24 Classic Church Recipes To Serve Your Family and Friends on Sundays

Whether you're hosting a casual, after-church lunch or just looking for a dish to bring along to a potluck with friends and family, this list has you covered with pies, cakes, and cookie bars; dips, salads, and mains. No matter your level of confidence in the kitchen, there's something here you can make, take, and impress with. So let's dive right in!

Chocolate Chess Pie

This classic Southern dessert is fudgy and rich and can easily be made with a store bought or homemade pie crust.

Instant Pot Collard Greens

Thanks to the Instant Pot, these tender, smoky collard greens are ready in under and hour. Plus, they'll be super easy to transport and reheat.

Johnny Marzetti Casserole

This filling Midwestern pasta casserole is really versatile, so you can make it with various swaps and substitutions to give your own spin.

Cheesy Potato Casserole

These cheesy potatoes are a potluck staple for a reason!

Shoofly Pie

Shoofly pie is a Pennsylvania Dutch dessert, with a strong molasses flavor tempered with the buttery spiced crumble topping. It's perfect with a cup of strong coffee.

Classic Cheese Ball

While most typically served during the holidays, cheese balls are great for any gathering!

Homemade French Onion Dip

Made with caramelized onions and balsamic vinegar, this creamy dip just needs some ruffled chips.

Cheesy Funeral Potatoes From Scratch

Impress your friends and family with this completely homemade take on classic funeral potatoes.

Peanut Butter Buckeyes

Simple to make, transport and serve, these peanut butter buckeyes will be gone in the blink of an eye.

Biscuits and Gravy Casserole

Transforming biscuits and gravy into a casserole makes it perfect for feeding a crowd.

World's Easiest Salsa

Get your tortilla chips ready and make this super easy salsa, or better yet, enlist your kids to do it for you!

Snickerdoodle Bars

Covered with a thick layer of frosting, these soft, cinnamon-y snickerdoodle bars are the perfect potluck treat.

7-Layer Magic Bars

A bake sale favorite, Magic Bars are also known as 7-Layer Bars or Hello Dollies.

Slow Cooker Brat and Beer Cheese Dip

If you have a slow cooker, this brat and beer cheese dip is going to be your new go-to potluck dip.

Slow Cooker Cider Pulled Pork

Pulled pork is a hands-off main that can be served up in a variety of ways. With buns and barbecue sauce, tortillas and toppings, or a spoon of mustard, this one is versatile and delicious.

Monster Cookie Bars

Making cookies for a crowd has never been this easy.

Slow Cooker Spinach Feta Dip

Serve this twist on spinach artichoke dip with veggies or crunchy pita chips.

Kitchen Sink Cookies

Fun, chewy and infinitely riffable, there’s a little something for everyone when you make kitchen sink cookies

Slow Cooker Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Little meatballs in tomato sauce are super easy to make, transport and reheat.

Texas Sheet Cake

This thin sheet cake with a rich, pour-it-on frosting is super easy to make for a crowd and everyone will be lining up for a slice.

Mom's Easy Macaroni Salad

Made with macaroni, hard boiled eggs, roasted red bell pepper, chopped spring onions, mayonnaise, and sweet paprika seasoning, this is the perfect salad for a summer potluck.

Broccoli Salad

It can be tricky to get greens on everyone's plate at a potluck, but not with this tasty broccoli salad with almonds, bacon and peas.

Classic Potato Salad

If there's no potato salad, is it really a potluck?

Texas Caviar

Equal parts dip and salad, Texas caviar is made with black-eyed peas, peppers, tomatoes and a vibrant spritz of lime juice and ground cumin.