French Onion Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipe – egg noodles, french onion dip, cream of chicken soup, cheese, chicken topped with French fried onions – LOVE this casserole! Can make ahead and freezer for later. You can even split it between two foil pans – one for now and one for the freezer. Super easy main dish with only 6 ingredients that tastes great! Everyone RAVES about this casserole!
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Pin This RecipeOne of our new favorites is the French Onion Potato Casserole I made a few months ago. It is SO delicious. I make it all the time. I started thinking about what else I could use french onion dip in and thought about this chicken noodle casserole. I have a “Cracked Out” version that is crazy good, so I substituted the crack flavors for the french onion dip. To up the onion flavor, I topped the casserole with a can of fried onions. This was SO good. We ate this for dinner and leftover for lunch a few days. This would also be a good freezer meal. Just mix up the casserole and pop in the freezer until you are ready to serve it. Let the casserole thaw in the fridge all day. If it is still frozen when you are ready to bake, add about 15 minutes to the baking time.
French Onion Chicken Noodle Casserole
Ingredients:
- 4 cups cooked chopped chicken
- 2 (10.5-oz) cans Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 (16-oz) container refrigerated French Onion Dip, sour cream based
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 12- oz egg noodles
- 1 cup crushed French fried onions
Instructions:
- Cook egg noodles according to package directions, drain.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
- Combine chicken, soup, dip, and cheese. Stir in cooked egg noodles.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan. Top with crushed french fried onions.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until heated through.
Notes:
- This recipe uses a container of refrigerated sour cream based French onion dip, such as Dean’s, Great Value, Barbers, Heluva Good Dip, or Kraft.
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
- You can buy it by the case at Amazon: https://amzn.to/49n4uZE
- Need Gluten-free Cream of Chicken Soup? You can buy it here: https://amzn.to/3MtqQ1s
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- Can make the casserole in advance and refrigerate or freeze for later.
- To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed above.
- To reheat after freezing, thaw completely. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 30 to 40 minutes, until heated through.
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Just the hubs and I, I'm making this tonight for the first time, but cutting the recipe in half. Using rotisserie chicken and very excited to see how this turns out!!!
The French Onion Dip seemed a rather strange ingredient, but it really added zip to this dish. I split it into two pans and baked one and froze one. Easy and yummy. I'll make this again.
Absolutely delicious. I cooked the chicken with salt, pepper, Tony's seasoning, and a little bit of cayenne. Then I deglazed the pan I cooked the chicken in with some white wine (I just had a little Moscato). Then I mixed that sauce in before I put it in the casserole dish and I think that kind of put it over the top.
Absolutely delicious. I cooked the chicken with salt, pepper, Tony's seasoning and a little bit of cayenne. Then I deglazed the pan with some white wine (all I had on hand was a little Moscato). Then I mixed that sauce in with the mixture before I put it in the casserole dish and I think that kind of put it over the top.
I Love this recipe! I also mix a bag of vegetable medley in there , it is delicious!
My husband and I love this recipe. I accidentally bought the fried jalepenos instead of the fried onions the first time I made it, but decided it was a nice touch lol. It's delicious if you like spicy foods.
Do you freeze before baking or after. How long do you cook when frozen?
Made this last night & it was sooo good!!
Does anyone know how well it reheats? Thinking about reheating it in the oven so the onions don't go soggy on me.
PS – we made it according to directions & had way more than 10 servings. VERY filling, but oh so delicious!!
What is a serving size and how many calories would that be? My family LOVED it, but I am trying to log it in my food diary.
Any idea how many calories for what size serving? It is VERY yummy, just trying to log it in my food diary.
I am going to make this tonight with ground beef instead of chicken. Sounds so yummy I can't wait
Has anyone ever made this and frozen it? I have been cooking for a family in need and its easiest to provide several frozen meals. Just wondering if it will reheat well.
Also aprox how many chicken breasts is 4 cups?
how many pounds of chicken should i buy?
how many pounds of chicken should I buy?
Like Dean`s French Onion Dip in the Frig section? Not familiar with the packet kind?? Since you mix it with Sour Cream, it should be. That`s my hubby`s fave!
Yes – the sour cream dip in the refrigerator section. Enjoy!
I discovered this recipe on Pinterest several months ago and it is now on my favorites list! The onion dip is a great addition to many casseroles!