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20 Best Lightened Up Casserole Recipes

There are so many easy casserole dishes that don’t require much more than throwing ingredients together! Healthy comfort meals with little effort? That’s the kind of cooking I love!

Whether you’re craving comfort food or looking for healthy casserole ideas, we’ve got you covered. Here are 20 casseroles that are perfect for weekend brunch, weekday dinners, lunches, or potluck gatherings! These casserole recipes will help get you through the busy week!

Easy Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole 

This Easy Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole is packed with eggs, onion, bell peppers, sausage, cheese, and topped with crispy tater tots. This makes for an awesome meal prep breakfast casserole and takes just a few minutes to throw together. It’s filling, hearty, and great way to start your morning!

Creamy Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole

A lightened up family favorite Creamy Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole the whole family will love. It makes for a quick weeknight meal!

Easy Lightened Up Tuna Casserole 

This Easy Lightened Up Tuna Casserole will become one of your favorite casserole recipes! A healthier version of the American classic tuna casserole-egg noodles tossed in a homemade cream sauce, onions, celery, peas, and tuna, then topped with buttery seasoned breadcrumbs. It’s easy to make and makes for a tasty family meal!

Ham, Spinach, and Egg Casserole

This Ham, Spinach, and Egg Casserole is the BEST of the BEST – layered with Italian style croutons, and packed with diced ham, spinach, and cheese! A simple yet delicious Breakfast Casserole recipe that can be prepared the night before!

Easy Teriyaki Chicken and Rice Casserole 

This Easy Teriyaki Chicken and Rice Casserole is packed with skinless, boneless chicken, rice, and stir fry vegetables.  The homemade teriyaki glaze takes this casserole to a whole new level of deliciousness! This is a dish the entire family will love!

Lightened Up Pizza Pasta Bake

 This Lightened Up Pizza Pasta Bake has all the pizza flavors you love- with pasta!!  This is a meal the whole family will love!

Easy Meatball Biscuit Casserole 

This Easy Meatball Biscuit Casserole is a simple satisfying casserole-it’s quick and easy and made with just FOUR ingredients! A super easy family dinner!

Easy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole 

This Easy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole is an easy, one dish dinner that’s a family favorite! Made with pantry staples- it’s filling, and delicious!

Lightened Up Slow Cooker Cheesy Kielbasa Hash Brown Casserole

This Lightened Up Slow Cooker Cheesy Kielbasa Hash Brown Casserole recipe is so simple. All you need to do is place all ingredients into your slow cooker and mix together! It’s creamy, cheesy, and irresistibly delicious! This easy breakfast casserole can be enjoyed for breakfast, brunch, or as a side dish for dinner!

Easy Lightened Up Tamale Pie Casserole 

This Easy Lightened Up Tamale Pie Casserole is loaded with Laura’s Lean ground beef, seasonings, diced roasted tomatoes, corn, and black beans and then topped with a creamy cornbread. This casserole has all the flavors of tamales in casserole form!

Lightened Up Chicken Stuffing Casserole

This Lightened Up Chicken Stuffing Casserole makes for a tasty yet simple dinner! This recipe is packed with simple ingredients! Adding your favorite veggies makes for a complete meal the whole family will love!

Lightened Up Hamburger Casserole

This Lightened Up Hamburger Casserole make for the best comfort dinner! It’s sure to be a family favorite! 

Chicken Pot Pie Biscuit Casserole

This Chicken Pot Pie Biscuit Casserole is the classic pot pie made into a casserole- filled with rotisserie chicken, mixed vegetables, homemade biscuits, and covered in a creamy chicken soup.

Low Point Denver Egg Casserole

This Low Point Denver Egg Casserole is a perfect brunch or breakfast recipe – packed with diced ham, red and green peppers, cheese and eggs!

Skinny Spaghetti Casserole

Who doesn’t love spaghetti and lasagna? This Skinny Spaghetti Casserole is a mix between a classic lasagna and baked spaghetti- a perfect combination!  This recipe is a family favorite!

Easy French Toast Casserole

This Easy French Toast Casserole is a quick and easy breakfast, brunch, or dinner option that can be cooked right away or assembled ahead of time and cooked the next morning!

Copycat KFC Chicken Bowl Casserole

This Copycat KFC Chicken Bowl Casserole makes for a quick and easy meal that the whole family will love!! The combination of mashed potatoes, corn, crispy chicken, topped with cheese, and gravy makes this casserole one of the BEST comfort meals!

Lightened Up Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole

This Lightened Up Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserolis packed with all the flavors you love in a French toast casserole, but without the extra fat and calories. It makes for a healthy breakfast or weekend brunch!

Lightened Up Jalapeño Popper Chicken Casserole

If you’re a huge fan of Jalapeño poppers, then you will LOVE this Lightened Up Jalapeño Popper Chicken Casserole! This Lightened Up Jalapeño Popper Chicken Casserole has the perfect amount of heat from jalapeños, creamy cheese sauce, with chicken and pasta, and then topped with crispy bacon!

Tex-Mex Tater Tot Casserole

This Tex Mex Tater Tot Casserole recipe is on repeat at our house year round. This tater tot casserole is packed with lean ground beef, black beans, corn, green chilies, diced tomatoes, then covered in a red enchilada sauce and topped with crispy tater tots! It’s simple to make and perfect for those busy weeknights! 

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