79 pot luck recipes

Cold macaroni and pea salad with sweet red peppers, dill pickles, and pimentos in a creamy mayo dressing. Classic potluck side dish that's better the next day.

No-bake Oreo cake layered with a buttery Oreo crust, sweetened cream cheese filling, instant chocolate pudding, and Cool Whip topped with crushed cookie crumbs. Crowd-pleasing potluck dessert.

Chicken delish is a lattice-topped chicken and ham pie with toasted almonds, mushrooms, and a nutmeg-spiced cream broth poured over the top. Classic midcentury potluck casserole, baked golden.

Shredded hash browns mixed with sour cream, cream of celery soup, cheddar-Jack cheese, and garlic, baked under a crunchy crushed potato chip topping. The ultimate potluck potato casserole.

Texas-style chocolate sheet cake with buttermilk, cocoa, and a hot fudge icing poured over the warm cake. A 30-minute one-bowl chocolate sheet cake that feeds a crowd at potlucks and church suppers.

Mixed bean casserole with four kinds of beans, cubed Spam, brown sugar, ketchup, molasses, and mustard baked low and slow. A classic potluck baked beans dish.

Mud and Snow Tire Cake: a German chocolate poke cake soaked with sweetened condensed milk and caramel, topped with whipped topping and crushed Heath bars. The famous five-ingredient potluck winner.

Jackie's spinach quiche: blended egg custard with cheddar, bacon bits, spinach, and evaporated milk baked in a quick Bisquick crust. A potluck-famous shortcut quiche.

Green pea and peanut salad with Spanish peanuts tossed in a sweetened sour cream dressing. A no-cook retro side dish with festive red and green garnish, great for holidays and potlucks.

Creamy peanut butter cheesecake pie loaded with Snickers chunks and silky chocolate topping. An indulgent dessert that disappears at potlucks and parties.

Colorful rotini tossed with black-eyed peas, sweet corn, crisp bell peppers, and zesty salsa-lime vinaigrette. Perfect make-ahead potluck side.

Shredded carrot salad with crushed pineapple, plumped raisins, and mayonnaise. A sweet, creamy no-cook side dish perfect for potlucks and barbecues.

Chocolate buttermilk sheet cake with rich cocoa icing poured on while still hot. A classic potluck crowd-pleaser that bakes in under 25 minutes and feeds a big group.

A moist cinnamon-spiced sheet cake loaded with chopped apples and walnuts, topped with tangy lemon butter frosting for crowd-pleasing potluck perfection.

A retro molded Jello salad loaded with dark sweet cherries, pineapple chunks, and chopped pecans, spiked with red wine and nutmeg. Potluck royalty.

Cranberry fruit salad jello mold with raspberry gelatin, cranberry sauce, crushed pineapple, walnuts, and orange juice. Classic holiday potluck dish, makes ahead easily.