Best Thanksgiving Casserole Recipes

THANKSGIVING BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set a large skillet over medium heat and add the sausage. Cook until browned and cooked through, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel lined plate. Without cleaning the skillet, add the apples, onion and sage and cook until the onion has softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
• Mix together the eggs, milk and half-and-half in a large pitcher or bowl. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Grease a large casserole dish with some butter. Layer in half the English muffins, half the sausage, half the apple/onion mixture and half the cheese. Repeat with the other half of the same ingredients, ending with the cheese. Slowly pour the egg mixture all over the top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the pan from the fridge 20 to 30 minutes before baking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Replace the plastic wrap on top of the casserole with aluminum foil. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, then remove the foil and continue to bake until the top is golden brown and slightly crisp, 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Sprinkle with the chopped parsley. Serve warm and enjoy.

THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Prepare stuffing as directed on package; spread onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Combine turkey, mixed vegetables and mayo; spoon over stuffing.
• Mix potatoes and cheese; spread over turkey mixture. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake 30 to 40 min. or until heated through.

THANKSGIVING LEFTOVER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over low heat. Blend in the flour. Slowly stir in evaporated milk and water, then season with salt, pepper, and onion powder. Stir sauce over low heat for 5 minutes.
• In a separate saucepan over low heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Blend in the dry stuffing mix. Place the turkey in the prepared baking dish. Pour the sauce over turkey, then sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Spread mashed potatoes over cheese. Top mashed potatoes with the stuffing mixture.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven.

CHICKEN AND CORNBREAD CASSEROLE (THANKSGIVING ANYTIME!)

Steps:

• Combine the cornbread, 1/2 cup melted butter, minced onion, parsley, celery, 3/4 tsp salt, poultry seasoning, and black pepper in a large bowl; toss gently with a fork. Spoon the cornbread mixture into a greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish. Arrange the chopped chicken over the cornbread mixture and set aside.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over low heat; add the flour and salt, stirring until smooth. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add the chicken broth; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture is thoroughly heated.
• Combine the milk and the eggs, stirring well. Gradually add the milk mixture to the chicken broth mixture; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken. Bake at 375 degrees uncovered for 45 minutes or until the mixture is thoroughly heated.

TASTES LIKE THANKSGIVING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Remove from the heat. , In a large bowl, combine the stuffing cubes, poultry seasoning and sage. Stir in broth and celery mixture. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish., In another large bowl, combine the turkey, soup, garlic powder and 1/4 cup sour cream; spoon over stuffing mixture. Drain potatoes; mash in a large bowl. Beat in the cream cheese, pepper, salt and remaining sour cream; spread over turkey mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through.

THANKSGIVING BROCCOLI AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir the broccoli florets, cream of chicken soup, and 1 tablespoon softened butter together in a 9x13-baking dish until the broccoli is coated with the soup. Pack lightly to form a flat surface. Layer about half the slices of processed cheese food atop the broccoli mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is bubbling, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the dish from the oven; stir to blend the melted cheese into the broccoli mixture. Top with the remaining processed cheese food. Top with the crushed buttery round crackers.
• Return dish to oven and bake until the added cheese begins to melt, about 15 minutes more. Allow the casserole to cool and thicken slightly before serving, at least 15 minutes.

DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING TURKEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Saute vegetables in butter and olive oil until tender but not brown.
• 2. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and thyme.
• 3. Stir in cooked, cubed turkey.
• 4. Place in a casserole dish.
• 5. Top with mashed potatoes. Dot with butter and sprinkle with paprika. If you have leftover sweet potatoes they are great mixed with the mashed potatoes and spread over the top.
• 6. Bake, uncovered, at 350F for 20-30 minutes until the potatoes are browned and casserole is heated through.

THANKSGIVING CORN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Whisk together the cornmeal and baking soda in a small bowl; set aside. Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl; stir in the whole kernel corn, cream-style corn, buttermilk, melted margarine, green chiles, and onion. Stir in the cornmeal mixture and 2 cups of the Cheddar cheese until only slight lumps of cornmeal remain; pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until firmed and lightly browned, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven, and sprinkle with the remaining cheese; let stand 15 minutes before serving.

CHEESY BACON THANKSGIVING GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a skillet fry up bacon until crisp.Reserve 2 teaspoons of bacon grease in pan remove the rest.
• Crumble bacon let aside.
• Add butter to bacon grease fry onions and garlic in pan until golden do not let garlic burn.
• Add green beans lightly toss to crisp in garlic and onions for 2 minutes. Its important to not let the green beans cook to long in pan otherwise they get soggy.
• Remove green beans put in a large casserole dish set aside.
• In same pan that bacon and green beans where cooked add cream of mushroom soup sour cream Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and pepper.Add adobo seasoning.Let cook for 5 minutes. Then add the white wine to loosen sauce. If sauce is still too thick add a few tablespoons of water to loosen up.
• Add cheeses to sauce constantly stirring. Reserve 1/2 cup of cheese for topping.
• In casserole toss green beans with 1 cup of the fried onions and bacon add sauce toss to make sure every bit is covered.
• Place in oven cook for 20 minutes.
• Once bubbly add remaining fried onions and cheese cook for additional 10 minutes or until golden brown on top.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

