Cheesy Chicken Noodle Casserole is the epitome of Midwestern cuisine. It’s flavor-packed with chicken, veggies, a creamy cheese sauce, and egg noodles! Combine it all in a casserole dish, bake it, and you’ve got yourself a cheesy dinner main the whole family will love.
Raise your hand if you’re a fan of creamy chicken noodle soup! US TOO! This is why it was the inspiration for this delicious creamy chicken noodle casserole. It reminds us of all of the casseroles that our grandmas used to cook up. So nostalgic.
Oh, almost forgot to mention. There is no cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom soup involved in this chicken noodle casserole recipe! It’s made 100% from scratch.
What is in Cheesy Chicken Noodle Casserole
- Egg noodles — we tested this casserole with regular egg noodles as well as extra wide egg noodles. Both will work! But the extra wide noodles definitely stand out more in this dish than regular egg noodles.
- Frozen mixed vegetables — any frozen mix will work! We used carrots, peas, green beans and corn.
- White onion — we like the mild flavor of white onion, but if you prefer yellow or red onion, go right ahead!
- Cooked chicken breast, diced into bite-sized pieces — we do NOT recommend using raw chicken for this recipe as it will not bake for enough time to fully cook the chicken.
- Beef broth — we love the delicious flavor of beef broth, but if you prefer chicken broth or vegetable broth, both will also work!
Substitutions + Variations
Switch it up the chicken
Don’t have time to cook up your own chicken breast? Shred or dice a rotisserie chicken instead. It will save you so much time.
Use a different noodle
Don’t have egg noodles? You can pretty much use any kind of cooked pasta for this recipe. Try rigatoni, ziti, or any other kind of noodle!
Our Favorite
Casserole Dish
This le creuset casserole dish is our all time favorite casserole dish! The white color rocks, it has a cover, and it’s great for so many dishes.
Can You Freeze Chicken Noodle Casserole?
Oh the burning question of: can you freeze this casserole? Most of the time, we’d say HECK YES! However, we don’t ever suggest freezing a recipe that involves noodles.
Unfortunately, noodles don’t hold up very well when thawing and reheating, and so we advise against freezing this chicken noodle casserole.
How to Store Chicken Noodle Casserole
Store this casserole in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-5 days.
Reheat instructions: Set the oven to 350ºF and cover the casserole. Reheat for 20-25 minutes, stirring a few times.
What to Serve with Chicken Noodle Casserole
This chicken noodle casserole is a full and balanced meal. If you’d like to add a salad, we recommend this arugula salad for something light and delicious.
Chicken Noodle Casserole
Ingredients
- 12 oz. egg noodles uncooked*
- 20 oz. frozen mixed vegetables
- 1/2 white onion minced
- 1 lb. cooked chicken breast diced into bite-sized pieces
- 1.5 cups beef broth
Cheese Sauce
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups 2% milk
- 1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF and spray a 9×13-inch casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place the noodles, vegetables, onion, and cooked chicken breast into the casserole dish and mix until everything is combined. Set aside.
- Next, heat a medium-sized saucepan over medium/high heat. Add butter.
- When butter is melted add the flour to the sauce pan and whisk them together until a paste forms.
- Slowly add the milk to the sauce pan and whisk until all the ingredients are combined.
- Continue to whisk the milk until it thickens and remove from heat.
- Add worcestershire, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the milk mixture and mix.
- Finally, add the shredded cheese to the milk mixture and whisk consistently until all the cheese has melted.
- Pour the cheese sauce over the noodles, vegetables, chicken, and onion, and mix until combined.
- Lastly, add the broth to the casserole dish, mix, and cover.
- Place the casserole dish in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, mix, and return the casserole dish to the oven for an additional 20 minutes.
- Once most of the liquid has absorbed in the casserole dish, remove from the oven, stir, and let the casserole sit covered for 5 minutes before eating.
This casserole is delicious. I loved making the cheese sauce. I added whatever cheese I had in the fridge, which was LOTS of pepper jack. My husband devoured this dish and exclaimed “HOLY SH*T” many times. Oh, I added MORE Worchestershire sauce (that’s my business, you do you). This Shizzzz is good. Make it.
You leave the best reviews. And also your husband is lucky because you’re a chef.
This was an accessible recipe for someone that gets easily stressed out in the kitchen. I loved the cheese sauce and the leftovers kept great for lunches throughout the week. I plan to make again!!
We are obsessed with this recipe!
Such a great winter comfort dish and you feel good about it because it has veggies in it 🙂 I didn’t think it would cook properly because the casserole dish was so jam packed with goodness but it did! My husband has already asked for this again and it’s easy enough that he can make it next time 🙂
This is a favorite of ours too!
I really wanted to love this dish. I made it to the tee but found it bland. It was pretty good to me. My husband hated the thick cheesy sause and my youngest son and daughter hated everything about it. The only one that loved it was my oldest son.
Made this and it was an absolute hit! So comforting and delicious!