Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Casserole – chicken, spaghetti, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, butter, seasonings, Parmesan and cheddar cheese -THE BEST! We make this once a month! Makes a great freezer meal!
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Pin This RecipeThis recipe is from Plain Chicken reader, Jennifer Colson. She calls the recipe chicken tetrazzini. I already have a couple of tetrazzini recipes, so I call this Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Casserole. We thought this was great. It makes a ton. This would be a great potluck dish. You can make this casserole of time and freeze or refrigerate for later.
I suggest dividing this into two 9-inch pans and freezing one of them for later. Each pan would serve about 5 or 6 people. This is good reheated for lunch or dinner the next day. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us Jennifer!
Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Casserole
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 4 cups cooked chopped chicken (1 whole rotisserie chicken)
- 12- oz spaghetti, cooked and drained
- 2 (10.5-oz) cans Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup (I used 98% fat free)
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 16- oz sour cream (I used light)
- 1 stick of butter, melted
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ cup dried parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground pepper
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1½ to 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Combine first 12 ingredients. Spread into a lightly greased 9×13-inch dish (or 2 9×9-inch dishes). Top with cheddar cheese and breadcrumbs.
- Bake uncovered for 45-60 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes:
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
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- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- Can make casserole ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze for later.
- If baking after refrigerating, you may need to add a few minutes to the cooking time.
- To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed above.
Steph
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Made this for dinner last night. It was delicious. Put half of it unbaked in the freezer for another time. Had it for lunch today too! Winner!
I made this as recipe called for. IT WAS GREAT will put it in my menu planner once every mo.or 2. Hubby really liked it to. Hope it freezes well. Freezing leftovers.
I made this Sunday night and my family loved it. I did make a few changes. I used alfredo sauce instead of cream if chicken because i have any and used mozzarella cheese instead cheddar cheese because i have any and i sprsprinkled parmesan cheese on top because i didn't have bread crumbs. My daughter said i should make this more often. I also cut the recipe in half. The next time i be making by the recipe. I will make due have all the ingredients. Thank you for sharing
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What temp do I bake this at!!
I am making this tonight but i am definately adding some onions!! and 1 can cream chicken soup, one mushroom, and adding fresh mushrooms as well!
Not sure if I misread the ingredients the first time I made this or what but I’ve always done this with cream cheese instead of sour cream, and this is literally the best baked chicken spaghetti recipe there is!!
This has always used sour cream – sounds yummy with cream cheese though.
Has anyone added some diced tomatoes? I was thinking that would be a good addition
Sounds delicious!
Delicious! Made this for family and everyone raved. Didn't change a thing. I'm a firm believer in trying the recipe as is the first time, then tweak if needed – no tweaking necessary here!
I do the same thing! SO glad to hear you enjoyed it! 🙂
This is the Bomb❣️ no tweaks necessary. My entire family loves it.
I have made this several times and followed the directions exactly as written and it really was wonderful. The last time I doubled it for a large group. This time I will be making 3 batches for an even larger group! Funny thing though, I really thought this recipe had red pepper flakes in it previously?? I must be going crazy. LOL Thanks for a wonderful recipe.
Love this recipe.
My husband doesn’t like chicken but I made this for him and he said, yum put that in the rotation!
Thanks for sharing.
My noodles cooked away and it ended up more like a stew It was good but maybe ill use a thicker noodle or cook less time next time
To cut down on calories could I use plain yogurt in place of the sour cream? love the idea of halfing this dish since there is only the 2 of us.
I use crema here in Mexico. Should be able to find it at a Mexican store in the US. I’m not sure if it has less calories than sourcream or not. If I wanted to cut back on the calories in this dish I would cut the butter in half or leave it out all together.
To cut down on calories could I use plain yogurt instead of the sour cream? Love the idea of halfing this since there is only the 2 of us.
I made this a while back, made 2, one for that night and one for the freezer. Only changes I made was left out It. Seas. because I don't like it and decreased the parsley. I also used 2 large cans of Hormel Chicken because that's all I had and I am too poor to buy a real one,already had the cans. I also used potato chips & crushed cornflakes on the top mixed with a little cheddar. My daughter who hardly eats anything absolutely loved it and begged me a week later to cook the one in the freezer too.! I liked it too. A lot like Turkey Tetrazinni! (this is under my daughter's name can't figure out how I commented under mine before on her laptop? ( I am MDT333 above)
I used less parsley flakes because I am not a big fan of dried parsley. I increased the Italian seasoning so it would still be flavorful. I also used Ritz crackers instead of Italian bread crumbs on top. I can't wait for it to come out of the oven!!!
I used less parsley because I am not a big fan of dried parsley. I increased the Italian seasoning so it would still be flavorful. Also, I crushed Ritz crackers up to go on top instead of the Italian bread crumbs. Can't wait for it to come out of the oven!!!
Pinned this yesterday and made it last evening. Very, very good and we were able to freeze 3 meals from it as well. Not too shabby….4 meals for $16 🙂
Can this be made the day before and cooked the next night? I'm not sure if it will be as creamy and get a little dry. Your thoughts. Thank you!