21 Positively Perfect Potato Casserole Recipes To Level Up Dinner In A Snap

What comes to mind when you think about potatoes? Potato casserole recipes can come in very handy to keep potatoes from getting boring. 

What say you: The mashed kind or the baked and fully loaded variety? 

Do you consider them to be boring if they are not french fried? 

What about Idaho, russet, red, yukon, or sweet? 

Yes, there are a lot of potatoes in the world and there are so very many more things to do with them than bake and serve. 

Potatoes also can make an appearance at any meal of the day and be quite welcomed! 

They are filling and if there are teenagers in your home, you know exactly how much they can eat and that hearty recipes are the name of the game! 

May I introduce to you casseroles with potatoes? 

A cheesy potato casserole will please most everyone! 

A twice baked potato casserole takes it up a notch and feels exquisite! 

If hash browns are more your style, you may gravitate to a shredded potato casserole. 

And you know that a breakfast potato casserole pulls together all the yumminess breakfast has to offer! 

Dinner casseroles with potatoes are time savers since they use only one dish and can provide a whole meal. 

So next time you’ve got some potatoes, try out one of these potato casserole ideas!

1. Cheesy Mashed Potato Casserole

Since there are so many different ways to prepare potatoes, potato casserole recipes can be built with any. 

The base here is mashed potatoes made with sour cream, butter, cream cheese and milk. 

Then bacon, cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese for baking. 

Green onions bring a brightness when serving.

2. Potato Stuffing Casserole

This potato stuffing casserole is a German adaptation of mashed potatoes. 

Unlike other potato casserole dishes, this one has “stuffing ingredients” of celery, onion, bread, and of course, potatoes. 

Potatoes are cooked and mashed first, then the casserole starts on the stovetop and ends in the oven! 

3. Cheesy Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole

Some casseroles with potatoes have lots of ingredients, but not this one. 

Nope. 

This one has exactly five which is fantastic! 

If it seems a bit familiar, it is a copycat recipe of the Cracker Barrel recipe. 

Gather up some frozen hash browns, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and butter and simply follow the directions for cooking in a slow cooker or the oven! 

4. Ground Beef Casserole With Potatoes

Here is one of those filling main dish dinner potato casserole ideas I mentioned earlier! 

Ground beef or ground sausage work well! 

Layers are built in the dish with sliced potatoes, beef mixture and cheese with a milk mixture poured evenly across the top! 

Needs an hour to bake!

5. The Ultimate Cracked Out Potatoes

What happens when shredded potatoes are combined with cheddar cheese, bacon and ranch? 

A fantastic potato casserole for dinner is what happens! 

But that is not all, because there is also cream of chicken soup, sour cream mixed in too!

6. Buffalo Chicken & Potato Casserole

When planning dinner casseroles with potatoes this recipe brings in buffalo chicken for a whole new taste! 

Adding in chicken, paprika, garlic powder, hot sauce, mexican cheese makes this recipe a stand-out! 

One hour and it’s dinnertime!

7. Bacon, Potato & Egg Casserole

Having a cheesy potato casserole recipe at the ready to pull out for breakfast (or even better yet to make the night before) is a brilliant move! 

This recipe includes bacon, onion, red bell pepper, garlic, a dozen eggs, milk, potatoes, and cheddar cheese.

8. Twice Baked Potato Casserole

This is an amazing twice baked potato casserole that your family may fall in love with! 

There is a make ahead method, an oven bake method and a slow cooker method. 

Yea for flexibility in a recipe! 

Mashed potatoes make the base with lots of other yummies mixed in! 

9. Cheesy Ham & Potato Casserole

My next potato casserole idea is a delicious ham and potato casserole is also loaded with cheese! 

Fantastic pictures guide you through sauteing, thickening, layering, covering and baking! 

I know you will enjoy eating this one!

10. Loaded Mashed Potato Meatloaf Casserole

This recipe for a potato casserole for dinner gets extra points from me because it is amazingly versatile! 

Want to use ground turkey or chicken or pork? 

Go ahead! 

