Pasta Casserole Recipes for Family Meals

A pasta casserole makes an excellent everyday family meal, and it's convenient because it's often a complete meal in one dish. Here are some delicious pasta casseroles, including ziti bake recipes, ground beef and pasta casseroles, chicken with pasta, tuna casseroles, macaroni and cheese, and more.

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Chicken a La King Casserole With Noodles

The Spruce

This vintage casserole is made with a combination of noodles, chicken, and creamy sauce. It's a super easy casserole to fix and makes a satisfying family meal.
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Penne Bake With Ham and Peas

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

In this dish, the Cheddar cheese sauce is mixed with cooked penne, diced ham, peas, and seasonings to make a tasty casserole, baked to perfection with a buttery crumb topping.
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Baked Ziti Recipe With Ground Beef and Italian Sausage

The Spruce

Ground beef and sausage, tomato sauce, ziti pasta, and three cheeses get together in this perfectly seasoned baked ziti casserole.
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Penne Pasta With Creamy Meat Sauce

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

This versatile pasta bake can easily be modified with ground turkey or ground chicken, or use a meat substitute to make it a vegetarian dish.

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Easy Macaroni and Beef Casserole

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

This is an easy macaroni and ground beef bake. It's an easy, great-tasting dinner for any night of the week. Add a tossed salad and warm rolls or crusty bread for a perfect meal.
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Macaroni and Cheese With Sausage

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

Browned sausage and sliced tomatoes help to make this creamy, delicious macaroni and cheese a hearty main dish. Serve this macaroni and cheese bake with biscuits or fresh sliced bread for a fabulous everyday meal.
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Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

The Spruce Eats / Diana Rattray

Spicy, cheesy, and absolutely delicious, this Buffalo chicken mac and cheese is a fun recipe. Hot sauce spices up shredded chicken as well as the cheese sauce, creating a new spin on classic comfort food.
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Perfect Spinach Lasagna

The Spruce / Diana Chistruga

Serve this tried-and-true spinach lasagna with crusty bread for a fabulous meal.

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Tuna Tetrazzini

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

This tuna tetrazzini is a delicious casserole to make for an everyday family meal. Put this casserole together a day in advance, then cover and refrigerate until you're ready to bake and serve.
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Spicy Sausage and Penne Casserole

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

Serve this flavorful one-dish meal with a tossed salad and biscuits for a delicious everyday meal.
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Jalapeno Macaroni and Cheese

The Spruce

Depending on the heat of the peppers, this casserole can be pretty spicy. Use only 1/2 can if you'd like a milder mac and cheese, or use mild green chiles along with a smaller amount of jalapeno peppers.
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Easy Chicken and Mini Penne Casserole

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

Use mini penne or macaroni pasta in this tasty chicken casserole. This is easy to make with cream of chicken soup and frozen vegetables, and packaged diced chicken will make it even easier.

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Easy Pork and Noodle Bake

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

This unique casserole is made with cubed and browned pork loin. It comes together with an easy creamy sauce, noodles, and vegetables.
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Spicy Chicken Lasagna

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

Cilantro, spinach, tomatoes, and tomatillo salsa add extra flavor to the cheese sauce in this delicious layered lasagna recipe.
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Reuben Noodle Casserole

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

This tasty Reuben noodle casserole features Reuben sandwich flavors. Use deli corned beef or leftover corned beef in this recipe.
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Rigatoni Bake With Ground Beef and Cheese

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

This rigatoni bake is a great everyday meal for the family. Serve this pasta casserole with freshly baked cornbread or garlic bread and a tossed salad.