

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Alfredo-Bacon Tot Casserole

There's a lot to love about this easy potato casserole recipe. Dress up a bag of Tater Tots with purchased alfredo sauce, chicken, bacon, and Parmesan cheese. Cherry tomatoes on top add the perfect fresh flavor.

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Shipwreck Casserole

Frozen shredded hash browns are the secret ingredient in this cheesy ground beef casserole. The one dish dinner has been a favorite since it was first created in the 1940s.

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