4,699 night recipes

Overnight cinnamon coffeecake made with frozen dinner rolls, butterscotch pudding mix, brown sugar, and pecans. Assemble in 5 minutes the night before and bake fresh for breakfast.

Make-ahead seafood souffle casserole layered with flaked halibut, water chestnuts, mushrooms, and cubed bread in a creamy egg custard topped with cheddar. Assemble the night before and bake.

Popcorn tossed with melted butter, grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, and Pecorino Romano. A savory movie-night upgrade with salty, nutty cheese clinging to every kernel.

Tex-Mex double-crust beef and bean pie stuffed with ground beef, kidney beans, black beans, cheddar cheese, and chunky picante sauce. Topped with sour cream and olives for the ultimate taco night twist.

French bread quiche casserole layered with Swiss and Monterey Jack cheese, eggs, white wine, and crumbled sausage. Assembled the night before and baked in the morning.

Pasta stuffed pizza-style, jumbo pasta shells filled with shredded zucchini, torn pepperoni and Italian bread crumbs, baked under tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan. A pizza-night mashup in shell form.

White pizza topped with a garlic-herb aioli, melted Havarti, broccoli, roasted red peppers, and Parmesan. A gourmet vegetarian pizza night upgrade that skips the red sauce entirely.

Big-batch coarsely ground sirloin chili simmered low for 6 hours with bell peppers, celery, tomatoes, and green chiles. Beans optional. Serves 16 for chili night or game day.

Kansas omelet is a Midwestern overnight breakfast casserole layered with white bread, diced ham, sharp cheddar and a milky egg custard. Assembled the night before, baked puffy and golden in the morning.

Make-ahead chicken and wild rice casserole loaded with mushrooms, red bell pepper, celery, and low-fat cheddar. Assemble the night before and bake when you're ready. Feeds a crowd.

Irish cappuccino made with Bailey's Irish Cream, hot black coffee, whipped topping, and a dash of nutmeg. A 3-minute boozy coffee drink for cold nights.

Overnight French toast casserole assembled the night before and baked in the morning. Bread soaks in a lemon-vanilla egg custard and puffs up golden and fluffy without any stovetop work.

For a cold night, serve with a warm crusty bread and good beer or red wine for a complete meal.

Parkin is a variety of gingerbread, good warming stuff to eat out of doors in cold weather. When I was a child, it was always a firm favourite for the firework party on Bonfire Night each year. This is adapted from my mother's recipe.

Butterflied Cornish game hens grilled with ancho chile and finished with a bold lemon garlic compound butter. Impressive enough for company, simple enough for any night.

Bacon walnut feta focaccia tops a pre-baked flatbread with crisp bacon, toasted walnuts, briny feta, and green onions. A 25-minute appetizer or wine-night snack from a store-bought crust.