The Best Pasta Casserole Recipes

Here we've collected recipes for delicious baked pasta dishes from your favorite chefs.

Lasagna rolls with ricotta and marinara sauce

Giada De Laurentiis rolls al dente lasagna noodles into rolls filled with ricotta, spinach, and prosciutto. Before baking, each roll is drizzled with sauce and sprinkled with cheese.

Manicotti with cheese and spinach

The prep work takes just 15 minutes and can be done in advance. An hour before dinner, simply pop the manicotti stuffed with spinach and three types of cheese into the oven.

Stuffed Shells with Chicken Alfredo

These ricotta-stuffed shells are filled with tender chicken thigh meat and pair perfectly with our favorite creamy Alfredo sauce!

Manicotti casserole with meat and green peas

This traditional Italian delicacy is easy to make for a weeknight dinner: just use jarred marinara sauce and store-bought manicotti pasta. Bake the sausage-stuffed tubes until golden brown.

Large stuffed shells with mac and cheese filling

What could be better than macaroni and cheese? Only macaroni stuffed with macaroni and cheese!

Rigatoni Pasta Pie

Just a few extra minutes of prep and a classic pasta casserole can become a delicious pie. To save time, instead of making homemade tomato sauce, you can buy store-bought marinara sauce (you'll need 4 cups).

The Best Mostaccioli Pasta Casserole

This pasta casserole has everything you love about lasagna: a savory meat sauce, creamy ricotta, and melting mozzarella bubbling around the edges. But instead of flat lasagna noodles, it uses mostaccioli, a type of penne with a smooth surface. The short, tubular shape allows the pasta to absorb as much sauce and melted cheese as possible, so you can experience the full range of flavors in every bite. This recipe relies on a combination of ground beef and sweet Italian sausage, giving the tomato sauce a classic, meaty flavor.

Rigatoni Pasta Casserole in Béchamel Sauce

The secret to Giada's baked pasta is the béchamel sauce (a creamy mixture of butter, flour, and whole milk) that perfectly envelops the rigatoni and prosciutto.

Baked pasta with fried vegetables

This vegetarian pasta casserole simply explodes with colors and flavors. Fontina, smoked mozzarella, and Parmesan add a creamy texture and deep flavor.

Macaroni and Cheese Casserole

Just look at the delicate cheese crust on this hearty pasta casserole with beef and sausage. It's delicious and serves many.

Italian Chicken Pasta Casserole

Pastina means "little pasta," so any small pasta can be used for this dish. Bake it with chicken, tomatoes, and mozzarella for a delicious, cheesy Italian dish.

Baked macaroni and cheese

This classic dish is the perfect contrast – crispy and buttery on the outside and creamy and cheesy on the inside.

Mac and Cheese with Tomatoes

Ina uses nutmeg to bring out the nutty notes of Swiss Gruyere and Cheddar, topping the pasta with tomato slices and sprinkling it all with breadcrumbs.



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Three Cheese Lasagna

Tyler Florence calls this dish "super lasagna" for a reason: it's made with three thick layers of lasagna noodles, ricotta cheese, and a rich Bolognese sauce. It's best to make it ahead of time. That way, it'll be super quick to assemble.

Rigatoni alla Vodka Pie

Tender tubes of pasta stand upright, stuffed and covered in a creamy tomato sauce infused with vodka. This classic Italian dish will become the centerpiece of your meal.

Stuffed shells without cooking

Remove the shells from the box and immediately stuff them with the creamy cheese mixture—no need to wait for the water to boil! The canned sauce will help the pasta bake to perfection.

Fettuccine casserole in a creamy sauce with Asiago cheese and thyme

Store-bought crème fraîche is the secret that turns Giada's five-ingredient recipe into a creamy casserole.

Lasagna with meat sauce and cottage cheese

Ree layers pasta, a soft cheese and Parmesan mixture, some shredded mozzarella, and a generous layer of tomato-meat sauce to create a delicious meal the whole family can enjoy.

Lasagna with Portobello Mushrooms

Instead of a standard tomato lasagna sauce, Ina's most popular recipe uses a rich white sauce that adds contrast to the sautéed portobello mushrooms, grated Parmesan, and pasta.

Tetrazzini with shrimp

An incredibly creamy tetrazzini sauce bakes together with the vibrant garlic and lemon flavors of shrimp scampi in this amazingly delicious casserole.

Lasagna Pie with a Surprise

Lasagna takes on a tempting new form in this recipe. Lasagna sheets create a crispy shell for traditional fillings: meat sauce, cheese, and sausage.

Macaroni and Cheese Casserole

A combination of creamy mozzarella and nutty Parmesan makes a wonderful accompaniment to this pasta casserole, Robert Irvine's top-rated recipe.

Chicken Alfredo Manicotti

Fill no-boil pasta tubes with chicken, cheese, and spinach, then bake them in a creamy, rich Alfredo sauce for a quick and delicious meal.

Spaghetti casserole with chicken

Spaghetti with mushroom sauce, light and dark chicken, and bell peppers—this casserole is like two dishes in one. Cooking the spaghetti in the same liquid as the chicken infuses the pasta with flavor, while the cheddar thickens the sauce to coat every piece of meat.

Lasagna with butternut squash

Giada uses a very convenient no-boil lasagna pasta; you can substitute it with fresh spinach lasagna pasta. Look for fresh lasagna pasta in the refrigerated section of specialty stores.

Egg noodles baked with ham and three cheeses

One of Giada's favorite dishes is her Venetian-style macaroni and cheese. Fontina and mozzarella add a creamy texture, while Parmesan adds a salty flavor.

Noodle casserole in sour cream sauce

Ree's casserole is a crowd-pleaser, combining layers of seared beef and tender egg noodles, topped with sour cream, green onions, and plenty of cheddar cheese.

Pasta casserole with meatballs in tomato sauce

Ree's tomato-infused sauce is just the thing to put this penne and mini meatball dish together.

Spaghetti Carbonara Pie

Pan-fried pancetta and broccoli greens add just the right amount of texture and color to Deb Perelman's stunning spaghetti pie. Be generous with the grated cheese—it creates a delicious golden-brown crust on the outside after baking.

Pasta Casserole with Artichokes and Spinach

When your favorite spinach and artichoke dip meets super-creamy pasta shells, this cheesy, thick, and delicious wonder is born.

Manicotti pasta with beef and cheese

Giada's traditional manicotti pasta simply explodes with vibrant, meaty flavor—a real treat. Once the manicotti are perfectly al dente, you can involve the kids in the preparation: let them help you stuff the pasta and arrange the filled tubes in the mold.

Lobster Mac'n'Cheese

Tomato paste, heavy cream, and sweet lobster tail bits come together in this super-thick, delicious, and satisfying version of special-occasion mac and cheese.

Oven-baked spaghetti

This lasagna-spaghetti hybrid with meat sauce is perfect for a simple, warming meal. (And if you make the pasta and meat sauce ahead of time, it makes a super-quick dinner to make after work.) Assemble the dish ahead of time and bake it just before serving.

Lasagna rolls

By simply rolling up lasagna pasta with cheese and standing the resulting rolls upright, you can transform a traditional dish into a work of art.

Pastitsio

This hearty dish has a secret that sets it apart from other pasta dishes: cinnamon. Season the meat in this classic Greek casserole with it and impress everyone at dinner.









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