Comforting Casseroles That Are Kind to Your Waistline

4 Comforting Casseroles That Are Kind to Your Waistline | These comforting casseroles are quick meals that please a variety of palates, yet are kind to the waistline. Easy recipes to double, freeze, and share! | Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

All hail the casserole!

What’s not to love? They’re quick and easy meals that are the epitome of comfort food. They can be doubled–even tripled–frozen, and shared. However, they frequently get a bad wrap for being too creamy, too caloric, or too gloppy; but as is often the way in life, you just have to be selective.

Listed from “kindest to your waistline” to “be mindful of your portion size” are casseroles to rock your dinner menu.

Zucchini and Ground Turkey Cheesy Casserole

This casserole has a freshness about it that makes it perfect even in the heat of summer, but the brown rice and cheese still lets it linger in the comfort food category. If you’re anti-glop, this is the casserole for you.

Zucchini and Ground Turkey Cheesy Casserole | This a healthy, yet hearty, casserole recipe using zucchini and ground turkey. It's delicious, easy, and freezes well. What more could you want? | Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

It also gives you one more way to use that summertime zucchini bounty.

Skinny Mexican Casserole

Next up is this beefy, cheesy deliciousness. This recipe is the bomb because it is stick to your ribs satisfying without adding bounce to your booty. One sixth of this casserole is about 345 calories.  Doesn’t hurt that it’s super easy and convenient to make, too.

Skinny Mexican Casserole | Low on calories, substantial on taste, an easy and healthy recipe to make for dinner. | Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

Packed with more veggie goodness than you might think.

Bruschetta Chicken Bake

This weeknight casserole is so great because it’s made with UNCOOKED chicken, a real time saver. Bonus is that everyone loves this casserole for the taste . . . and for the fact it runs around 300 calories per cup. If you’re thinking you can just find this recipe on the back of the stuffing box, you would be close to correct. I added a secret flavor-boosting ingredient. Check it out.

Chicken Bruschetta Bake with a secret flavor-boosting ingredient! | Delicious and Easy Dinner Recipe | Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

You can make this in minutes!

Bubble-Up Meatball Sub Casserole

While this casserole lands firmly in the land of comfort food, it’s not too terrible on the calories when you use turkey meatballs. I calculated on My Fitness Pal that one very generous serving containing 3.0 ounces of meatballs, one biscuit, 0.2 cups sauce, and 1 ounce of cheese was 470 calories. If you split the casserole evenly into ninths, the calorie count is about 300. Not too bad for something that is so satisfying.

Delicious Bubble-Up Meatball Sub Casserole is low on effort, but big on satisfying taste. It's comfort food that's not too bad on the waistline. Such a yummy dinner recipe the whole family will love. | Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

This casserole is another one that can be assembled in minutes.

Bonus!

Tator Tot Hotdish

Okay, this one is a full-on classic cream soup casserole or hotdish as it’s known in Minnesota. No, neither one of us is from Minnesota, but it’s whatever. We have no idea how many calories is in this one, but that’s probably for the best.

Tater Tot Hotdish

Comfort food defined!

Bon Appetit!

Find all of our recipes here!

-Ellen and Erin

You can follow us on Google+, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Check out our books, “I Just Want to Be Alone” and “You Have Lipstick on Your Teeth.”



Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Share it real good . . .
Share on FacebookTweet about this on TwitterPin on PinterestShare on Google+Share on StumbleUponShare on RedditEmail this to someonePrint this page

Comments

comments

One thought on “Comforting Casseroles That Are Kind to Your Waistline

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badge