The essentials for living your best life.
The essentials for living your best life.
This no-pre-cooking casserole combines frozen pierogi, fully cooked kielbasa, onion, and a creamy sauce in one baking dish. Cover it until the pierogi soften, then uncover it to melt the cheddar and let excess moisture evaporate.
Essential Concepts
Use fully cooked kielbasa; do not boil the pierogi first. Related posts: [Easy sausage dinners](/easy-sausage-dinners/) and [Pierogi recipes](/pierogi-recipes/).
Make ahead walking taco casserole turns a busy night dinner into a simple, reliable plan: assemble the seasoned beef filling in advance, then add chips and cheese right before baking for better texture. For related ideas, see [easy weeknight casserole](/easy-weeknight-casserole) and [make ahead family dinner](/make-ahead-family-dinner).
Essential Concepts: assemble ahead; bake later; add chips last; good for busy nights.
Bake a ground turkey and rice casserole using raw ground turkey, uncooked long-grain white rice, cream soup, and vegetables. Check the center for 165°F.
Make a casserole with browned ground turkey, uncooked pasta, cream soup, peas, and cheddar. A distinct recipe from the site’s raw-turkey rice casserole.
These dump and bake pork chops pair tender pork with apples, sweet potatoes, onions, and mustard-cider sauce in one dish. Essential Concepts: Start the vegetables first, add the pork and apples after 20 minutes, and cook the chops to 145°F; see [oven-baked pork chops](/oven-baked-pork-chops/) and [easy weeknight casseroles](/easy-weeknight-casseroles/).