TLC (THANKSGIVING LEFTOVER CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Layer first 6 ingredients in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk flour, eggs and milk until smooth. Add corn, salt and pepper; mix well. Pour over top; let stand 15 minutes. Dot with butter and sprinkle with pecans., Cover and bake 35 minutes. Uncover and bake 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. Spread stuffing into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. In a large bowl, combine turkey, soup, garlic powder and 2 tablespoons sour cream; spoon over stuffing. , Drain potatoes; mash in a small bowl. Beat in cream cheese, pepper, salt and remaining sour cream; spread over turkey mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. , Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casseroles up to 3 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake according to directions.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE WITH PUMPKIN SEED CRUMBLE (EAT CLEAN FOR THANKSGIVING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch glass baking pan.
• Fill a large bowl with cold water and ice to make an ice bath.
• Fill a large pot with water and add 1 tablespoon salt; bring to a boil. Add green beans; boil until fork-tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain beans in a colander and immediately plunge them into the ice bath. Drain again. Pat dry with a kitchen towel or paper towels.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; saute for 1 minute. Add mushrooms; saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper. Remove from heat. Toss in the cooked green beans. Transfer mixture to the baking pan.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil and flour in the skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until incorporated, about 1 minute. Add milk slowly, whisking until the roux is creamy and smooth, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper. Add roux to the pan, tossing to coat the green bean-mushroom mixture.
• Combine pumpkin seeds, bread crumbs, and 2 teaspoons oil in a food processor. Pulse about 10 times until ground. Season with salt; pulse once more. Top green bean-mushroom mixture with the pulsed pumpkin seed mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 10 minutes.

LEFTOVER THANKSGIVING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree
• 2. Spread your turkey or chicken into an ungreased 13×9 baking dish. Cover with the vegetables. Stir together soup, sour cream and all but a 1/2 cup of cheese, and spread mixture over the vegetables. If using leftover stuffing add this as the next layer in your casserole. If using a stuffing mix, stir together the mix and 3/4 hot water and sprinkle this over top of the soup/cream cheese/ cheese mixture. Spread the remaining cheese evenly to the top of casserole and bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until nice and bubbly.

THANKSGIVING SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix casserole ingredients together.
• Put into greased 2 qt casserole dish.
• Pour topping evenly over top.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25 to 35 minutes.

TASTES LIKE THANKSGIVING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9 by 13 baking dish.
• Peel and cut potatoes into chunks.
• Place in a Dutch oven and cover with water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook until tender, about 15-20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, chop celery and onion.
• Saute in butter until tender and remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, combine stuffing cubes, poultry seasoning and sage.
• Stir in broth and sauteed celery and onions and transfer to greased baking dish.
• In a large bowl combine turkey, soup, garlic powder, and 1/4 cup of the sour cream.
• Spoon over stuffing mixture.
• Drain potatoes and mash.
• Beat the remaining sour cream, cream cheese, pepper and salt into the potatoes (or leftover mashed potatoes), and spread over turkey mixture. The baking dish will be rather full.
• Sprinkle with cheese and bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes.

THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS-TURKEY NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• For sauce melt butter in a large saucepan over moderate heat and blend in flour using a whisk; slowly whisk in broth and milk, add bouillon cubes, salt and pepper, and heat, stirring until mixture thickens, using your whisk.
• Remove from heat, mix in all remaining ingredients except topping, in an extra large bowl.
• Spoon into a buttered 13x9 dish or a buttered 2-quart casserole dish.
• Sprinkle top with topping mix and bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
• If desired top with chow mein noodles instead of topping. Scatter over casserole for last 5 minutes of baking.

THANKSGIVING TURKEY VEGETABLE LEFTOVER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Put margarine or butter in non stick skillet and melt. Add flour and whisk till smooth. Add onion and saute. Add broth and milk and bring to a bubble. Add vegetables, turkey, salt and pepper to the skillet mixture.
• Take mixture and transfer to a large pie or small casserole dish.
• Add mashed potatoes to either a large gallon size baggie, cut edge of one end to create a tip or to a pastry bag and use a nice large sized tip.
• Squeeze out the mashed potatoes onto the top of mixture creating small tear drops all across the entire top.
• Put dish in oven on broil. Take out once the tips of the potatoes are browned.
• Let cool for 15 minutes.
• Enjoy!

HAM AND CHEESE CASSEROLE A.K.A. THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray 2qt. casserole dish with non-stick vegetable oil spray.
• Spread a good layer (about 1/2 inch thick) of mashed potatoes along bottom of the casserole dish.
• In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine ham, mayonnaise, mushroom soup, croutons, milk and cheddar cheese.
• Layer this on top of the potatoes.
• Sprinkle top of casserole with grated cheddar cheese; then a slight layer of breadcrumbs.
• Bake in 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until top is nicely browned.
• Serve with those leftover Thanksgiving rolls or biscuits!

THANKSGIVING GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 3 quart casserole dish stir together soup, soy sauce, pepper, green beans, and half of the can of fried onions.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Top with remaining fried onions and bake for 5 minutes more.

THANKSGIVING RUSH MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set potatoes into a large stock pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil.
• As soon as it starts to boil, lower the heat, cover, and cook for about 20-25 minutes or until your potatoes are very tender (time will vary based on actual size of your potatoes).
• Drain and set back into the pan (no heat) and mash.
• Add sour cream, neufchatel cheese, 4 Tbsp of the butter, onion, and salt to taste and stir until mixture is smooth and creamy.
• Spread evenly into a greased 9x13" glass baking dish, and using the back of a wooden spoon, press shallow craters into the surface evenly across the potatoes.
• Melt remaining butter and drizzle over the surface- some should pool up in the craters.
• Sprinkle with a little paprika to garnish.
• Cover with foil and bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for 40 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 20 minutes.
• To MAKE AHEAD: Prepare potatoes up until the part where you cover with foil- set the foil coverd pan in the fridge overnight; when ready to bake, set the pan on the counter for 30 minutes before placing into the preheated oven and bake as above.