Healthy Casserole Recipes You Won't Believe Are Good for You

Serve this at dinner, and you might actually hear something unprecedented from your kids: "Pass the veggies, please!"

Here's a comforting dish on brisk nights: Seasonal vegetables (like tomatoes, onion, fennel, and butternut squash) are tossed with orzo and topped with a crispy panko crust for a delicious one-pot meal.

The secret superfood in this dish is spinach, which is loaded with nutrients -- vitamins A and K, manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, copper -- and low in calories.

This golden-brown casserole is layered with just a little Gruyere cheese for decadent texture, while the sweet potatoes, leeks, and green apple keep it moist, so you don't need as much fat.

Pumpkin isn't just for pie, you know. The orange flesh is rich in fiber and key vitamins A and E. We also used reduced-sodium vegetable broth, unblanched almonds, and that superfood star: kale.

Most enchiladas are dripping with cheese, but just a scattering of robust cotija is enough to satisfy in this dish.

Craving stuffed pasta? Here's a healthy substitute that doesn't skimp on taste: This vegetarian dish consists of blanched sweet potato slices wrapped around pureed sweet potato and diced apple, topped with shaved Parmesan and toasted walnuts.

Instead of heavy dairy, light coconut milk, water, curry paste, and reduced-sodium chicken broth become the base for this savory chicken casserole.

We never met a lasagna we didn't like, and this recipe is not only delicious, it's surprisingly light and satisfying as well. Stuffed between the noodle layers of this lasagna is not heavy meat and cheese but pureed acorn squash, which contains vitamin A, niacin, folate, thiamin, and vitamin B6.

Onion, anchovies, artichoke hearts, and capers make up this twist on the casserole classic.