17 Family-Style Pasta Bakes to Feed a Hungry Crowd

When cheese ravioli is tossed in an abundance of marinara sauce, piled in a casserole dish, layered with even more cheese, and baked, it takes on all the good qualities of the classic layered pasta dish.

This casserole includes many of my favorite casserole elements. It isn’t too full of cheese; there is only part-skim ricotta and a handful of Parmesan here — no heavy cream or gooey cheese.

This dish, redolent with sweet and chewy sun-dried tomatoes is perfect comfort food for cold winter nights.

Put this casserole on your list — it’s a veggie-filled riff on baked mac and cheese.

It has non-typical lasagna ingredients like butternut squash and Swiss chard. It’s also an inexpensive way to feed a crowd and still leave leftovers for weekday lunches.

You can make it ahead and reheat it in big slices for lunch.

Throw in some Italian sausage and sweet peppers, and the smell of this baked casserole will lure everybody into the kitchen even though the sun’s still up.

Pasta casseroles can also serve as weeknight suppers that will fill you up without weighing you down.

If you want to save some time, use frozen spinach rather than blanching your own or purchase pre-grated cheese.

This is an amazing five ingredient casserole.

It’s a pasta bake that’s equally at home feeding a family of four as it is fueling a high school football team.