Taste of home potluck recipes

It's easy to feed a crowd with these 13x9 potluck appetizers, side dishes, breakfast casseroles and desserts. Take one along to parties, holiday brunches and other celebrations.

Be ready for a last-minute party by keeping our make-ahead potluck recipes on hand. Each app, side, main and dessert feeds 12 or more so there will be plenty to go around.

My friend Dave always brought two strawberry rhubarb cakes to work to celebrate his birthday. He’d use up rhubarb growing in the yard and treat his co-workers. —Charlene Schwartz, Maple Plain, Minnesota

Fruitcake always looked so festive to me but I did not like the hard citron fruit so I came up with my own recipe using dried fruits and nuts. I place these in Christmas themed petit fours paper cups and give them to neighbors and friends along with the many other cookies and candies I bake. These keep well in the freezer in an airtight container. Just thaw to room temperature and they taste fresh baked and moist. —Lisa McDermith, Highland, California

Choosing what to bring to the potluck just got a whole lot easier with recipes so good, we had to snag 'em from our pals.

Chicken-Broccoli Bake: Lemon juice and curry powder add a twist to this cheesy casserole. More chicken casserole recipes: http://www.midwestliving.com/food/chicken/chicken-casseroles/page/2/0

When I prepare this noodle casserole for church gatherings, it's always a hit. It can easily be doubled or tripled for a crowd. —Doris Barb, El Dorado, Kansas

Potluck dinners and lunches are a great chance to impress your friends and family. These popular potluck recipes feature the classics everyone knows and loves, with a few twists in case you're looking to try something new.

Apple bread pudding is a creamy and sweet baked dish to make during apple season when you don't have quite enough apples for a whole pie.

Made from a few simple ingredients, these sweet and buttery strawberry oatmeal bars are a cinch to make.