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This Cheesy Chicken Casserole is so easy to make and super tasty the whole family will love it! This is a perfect recipe for those nights you do not have much time to make a meal!
Some days go by so fast I just don’t have time to prepare dinner like I would like to. For nights like that I have usually made my All Purpose Slow Cooker Chicken earlier in the week.
I like to have this cooked chicken on hand so on the days that slip away, I have cooked chicken ready to go for something to make fast.
If you love this easy casserole recipe make sure to try out our other favorite chicken casserole recipe next.
How to make this Cheesy Chicken Casserole:
This casserole is very easy to make. Cook your chicken or use a rotisserie chicken and shred it. Cook noodles to al dente, so they don’t get soggy in the casserole. Mix it all together then bake!
Ingredient Notes:
- Chicken: That has been cooked and shredded.
- Penne Pasta: If you don’t have penne you can use another pasta you have on hand.
- Milk: I use skim milk but any milk you have on hand will work.
- Seasonings: I used seasoning salt, chili powder, onion powder, and garlic powder.
- Shredded Cheese: I use both cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese.
- Rotel: Rotel is canned tomatoes and green chilis. You can use just diced tomatoes in it’s place if you don’t want the green chilis.
- Panko Bread Crumbs
- Melted Butter
Directions:
Step One – Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a 9×13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
Step Two – Cook pasta according to package directions. Once cooked drain and set aside.
- Cooking Tip: Noodles should be Al Dente as you do not want them to get soggy once mixed with the casserole and baked.
Step Three – In a large mixing bowl mix cream of chicken soup, milk. and all seasonings. Next mix in cheddar, parmesan, cooked chicken, and drained Rotel.
Step Four – Last add cooked and drained pasta into the mixing bowl. Mix well then add into your prepared casserole dish.
Step Five – In a small mixing bowl mix bread crumbs with melted butter then sprinkle on to the top of your casserole.
Step Six – Bake for 25-30 minutes or until casserole is warmed throughout and starting to bubble. Remove from the over and serve.
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Cheesy Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
- 3 cups penne pasta, (before cooking)
- 10.5 oz cream of chicken soup, (1 can)
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 cups cheddar cheese, (shredded)
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, (shredded)
- 10 oz Rotel, (1 can drained well)
- 3 cups chicken, (cooked and shredded)
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs, (optional for topping)
- 1/2 cup melted butter, (optional for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a 9×13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Once cooked drain and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl mix cream of chicken soup, milk. and all seasonings. Next mix in cheddar, parmesan, cooked chicken, and drained Rotel.
- Last add cooked and drained pasta into the mixing bowl. Mix well then add into your prepared casserole dish.
- In a small mixing bowl mix bread crumbs with melted butter then sprinkle on to the top of your casserole.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until casserole is warmed throughout and starting to bubble. Remove from the over and serve.
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