Best Harvest Casserole Recipes

HARVEST YELLOW & ZUCCHINI SQUASH & BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook sliced squashes in a small pot with the water until tender but not mushy; drain and return squash to the pot.
• Add butter and allow it to melt in the pot and sauté all together for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, over medium to medium-low heat.
• Meanwhile, spray a large deep skillet with nonstick spray and cook the beef and onions.
• Drain any fat, then season meat mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the squash to the beef using a slotted spoon, and reduce heat to low.
• Beat together eggs, then whisk in mayo- add this mixture to the skillet.
• Stir in the cheese and the cooked rice.
• Pour into a large oval casserole and sprinkle with enough cracker crumbs to cover.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for about 15-20 minutes.
• Note: The original version of this recipe called for a whopping 1 whole stick of butter!
• I have always used at most the 1/2 stick and as little as 2 tablespoons.
• -it is based on your preferences.
• I also always use real, unsalted butter.

HARVEST VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir yam and onion in the melted butter until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix zucchini, yellow squash, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, oregano, basil, salt, and black pepper into the yam mixture; cook and stir until vegetables are heated through and partially tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer vegetable mixture to a casserole dish; sprinkle vegetables with Cheddar cheese and bread crumbs. Spray top of casserole with butter-flavored cooking spray.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is browned and cheese is melted, about 25 minutes.

WILD RICE HARVEST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown chicken and celery in butter. In a large bowl, combine soup and broth until smooth. Add the mushrooms, onion, rice, poultry seasoning and chicken mixture. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover and bake for 30 minutes. Stir; sprinkle with cashews. Return to the oven for 15 minutes or until the rice is tender. Garnish with parsley.

HARVEST POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place potatoes and bay leaves in a Dutch oven or large kettle; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature. Place in the freezer (still covered by the cooking water) for 1 hour., Drain potatoes; peel and grate. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat. , In a large bowl, combine the sour cream, soup, 1 cup cheese, pimientos and onion; spread over potatoes. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese; top with cornflakes (dish will be full). , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until bubbly.

HERBED HARVEST VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a 2-1/2-qt. baking dish and arrange half the potato slices in overlapping rows. Dot with half the butter. Sprinkle with half the sage, tarragon, peppers, onion, rice and zucchini. Dot with remaining butter and repeat layering. , Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender. Uncover; top with tomato slices and cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer or until tomatoes are warm and cheese is melted. Remove from oven; cover and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

HARVEST HAMBURGER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the onion, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and salt. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish., Layer with the potatoes, flour, corn, lima beans and green pepper. Cover and bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

HARVEST ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place 3 C of sliced zucchini in greased 9 x 13 pan.
• Saute ground beef and onion until beef is brown.
• Add rice and seasonings.
• Place this over the zucchini slices.
• Spoon on cottage cheese.
• Put on the rest of zucchini slices.
• Spread on soup.
• Sprinkle on cheese.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or longer, watching to make sure cheese doesn't turn too brown.

HARVEST SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place squash in a Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook 15-20 minutes or just until tender. Drain. In a large bowl, mash squash and set aside., Preheat oven to 350°. In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add to squash. Stir in eggs, sugar, salt and pepper. Gently fold in cranberries and pecans. Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray., For topping, combine bread crumbs and melted butter; sprinkle over top. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Freeze option: Cool unbaked casserole. Sprinkle with topping; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary for a knife inserted in the center to come out clean.

HARVEST PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in 13x9-inch baking dish. Bake 30 to 40 min. or until squash is tender. Meanwhile, cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Drain pasta; return to pan. Add cream cheese and milk; stir until cream cheese is melted and sauce is well blended. Add to squash mixture with 1 cup shredded cheese; mix lightly. Top with crouton crumbs and remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

SLOW-COOKER HARVEST SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix dressing and mustard. In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, arrange potato slices in even layer; drizzle with one-third of the dressing mixture. Arrange onion slices on potatoes; drizzle with one-third of the dressing mixture. Top with carrots and cabbage; drizzle with remaining dressing mixture.
• Arrange sausage slices on vegetables. Pour tomatoes in even layer over sausage.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.

HARVEST MEXICAN SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Peel the squash, cut in half lengthwise, and scoop out the seeds. Cut into pieces, and place in covered 3 quart casserole dish with a little water. Microwave for 10 minutes, and then let stand for 10 more minutes to finish steaming.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute the onion, green pepper, zucchini, garlic, jalapeno, and oregano until the vegetables are tender. Remove the pan from the heat.
• Drain the water from the squash, and mash until smooth. Stir in the sauteed vegetables. Add the corn, basil, chopped tomatoes, kale, light sour cream, salt, cumin, chili powder, coriander, cloves, cayenne, and pepper jack cheese. Stir well.
• Smooth out the vegetable mixture. Top with the sliced tomatoes. (Add another cup pepper Jack cheese and sprinkle with paprika if you want to go all out!) Bake for 30 minutes. It should be bubbling around the edges and golden in color. Serve immediately.

