12 Fall Potluck Recipes

Potluck season is here, and you need dishes that travel well and feed a crowd. These 12 fall potluck recipes are made for sharing — slow cooker mains, hearty casseroles, big-batch sides, and desserts that disappear fast. Bring an empty container home.

Below you’ll find 12 reader-favorite recipes, each with a photo, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Save your favorites and enjoy!

1. Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

The ultimate potluck main — feeds a crowd with zero fuss.

Ingredients

• 4 lb pork shoulder
• 2 cups barbecue sauce
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 12 hamburger buns
• coleslaw, to serve

Instructions

1. Rub pork with paprika and salt.
2. Place on onion in the slow cooker.
3. Pour barbecue sauce over.
4. Cook on LOW 8 hours.
5. Shred and toss in juices.
6. Serve with buns and coleslaw.

2. Cowboy Baked Beans

Beefy, smoky beans that taste even better the next day.

Ingredients

• 2 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cans (15 oz) baked beans
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 6 slices bacon, cooked

Instructions

1. Brown beef with onion; drain.
2. Mix with beans, barbecue sauce, sugar, and mustard.
3. Pour into a greased 9×13 dish.
4. Top with crumbled bacon.
5. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
6. Transport in the dish, covered.

3. Creamy Crockpot Mac & Cheese

Stays creamy for hours in the slow cooker — potluck gold.

Ingredients

• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 1 lb Velveeta, cubed
• 2 cups shredded cheddar
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Cook macaroni 2 minutes less than package.
2. Add to slow cooker with remaining ingredients.
3. Stir to combine.
4. Cook on LOW 2 hours, stirring once.
5. Keep on WARM for serving.
6. Add a splash of milk if it thickens.

4. Crack Chicken Sliders

Creamy ranch chicken piled on slider buns — always the first to go.

Ingredients

• 3 lb boneless chicken breasts
• 2 packets ranch seasoning
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 12 slider buns
• sliced pickles

Instructions

1. Add chicken, ranch seasoning, cream cheese, and broth to slow cooker.
2. Cook on LOW 4 hours.
3. Shred the chicken.
4. Stir until creamy.
5. Pile onto slider buns.
6. Top with pickles.

5. Broccoli Cranberry Salad

Crunchy, sweet, tangy — the side dish that converts broccoli skeptics.

Ingredients

• 2 heads broccoli, chopped
• 1 cup shredded cheddar
• 1/2 cup mayo
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 6 slices bacon, crumbled

Instructions

1. Whisk mayo, sugar, and vinegar.
2. Toss broccoli with the dressing.
3. Add cranberries, sunflower seeds, and bacon.
4. Chill 2 hours.
5. Stir before serving.
6. Transport chilled.

6. Classic Potluck Potato Salad

The creamy, tangy potato salad every table needs.

Ingredients

• 2 lb baby potatoes
• 1 cup mayo
• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup chopped pickles
• paprika
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Boil potatoes until tender; cool and halve.
2. Whisk mayo, mustard, salt, and pepper.
3. Toss potatoes with dressing.
4. Fold in eggs, celery, and pickles.
5. Chill 2 hours.
6. Dust with paprika.

7. Easy Baked Ziti

Feeds twelve easily and reheats like a dream.

Ingredients

• 1 lb ziti
• 1 jar (24 oz) marinara
• 15 oz ricotta
• 2 cups mozzarella
• 1/2 cup parmesan
• 1 egg
• fresh basil

Instructions

1. Cook ziti al dente.
2. Mix ricotta, egg, and parmesan.
3. Toss ziti with marinara.
4. Layer with ricotta mixture and mozzarella.
5. Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes.
6. Rest 10 minutes; garnish with basil.

8. Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

The classic upgraded with cheddar and extra crunch.

Ingredients

• 2 cans (15 oz) green beans, drained
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup shredded cheddar
• 1 can fried onions
• 1/2 cup milk
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Mix green beans, soup, milk, cheddar, and half the onions.
2. Pour into a greased 9×13 dish.
3. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.
4. Top with remaining onions.
5. Bake 10 more minutes.
6. Serve hot.

9. Layered Taco Dip Platter

Seven layers of taco goodness in a big crowd-pleasing platter.

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 2 cans (16 oz) refried beans
• 2 cups shredded cheddar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup salsa
• tortilla chips

Instructions

1. Brown beef with taco seasoning.
2. Spread refried beans on a large platter.
3. Layer beef, sour cream, and salsa.
4. Top with cheddar.
5. Chill 1 hour.
6. Serve with tortilla chips.

10. Cheesy Jalapeño Cornbread

Sweet heat cornbread that pairs with everything.

Ingredients

• 2 boxes cornbread mix
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 cup shredded cheddar
• 1 can (4 oz) diced green chiles
• 1/4 cup honey butter

Instructions

1. Mix cornbread mix, eggs, and milk.
2. Fold in cheddar and green chiles.
3. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan.
4. Bake at 400°F for 20–25 minutes.
5. Brush with honey butter.
6. Cut into squares.

11. Two-Ingredient Pumpkin Bars

Just cake mix and pumpkin — impossibly easy, surprisingly good.

Ingredients

• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• powdered sugar, for dusting

Instructions

1. Mix cake mix, pumpkin, and spice.
2. Fold in chocolate chips.
3. Spread in a greased 9×13 pan.
4. Bake at 350°F for 25–30 minutes.
5. Cool completely.
6. Dust with powdered sugar; cut into bars.

12. Honey BBQ Party Wings

Sticky-sweet wings that feed a crowd from one sheet pan.

Ingredients

• 3 lb chicken wings
• 1 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ranch dressing, to serve

Instructions

1. Toss wings with paprika, garlic powder, and salt.
2. Bake at 425°F for 40 minutes.
3. Simmer barbecue sauce with honey.
4. Toss wings in the sauce.
5. Broil 3 minutes to caramelize.
6. Serve with ranch.