Want peas and carrots or mushrooms and onions? 

Absolutely. 

White potatoes or sweet potatoes? 

Your pick! 

Prefer low carb? 

Use mashed cauliflower and cream cheese! 

Meat on the bottom, potatoes in the middle, cheese on top!  

11. Cheesy Potato Casserole

Here we have a shredded potato casserole with a different taste twist. 

It uses some of the same as other recipes except for the cream of mushroom soup and chicken broth additions! 

I think adding in mushrooms would be a really nice touch!

12. Famous Crispy Potato Casserole

Crispy potatoes that are slow roasted make this recipe divine! 

Few potato casserole dishes have crispy potatoes, so if you like them, this is your recipe! 

The potatoes are diced and the seasonings are divine. 

Being well coated with oil and stirring every fifteen minutes are key.

13. Hamburger Potato Casserole

What beats casseroles with potatoes but casseroles with potatoes and ground beef? 

The different ingredients in this recipe, making it extra cheesy, is cheddar cheese soup and evaporated milk. 

This is a wonderful choice for dinner!

14. Parmesan Creamed Potatoes

Indulgent would accurately describe this parmesan creamed potato recipe. 

It is the first of my potato casserole recipes that focuses on parmesan flavor. 

It combines parmesan, breadcrumbs, butter and salt to be used as a unique topping!

15. Ranch Chicken & Potato Casserole

Lots of potato casserole ideas are comfort food. 

This one is no exception. 

Tender broccoli, savory bacon, melty cheese all mixed together with potatoes and chicken marinated in ranch dressing. 

Ooo la-la! 

Clear directions get you through from start to finish! 

16. Hashbrown Casserole

Homemade shredded potato casserole is what makes this recipe a winner! 

NO soups.  

Either frozen or freshly grated potatoes work well. 

If being in control of every ingredient added in a recipe is your routine, this recipe is great! 

Swapping out flour for gluten free flour makes this recipe gluten free too. 

May seem like a lot of ingredients, but the end result will be worth it!

17. Loaded Chicken & Potato Casserole

When meat and potatoes is the style of dinner casseroles with potatoes that you prefer, this recipe will be one to appreciate. 

Lots of chicken. 

Lots of potatoes. 

The right amount of oil, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper. 

Cheese, bacon and green onions are added in the last five minutes of baking.

18. Loaded BBQ Pork Potato Casserole

Another striking cheesy potato casserole is up next with this loaded BBQ pork potato casserole. 

Oh yeah, this is like a match made in heaven! 

A no frills, back to basics type casserole! 

All that’s needed is BBQ pork, red potatoes, cream cheese, butter, bacon, green onions and shredded cheese.   

19. Sausage Potato Casserole

Here is my breakfast potato casserole! 

I love a hearty breakfast casserole and this one has breakfast sausage, potatoes, eggs, milk, cheese and chives. 

The best part is I designed it with flexibility in mind so anyone who makes this can add in their preferred protein, cheese or even vegetables! 

So tasty! 

20. Pork Chops & Scalloped Potatoes Casserole

Another succulent option for a potato bake recipe is one that combines potatoes with pork chops! 

Minimal ingredients with maximum taste! 

Loin pork chops, onion, butter, potatoes, cream of mushroom soup and milk. 

That’s the base recipe that you can add to if you so desire!  

Here’s our list of even more that will go with scalloped potatoes!

21. Kielbasa Sausage Cheesy Potato Casserole

Cheesy kielbasa sausage is the add in protein in this diced potato casserole! 

It’s rich and luxurious with potatoes, onions, garlic, heavy cream, cheddar cheese and soup, water and broth. 

It does take a good while to cook so be sure to plan accordingly!

The bottom line

Dinner casseroles with potatoes are wonderful options for a satisfying dinner. 

I hope you have been inspired to enjoy one or two of these potato casserole recipes very soon!

Want more potato-inspired recipe lists? Appetizers. Leftover Mashed Potatoes. Air Fryer Baked Potatoes. 9 Potato Side Dishes.