8 Late-Summer Casseroles (Slideshow)

This creamy casserole can be made a day ahead, refrigerated, and then baked just before dinner.

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Cheesy Vegetable Spaghetti Pie Recipe

This recipe is a great way to utilize leftovers in your refrigerator. If using leftover cooked spaghetti, use about 3 1/2 cups. Use other vegetables you might have, including broccoli florets or cooked cubed potatoes.

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Baked Eggplant Parmesan Recipe

This easy baked eggplant Parmesan is perfect for late-summer eggplant that needs to be used. 

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Lemon Herb Tilapia Casserole Recipe

Lemon herb seafood sauce combines perfectly with tilapia and potatoes to make an easy dinner-in-a-dish. 

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Summer Moussaka Recipe

This Greek lasagna-style casserole is a nice option for a hearty whole-plant food entrée. It uses eggplant slices as the layers instead of pasta, as you would in a lasagna. This version is even gluten-free.

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Baked Quinoa with Spinach, Red Peppers, and Cheese Recipe

For a healhty twist on summer casseroles, quinoa with spinach and red peppers is baked with cheese and perfect for a hot summer evening. 

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Char-Baked Tomato, Zucchini, and Eggplant Recipe

A vegetable side dish — or vegetarian main dish — that even those who think they hate zucchini and eggplant will love. The trick to this dish is to bake it much longer than you might expect and keep pushing down the mixture with a spatula to release the moisture. When it's done, the vegetables will be deeply caramelized, soft, and luscious.

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Buckaroo Summer Squash Recipe

Here's a 21st-century fresh update to those heavy casseroles that were popular 30 years ago. Go completely 21st century with organic ingredients.

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