Overnight Million Dollar Chicken Pasta – this creamy chicken pasta loaded with four types of cheeses is a new family favorite! Just dump everything in the dish and refrigerate overnight. No boiling the noodles. They will soften overnight and be cooked to perfection in the finished dish. Chicken, cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, milk, chicken broth, onion, garlic, elbow macaroni, cottage cheese, cream cheese, mozzarella, and parmesan. Comfort food at its best!
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This Overnight Million Dollar Chicken Pasta is on repeat in our house. It is SO good! We can not get enough of this easy chicken casserole. We LOVED all the flavors in this casserole. Creamy chicken pasta loaded with four types of cheeses. The best part about this recipe is that you don’t have to boil the pasta before making it! Perfect for busy weeknights. Add this to your menu ASAP!
How to Make Overnight Million Dollar Chicken Pasta
This chicken pasta casserole is very easy to make. In a large bowl, whisk together chicken broth, milk, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and seasonings. Stir in the cooked chopped chicken and pasta. Pour the mixture into a lightly greased baking dish. Cover this dish with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight. It will be ready to bake the next day for lunch or dinner.
- Do NOT cook the noodles ahead of time. Add them to the casserole dry/uncooked. They will absorb some of the liquid in the casserole dish as it sits overnight. They will finish cooking in the oven along with the rest of the casserole.
- I used rotisserie chicken in this dish. It is my number one timesaver. We always have some pulled rotisserie chicken in the freezer for quick meal prep. It makes preparing casseroles like this a breeze!
- You can use any combination of cream of soups in this casserole. Cream of chicken, mushroom, or celery is all good.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
What to Serve with Baked Chicken Pasta
This pasta casserole was a HUGE hit at our house. This makes a lot of food. It is great for a potluck or a crowd. Leftovers are great reheated.
We like to serve this with some green beans and rolls. OMG! I am getting hungry just thinking about this meal! You have to make this! Go to the store and get the stuff to make it tonight! Your family will thank you tomorrow.
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Overnight Million Dollar Chicken Pasta
Ingredients:
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 4 -oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 1 cup milk
- 1¼ cup chicken broth
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8-oz elbow macaroni, uncooked
- 4 cups chopped cooked chicken, whole rotisserie chicken
- ½ cup grated parmesan
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
- Spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl whisk together cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, milk, chicken broth, onion powder, and garlic powder. Stir in cooked chicken and uncooked pasta.
- Pour pasta mixture into prepared pan. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Remove casserole from refrigerator and uncover.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Top casserole with grated parmesan and shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour.
Notes:
- Do NOT cook the noodles ahead of time. Add them to the casserole dry/uncooked. They will absorb some of the liquid in the casserole dish as it sits overnight. They will finish cooking in the oven along with the rest of the casserole.
- I used rotisserie chicken in this dish. It is my number one timesaver. We always have some pulled rotisserie chicken in the freezer for quick meal prep. It makes preparing casseroles like this a breeze!
- You can use any combination of cream of soups in this casserole. Cream of chicken, mushroom, or celery is all good.
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken & Mushroom Soups in this dish to control the sodium.
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- Cream of Mushroom: https://amzn.to/45WqyXY
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- Substitute mushroom bouillon to make cream of mushroom soup.
- You can buy it by the case at Amazon:
- You want the cream cheese to be very soft so it gets fully incorporated into the casserole. Microwave the cream cheese for 15 to 20 seconds if you are short on time.
Steph
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I’ve already made this recipe and we loved it! However, I am making a bunch of freezer meals and would like to include this recipe. Would you suggest that I bake it first and then freeze it? Thanks for your help.
Dear Plain Chicken, Making this for the weekend. All aounds delish!!
You must be a very patient person!!! I’m not sure I could stomach the bone head comments!!
Thanks for a great recipe!!!
This recipe is ingenious and definitely a do over. I will be making this over and over again. It was easy and delicious. Easiest way to make pasta ever!!
This is a great recipe! I’d love to know if I can shorten the overnight time. Has anyone done that with success?
Making this recipe now and was left without cream cheese thought I had but did not so would it be ok to leave it out???
does it have to refrigerated over night? can u make it all and bake the same day?
I haven’t tried that so I can not say if the pasta will soften sufficiently. If you try it, let us know how it turns out.
Found this recipe online because I was looking for a quick and easy dish to make for dinner. You did not disappoint. It was super easy and my family Loved it! Definitely adding to my favorite go-to comfort meals.