Food and Recipes Recipes 9-by-13 Recipes You'll Want To Make All Fall Long By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on July 12, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Greg Dupree Your 9-by-13-inch baking dish can do it all—from comforting dinner casseroles to perfect potluck sides to decadent desserts. And now that fall is officially here, so is the season for baking soul-warming casseroles and delicious baked goods. Cooking in our favorite 9-by-13-inch casserole dish allows for plenty of leftovers, easy transport to potlucks, and effortless cleanup since everything is baked all in one pan. We've compiled some of our favorite autumnal recipes just in time for the season. We make use of all the orange produce in our Pumpkin-and-Winter Squash Gratin and our Savory Sweet Potato Bread Pudding. We're making stick-to-your-bones pasta dishes (like our Creamy Chicken Alfredo Casserole) and hearty pot pies. And of course, who could forget about dessert? These Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies are calling our name. Best of all, each one of these recipes comes together in your trusty casserole dish. Break out the 9x13—it's time to get cooking. 01 of 20 French Onion Soup Casserole Jennifer Causey; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: French Onion Soup Casserole Enjoy one of our favorite comforting soups in a different way by making it into a casserole. 02 of 20 Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies Greg DuPree Recipe: Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies Pumpkin and chocolate, with a hint of espresso, create the perfect fall dessert. 03 of 20 Savory Sweet Potato Casserole Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Savory Sweet Potato Casserole This savory take on sweet potato casserole replaces marshmallows with Parmesan-herb streusel topping. 04 of 20 Savory Sweet Potato Bread Pudding Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham Recipe: Savory Sweet Potato Bread Pudding Make the most of fresh fall ingredients in this side dish that'll be the star of any potluck or weekend dinner. 05 of 20 Pecan Pie Bars Lee Harrelson Recipe: Pecan Pie Bars This recipe couldn't be easier. It makes 28 bars so it's perfect for a large crowd. 06 of 20 Old-Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Old-Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie Homemade Chicken pot pie will always be one of our favorite fall comfort foods. 07 of 20 Turkey Tetrazzini Alison Miksch Recipe: Turkey Tetrazzini This Turkey Tetrazzini can be assembled and frozen for up to one month to save the day on busy weeknights. 08 of 20 Sweet Potato-Carrot Casserole Photo: Iain Bagwell Recipe: Sweet Potato-Carrot Casserole Carrots are added to classic sweet potato casserole for a veggie-packed side dish. 09 of 20 Best-Ever Sticky Buns Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Best-Ever Sticky Buns If you have the desire to do some fall baking, mastering homemade sticky buns is the perfect project for you. 10 of 20 Creamy Chicken Alfredo Casserole Greg DuPree Recipe: Creamy Chicken Alfredo Casserole Rotisserie chicken and store-bought sauces will help this casserole come together even faster on busy weeknights. 11 of 20 Pumpkin-and-Winter Squash Gratin Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Pumpkin-and-Winter Squash Gratin Layers of pumpkin, butternut squash, and potatoes covered in a cheesy sauce and topped with a bread-herb mixture, need we say more? 12 of 20 Homestyle Ground Beef Casserole Southern Living Recipe: Homestyle Ground Beef Casserole You'll love this casserole because it can be made ahead and kept in the freezer for busy weeknights during the fall. Your family will certainly ask for seconds. 13 of 20 Persimmon Pudding Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Persimmon Pudding Our Test Kitchen argues that this richly spiced dessert is the best way to use fresh persimmons while they're in season. You can use Fuyus or Hachiyas for this recipe—simply follow the instructions to puree. 14 of 20 Chicken-and-Biscuit Cobbler Alison Miksch Recipe: Chicken-and-Biscuit Cobbler Top any casserole with biscuits and it's an immediate crowd-pleaser in our book. 15 of 20 Bacon-Brussels Sprout-Green Bean Casserole Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Stelling; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Bacon-Brussels Sprout-Green Bean Casserole Your family will be glad this recipe makes a big batch so there will be plenty for everyone to get seconds. 16 of 20 Loaded Potato and Buffalo Chicken Casserole MyRecipes Recipe: Loaded Potato and Buffalo Chicken Casserole Bring this casserole along to any game day gathering and you'll be the real MVP. 17 of 20 Brown Butter-Maple-Pecan Blondies Linda Pugliese Recipe: Brown Butter-Maple-Pecan Blondies Recipe To really channel the flavors of fall, look to warming flavors like brown butter, maple, and pecans—all of which you'll find in this blondie bar recipe. 18 of 20 Buffalo Chicken Casserole Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Casserole Tis the season for tailgates, and we predict that this Buffalo Chicken Casserole will be making an appearance on quite a few gameday spreads. 19 of 20 Chicken-Bacon Ranch Casserole Alison Miksch Recipe: Chicken-Bacon Ranch Casserole With a trifecta of chicken, bacon, and ranch seasoning, this family-friendly casserole has all the makings of a household favorite. 20 of 20 Pumpkin-and-Turnip Green Lasagna Greg Dupree Recipe: Pumpkin-and-Turnip Green Lasagna Give your lasagna a makeover for fall by using pumpkin and seasonal spices. 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