Let’s get cooking. I found this recipe to be a great comfort food. How many of you think about your childhood when you have a plate of chicken noodle casserole in front of you? I found this recipe recently and I feel like it’s a kicked up version to the one I had as a kid growing up. It is full of flavor.
Ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups of diced chicken, about 2 small chicken breast (I have also used shredded chicken breast instead and works just as good)
- 1 tsp of Italian seasoning
- ¾ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil (only used to cook your chicken so if you are using shredded chicken you have already, you will not need)
- 2 cups of frozen broccoli florets (here again, you can use any frozen veggie of your liking, play with it and see what you like the best)
- 3 cups of dry rotini
- 10.5 oz. cream of chicken soup
- 8 oz. of sour cream
- ½ cup of milk
- 3 cups of sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup of French’s crispy fried onions
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Season chicken with italian seasoning, garlic and pepper (if you are using already cooked shredded chicken – add the seasons to the shredded chicken when you mix all the casserole)
- Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for 3 minutes
- Toss the chicken and add the frozen veggies. Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes until your chicken is cooked. Remove from heat
- Cook your rotini per package instructions
- Add the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, milk, and 2 cups of shredded cheese to the pan with your cooked chicken and veggies. Stir to combine
- Drain pasta and add it to your pan and gently mix into the chicken mixture
- Either place your oven safe pan into oven OR transfer your mixture to a slightly greased oven safe casserole dish
- Top with remaining 1 cup of shredded cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes
- Remove cover and top with the crispy fried onions. Bake for an additional 8 minutes. Serve
I have made this many times now and I’ve gotten to the point of not even measuring my ingredients. It is one of my favorites, I tend to always eat more than I need to of this recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
I am hoping that some of you try this recipe and let me know what you think. I’d love to see pictures too.
Realtors Jen and Larry Lindt 