2026 Allrecipes Casserole Recipe Contest

Submission Criteria
The Recipe Needs to Be Original: The casserole should be original to you, and cannot have been published anywhere else (this includes in cookbooks, magazines, and online).

The Recipe Needs to Be Baked: The casserole should be baked in an oven before serving.

The Recipe Needs to Be in a Baking Dish: A rectangular, square, or oval baking dish is fine.

The casserole can be sweet or savory and be suitable for any meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.).

Judging Criteria
Creativity: (25%): Is the recipe unique or unexpected? Does it use an ingredient in an unusual or new way?;

Texture: (25%): How does the casserole balance creamy, crunchy, crispy, etc.?;

Convenience: (25%): Is this something someone could make on a weeknight with limited time, ingredients, and money?;

Taste: (25%): Does the recipe actually taste good, and is something you’d want to serve to others?