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This Cheesy Chicken Pasta is a family favorite. Pasta in a creamy and cheesy sauce. Nothing beats an easy recipe that everyone in the family loves.
My kids LOVE this Cheesy Chicken Pasta. It’s creamy and cheesy and so simple to make. You can’t ask for much more then that.
Any meal that is an instant winner with the kiddos is a returning meal in our house. what kids don’t love cheesy pasta and chicken? I think even a picky eater will love this!
How to make Cheesy Chicken Pasta:
This is another one of my amazing One Pot meals. The best thing about a one pot meal is your dinner is so easy to clean up when you are done!
First boil your pasta and then set aside and drain. Cook your chicken, then when the chicken is done add your remaining ingredients and mix up well! Add the pasta back to the pot and heat up some more!
Ingredient Notes:
- Pasta
- Chicken Breast (boneless and skinless)
- Cream of Chicken Soup
- Chicken Broth
- Salt
- Pepper
- Oregano (dried)
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Sour Cream
- Cheddar Cheese (shredded)
Directions:
Step one: Start cooking your pasta according to the package directions. Once cooked through drain and set aside for later.
- Tip: For this recipe, we used penne pasta but any pasta you like will work.
Step two: Prepare your chicken by cutting your chicken into cubes/bite size pieces. In a large skillet cook your chicken until no longer pink and cooked throughout.
Step two: Next add your cream of chicken soup, broth, and seasoning to the chicken. Allow to cook for for 10-15 minutes on medium until warm throughout.
Step three: Next remove your chicken and sausce from the heat and mix in sour cream and shredded cheese until creamy.
Step four: Add in cooked pasta and mix until pasta is coated. Then serve and enjoy.
Can I use pre-cooked chicken for this recipe?
Yes you can use any type of cooked chicken for this recipe. Here are some good options:
- Use my All Purpose Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe. This is a recipe I usually do once a week, and use it throughout the week for my meals!
- A Rotisserie chicken would be great as well! it has great flavor, and all your would need to do is shred it up and put it in your dish!
- Canned Chicken can work too! It is already cooked, but you will want to season it!
Can you make this recipe ahead of time?
Yes, you can make this ahead of time. Cook and prepare it as usual. Once it is done, allow it to fully cool and then put it in a covered container.
I will last in the refrigerator for about 5-7 days. When ready to eat, add it back into a pot or large skillet, add a little chicken broth and reheat it up!
Can this Cheesy Chicken Pasta be Frozen?
Yes, prepare as usual and like I stated about once it is cooled put it in a freezer safe covered container and freeze. Will last up to 3 months in the freezer.
Once ready to eat, allow the recipe to thaw. Drain any excess liquid that comes with the thaw, and add back to the stove in a large pot or large skillet and reheat.
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Cheesy Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 16 oz pasta
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast
- 21 oz cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper, (or to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano, (dried)
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Start cooking your pasta according to the package directions. Once cooked through drain and set aside for later. Cut and cube chicken and cook through in a large skillet.
- Add cream of chicken soup, broth, and seasoning to chicken. Cook for 10-15 minutes on medium until warm throughout.
- Remove from heat mix in sour cream and shredded cheese until creamy.
- Add in cooked pasta and mix until pasta is coated. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- Tip: For this recipe, we used penna pasta but any pasta you like will work.
Absolutely delicious. Only have three people didn’t realize I wasn’t making it was eight. But thank goodness there was more. Cause we went back for seconds. And had lunch as well.
I cubed up my chicken but what do you use to cook the chicken? A little bit of olive oil or vegetable oil? What do you usé?
Yes any oil you usually cook with or cooking spray works.
Didn’t have as much pasta or sour cream as it called for, but made it anyway and it was delicious! I may cut back on the pepper a bit next time (I used 1/4 tsp, may try 1/8).
Glad you still decided to try it and loved it! Depending on how much you cut back on the pasta and sour cream, the pepper definitely would need to be less. Thanks for the comment!
Super yummy and easy. I wish I could post a pic.
This was really easy and really good! I had all of the ingredients on hand (frozen pre-cooked chicken!!) and this was so simple and quick to put together. Thank you!