40 Wholesome Casserole Recipes That Are Good for Meal Prep

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Healthy casserole recipes are lifesavers when you have a million things on your mind and cooking elaborate meals isn’t one of them. Stressful times require large quantities of simple dishes that are easy to throw together and that do not take long to prepare or reheat. With one in the fridge (or freezer), a satisfying breakfast, lunch or dinner is always minutes away.

In general, meals that have a tasty mix of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and vegetables or fruits are most likely to fill you up, Jessica Jones, MS, RD, certified diabetes advisor and Food Heaven co-founder, previously told SELF. Casseroles are a particularly convenient way of combining a variety of aromatic ingredients from different food groups into a delicious, hearty dish. Think of a breakfast casserole with eggs, sausage and broccoli or a shepherd’s cake with vegetables and lentils for dinner. Regardless of your tastes or food choices, finding a filling, deep dish casserole that you will enjoy is not difficult.

These 40 healthy casserole recipes won’t take long to get or get you hungry. Do yourself a favor and take a day to prep and freeze a few for later. That way, you can just grab a serving (or pan) as needed and warm it up. With a little luck, you’ll keep these casseroles away from kitchen duty for a few weeks!

A note on the word healthy here: We know healthy is a complicated concept. Not only can it mean different things to different people, it’s a word that is quite loaded (and sometimes crowded) thanks to the influence of the diet industry on the way we think about food. At SELF, when we talk about healthy foods, we are mostly talking about foods that are nutritious, filling, and satisfying. But it also depends on your preferences, your culture, what’s available to you, and a lot more. We selected these recipes with these basic criteria in mind while attempting to address a wide variety of nutritional needs and taste buds.