Vegetable Casseroles

Green bean casserole from scratch with a real mushroom cream sauce, crisp beans, and crunchy fried onions. Make it a day ahead.

Broccoli cheese casserole built on a real cheddar sauce that never goes grainy, with roasted broccoli instead of boiled. Assemble it the night before.

Southern yellow squash casserole that stays thick, not watery. Salt and press the squash first, bake under buttery cracker crumbs, build it a day ahead.

Corn casserole from scratch with real creamed corn, cornmeal, and eggs — no boxed muffin mix. Half custard, half spoonbread, and never soupy in the middle.

Sweet potato casserole with a crunchy pecan streusel instead of marshmallows. Roast the potatoes so the filling sets firm, and build it a day ahead.