Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole

This Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole is comfort food at its finest! Everything you love about chicken noodle soup, but as a flavor-packed casserole. Enjoy!

Chicken Noodle Soup, But Make it a Casserole!

Raise your hand if you’re a fan of creamy chicken noodle soup! US TOO! Which is why it was the inspiration for this delicious creamy chicken noodle casserole. It’s flavor-packed with chicken, veggies, a creamy cheese sauce, and egg noodles!

Chicken Noodle Casserole — What You Need

This casserole and its creamy cheese sauce feature basic ingredients, but pack SO MUCH FLAVOR:

• 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 or vegetable broth, both will also work!

Casserole Cheese Sauce ingredients

• Shredded Monterey jack cheese
• Shredded mozzarella cheese
• Shredded parmesan cheese
• Butter
• All-purpose flour
• 2% milk
• Garlic powder
• Salt
• Pepper

How to Make Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole

This cheesy and delicious casserole comes together in 1-2-3. Start with some prep, then make that cheese sauce, and finish up with baking your casserole!

Preheat & Prep

Preheat the oven to 375ºF and spray a 9×13-inch casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Place the following into the casserole dish and mix together until everything is combined, and then set aside:

• Noodles
• Vegetables
• Onion
• Cooked chicken breast

Cheesy Sauce Time

Then, heat a medium-sized saucepan over medium/high heat, and 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 then 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. 

Mix it All Together

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 the casserole dish. 

Time to Bake

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. 

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.

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Chicken Noodle Casserole

This Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole is comfort food at its finest! Everything you love about chicken noodle soup, but as a flavor-packed casserole. Enjoy!

Prep: 20 minutesCook: 40 minutesTotal: 1 hour

Fat 17 Carbs 25 Protein 31

Yield 6–8 1x

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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

1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF and spray a 9×13-inch casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. 
2. Place the noodles, vegetables, onion, and cooked chicken breast into the casserole dish and mix until everything is combined. Set aside. 
3. Next, heat a medium-sized saucepan over medium/high heat. Add butter. 
4. When butter is melted add the flour to the sauce pan and whisk them together until a paste forms. 
5. Slowly add the milk to the sauce pan and whisk until all the ingredients are combined. 
6. Continue to whisk the milk until it thickens and remove from heat. 
7. Add worcestershire, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the milk mixture and mix.
8. Finally, add the shredded cheese to the milk mixture and whisk consistently until all the cheese has melted. 
9. Pour the cheese sauce over the noodles, vegetables, chicken, and onion, and mix until combined. 
10. Lastly, add the broth to the casserole dish, mix, and cover. 
11. Place the casserole dish in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. 
12. Remove from the oven, mix, and return the casserole dish to the oven for an additional 20 minutes. 
13. 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. 

Tips & Notes

*Egg noodles: We tested with regular and extra-wide. Both work, but we preferred extra-wide! 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/8 recipe Calories: 361 Sugar: So 7 Sodium: 711 Fat: 17 Carbohydrates: 25 Fiber: 3 Protein: 31 Cholesterol: 79

Author: Lee FunkeCategory: DinnerMethod: OvenCuisine: American

Keywords: creamy chicken noodle casserole

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