Casseroles are a crowd-pleasing way to feed lots of people during holiday gatherings, and considering the amount of casserole recipes in grandma’s recipe box, she knew that too. For Easter, breakfast and brunch casseroles are the norm, from sweet french toast casserole to bubbly baked sides that go great with ham.
This Easter, try one of these casserole recipes that your grandma might have made.
Praline Pecan French Toast
This baked french toast casserole has a pecan-studded bottom. When you serve it, flip each slice of French bread upside down to reveal the gooey brown sugar topping. The best part? You make it the night before for a stress-free Easter morning.
Recipe: Southern Living
Creamy Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese
Can it even be considered a holiday without a dish of macaroni and cheese? This is a basic recipe made with cheddar and gruyere cheeses along with half and half for extra richness. Feel free to add a little Dijon mustard or garlic if you like.
Recipe: The Chunky Chef
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Tater tots are basically hash browns, so they make a delicious shortcut in brunch and breakfast casseroles. There’s a little bit of everything in this recipe, with breakfast sausage, bell peppers, and cheese. Plus, it’s another make-ahead dish.
Recipe: Food Network
Pineapple Casserole
Though it may sound a little weird, pineapple casserole is an old school Southern recipe that’s a mix of sweet and savory, and as you might expect, it goes amazingly with ham. Canned pineapple and sharp cheddar cheese are mixed together before getting a buttery cracker topping.
Recipe: AllRecipes
Cheesy Ham Potato Bake
If your family doesn’t cook a ham for Easter, but still wants ham on the table, this cheesy potato bake is for you. It’s studded with cubed ham in a creamy mixture of cream of chicken soup and sour cream. Of course, it’s also a great way to use up leftover ham after the holiday, too.
Recipe: AllRecipes
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Corn Pudding
This corn pudding is sweet and creamy, making it a comforting side dish. A box of cornbread mix (Jiffy works well) gives it structure, along with plenty of canned corn kernels. It’s scoopable when hot, or you can let it cool a bit for sliceable pieces.
Recipe: Taste of Home
Overnight Asparagus Mushroom Strata
Easter always feels like a celebration of spring, and that includes spring vegetables like asparagus. Toasted English muffins provide a firm, slightly tangy base for fresh asparagus and mushrooms in this baked egg casserole.
Recipe: AllRecipes
Baked Apple Pancake
This baked apple pancake puffs up beautifully in the oven, almost like a souffle. It’s similar to a Dutch baby, only you make it in a 9×13-inch pan to feed more people. Though this recipe includes sliced apples and pecans, you can use other fresh fruit, or bake a plain version and top it with orange marmalade.
Recipe: Feasting at Home
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Party Potatoes
Though it goes by many names, including cheesy potatoes and funeral potatoes, this casserole will always be a favorite at any brunch gathering. This recipe calls for a crunchy cornflake topping, which we love because our grandma did it that way too.
Recipe: Southern Living
Crustless Ham and Leek Quiche
Ham and leeks are a classic pairing. Try it in this crustless quiche, which is a fancy way of saying “egg casserole”. A little Dijon mustard, some chives, and gruyere cheese make this feel just fancy enough for an Easter table.
Recipe: Country Living
Grits and Sausage Casserole
If your family needs a stick-to-your-ribs brunch to fuel all that Easter egg hunting, this Southern-inspired casserole is perfect. It’s got plenty of ground pork sausage and cheese, and cuts up into neat squares thanks to a few eggs mixed into the grits.
Recipe: Family Food on the Table
Crescent Roll Breakfast Casserole
Grandma always knew how to turn a tube of crescent roll dough into something delicious, like this brunch casserole. The rolls make a buttery bottom crust that a sausage and egg filling bakes upon. This would be great with chopped cooked bacon as well.
Recipe: I Heart Naptime
Broccoli Casserole
Holidays call for a little indulgence, right? So why not cover your green vegetables in a creamy sauce, cheese, and cracker crumbs. This recipe calls for cheese crackers, like Cheez-Its, on top, which seems like a stroke of genius.
Recipe: Tastes Better From Scratch
Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
Easter brunch definitely calls for dessert, and cobblers fit the bill of a casserole if you ask us. Strawberry and rhubarb has got to be one of the best fruit flavor combinations, and it’s an old fashioned classic. This recipe uses a simple rolled crust for the topping, complete with a pretty sprinkle of coarse sugar.
Recipe: Taste of Home