HARVEST VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In several large skillets, saute onions in oil until tender. Add peppers; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in the carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, beans, cauliflower, peas and salt. , In a large bowl, dissolve bullion in water; stir in the barley and garlic. Transfer to three greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dishes. Top with vegetable mixture. Drizzle with lemon juice; sprinkle with paprika. , Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 hours or until barley and vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with parsley.

NOVEMBER HARVEST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place butternut squash and sweet potatoes cut-side down on the baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until softened, about 30 minutes. Cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes. Scoop flesh out of the skins; place in a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Bring water and salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in couscous; simmer over medium-high heat until couscous is soft, about 5 minutes. Drain excess water.
• Stir couscous, sausage, green bell pepper, and green onion into the casserole dish. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Cover casserole dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes.

ROASTED GARDEN HARVEST CASSEROLE WITH RED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spray a 9-13 casserole with non-stick spray.
• Clean and prepare the potatoes and veggies, dumping them into a bowl large enough to hold them all.
• Wash and peel the yellow peel off a large lemon and add to a food processor with the juice from the lemon (being careful to remove bitter seeds), garlic cloves, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and olive oil. Process til the lemon peel almost disappears, about 3 minutes. LASTLY, add the red pepper flakes and stir in -- don't process the pepper seeds.
• Pour the lemon garlic mixture over the veggies and toss til everything is well coated. Pour out into the prepared baking dish. (Can be made ahead to this point, covered and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before baking).
• Bake, uncovered, for a total of 35-40 minutes til the everything is golden and the potatoes are fork tender. If adding cherry tomatoes, put them in half way through the baking process and toss through with a wooden spoon. Sprinkle with parmagiano cheese and serve.

HAMBURGER HARVEST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine beef, onion, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and salt.
• Combine corn, potatoes, flour, and green pepper and layer with beef combination.
• Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 45 minutes; then sprinkle with cheese and bake 30 minutes more, or until vegetables are done.

HARVEST BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cook sausage in 10-inch skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain.
• Place sausage in ungreased 11x7x1-1/2 rectangular baking dish. Arrange apple slices over sausage mixture. Slice sweet potatoes over apples.
• Cover and bake 30 to 35 minutes or until apples are tender. Sprinkle with onions.

FALL HARVEST POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place potatoes and bay leaves in a large kettle; cover with water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until tender.
• Remove from heat; cool to room temperature.
• Place potatoes in the freezer for 1 hour and do not drain cooking water.
• Drain potatoes; peel and grate.
• Place in a greased 9x13" baking dish.
• Drizzle with butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat.
• Combine the sour cream, soup, 1 cup cheese, and onions; spread over potatoes.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese; top with cornflakes.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes until bubbly.

PEANUT VEGETABLE HARVEST CASSEROLE (STOVE TOP)

Steps:

• Saute onions, garlic and peppers in oil.
• Stir in carrots, potato, sweet potato and tomatoes.
• Simmer over low heat till just tender.
• Add beans, spinach and corn and simmer for another 10 minutes. (Add some water or stock if it seems too dry or is sticking.).
• Stir in salt, peanut butter and crushed red pepper.
• Serve over cooked rice, topped with chopped peanuts (You can stir the peanuts into the vegetables at the end of cooking, but I like to keep them nice and crunchy.).

HERBED HARVEST VEGETABLE CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease a 2-1/2-qt. baking dish and arrange half the potato slices in overlapping rows. Dot with half the butter. Sprinkle with half the sage, tarragon, peppers, onion, rice and zucchini. Dot with remaining butter and repeat layering.
• Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender. Uncover; top with tomato slices and cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer or until tomatoes are warm and cheese is melted. Remove from oven; cover and let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Yield: 6-8 servings.

HARVEST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook Spaghetti as directed on pkg. Meanwhile, cook and stir green pepper in butter in large saucepan on medium heat until tender. Add tomatoes with their liquid, the water, Herb Spice Mix and Grated Parmesan Cheese; mix well. Stir in chicken and VELVEETA.
• Drain spaghetti. Add to the chicken mixture; mix well. Spoon into 2-qt. casserole dish.
• Bake 25 min. or until heated through.