24 Classic Church Recipes To Serve Your Family and Friends on Sundays
From dips and sweets to slow cooker classics, here are 24 favorite dishes to serve a crowd for a church or a casual Sunday potluck.
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.
