767 layer recipes

Rio Grande grits casserole layers creamy garlic grits with kielbasa, black beans, salsa, and melted cheddar. Tex-Mex meets Southern soul food in one bubbling baking dish.

Apple dump cake layers canned apple pie filling under a butter pecan cake mix and chopped pecans, topped with sliced butter. No mixing required, five-ingredient dessert.

Radiant chicken bake layers floured browned chicken with green chilies, tomatoes, carrots, and lemon slices, then oven-braises for an hour. Southwest-style one-casserole family dinner.

Pâté de poulet en gelée layers poached chicken, broiled chicken livers, poached vegetables, and apple in individual aspic molds. Elegant French cold starter set in savory gelatin.

Traditional German Rumtopf: a layered preserve of summer fruits, sugar, and rum that builds up over the season and matures into a boozy Christmas dessert by winter.

Rich 'n' creamy brownie bars: fudgy pecan brownies topped with a cheesecake-style cream cheese layer. The best of both desserts, sliced into 48 potluck-ready bars.

Tomato and herb salad layers sliced ripe tomatoes over crisp lettuce with a chopped-tomato oregano vinaigrette. Fat-free, low calorie, diabetic-friendly side ready in 20 minutes.

Poule-au-pot is the French farmhouse chicken pot pie: poached chicken in aromatic broth, layered with paper-thin potatoes under a rustic parsley pinwheel biscuit topping. Sunday comfort with a French twist.

Easter basket cake built from stacked round layers with green-tinted coconut grass, a foil-ribbon handle, and candy-studded sides. A showstopping family Easter dessert kids help decorate.

Vegetarian kale and potato soup builds a rich stock from kale stems and potato peels, then layers in olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, and torn kale leaves. Rustic, zero-waste cooking.

Slow cooker veggie chili layers black beans, corn, peppers and crushed tomatoes with spices bloomed in oil first, then simmers all day. A hearty, high-fiber vegetarian chili that's nearly hands-off.

Vegan Mexican bake layered with corn tortillas, beans, rice, salsa, frozen corn, and vegetables. A flexible, no-fuss casserole you can throw together with whatever you have on hand.

Polenta pasticciata layers firm cooled polenta squares with porcini-spiked beef ragù, plum tomatoes, and grated pecorino into a rustic Northern Italian bake. Lasagne, but with cornmeal instead of pasta.

Italian marinated eggplant sott'olio made with Japanese eggplant simmered in red wine vinegar, then layered with fresh mint, garlic, and red pepper flakes under olive oil. Marinate two days for bold antipasto flavor.

Italian roasted peppers preserved in extra-virgin olive oil with white wine vinegar. Red, yellow, and green peppers layered in a jar for an antipasto staple and sandwich filling.

Sunshine ice cream pie with layers of vanilla ice cream and orange sherbet on a graham cracker crust, topped with mandarin oranges and toasted coconut. No-bake summer dessert.