This Chicken noodle casserole recipe is straight from my Grandmas’s recipe box. It’s a family favorite comfort food and a stick-to-your-ribs delicious crowd pleaser. This scrumptious little gem pairs with almost any side dish and not many chicken casserole recipes can bring so much to the table! It’s a hearty, wholesome, and economical option.
The best part is that a few simple swaps can easily turn this recipe into chicken and rice casserole, chicken cordon bleu casserole, or even chicken divan. Its really like having 4 different recipes in one. This is a kid-friendly mom-approved favorite that can save a midweek meal or spruce up a friendly potluck.
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What I Love About This Recipe
This classic chicken noodle casserole recipe is a testament to all that our favorite white meat has to offer.
- Simple, quick, versatile
- Delicious comfort food
How To Make Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipe
This easy chicken noodle casserole recipe can be on the table in just over half an hour.
All you need to do is boil up the noodles, sauté your veggies and mix up your sauce ingredients. Now combine everything in a casserole dish, cover it with cheese and toss it in the oven.
Easy peasy and delicious!
Cheesy Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipe Notes
When starting this cheesy chicken noodle casserole, it’s important to sauté your veggies first. Don’t skip this step. It brings out their balanced mellow flavors and produces a more cohesive flavor profile in the finished product. Trust me on this one.
Ingredient Notes
Pasta – One important thing, though. Be sure you only cook your pasta just until al dente so it doesn’t turn into a mushy mess in the oven.
You’ll also want to use a hearty type of pasta that can withstand the high oven temp without disintegrating. For instance, I don’t recommend angel hair for this recipe.
All about that crunch. Want to really jazz up this casserole? Sprinkle some crushed crackers over the top after baking, when the cheese is still bubbly and gooey. The extra texture is drool-worthy, while the added flavor of the cracker packs a fun punch.
Tools to Make
To say that this chicken noodle casserole recipe comes with a big red easy button is an understatement. The main thing you need to pull this off is a 9×13 casserole dish. Simplicity at its finest!
How Long Can You Keep This In The Fridge?
Casseroles and storage go hand in hand. Simply transfer your chicken noodle casserole recipe to an airtight container and it’ll stay fresh and yummy in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Can You Freeze This?
Yes, but as with all pasta dishes, the pasta texture will get quite a bit softer and a lot of the sauce will be absorbed. If you choose to go ahead with freezing, it will last up to six months if stored properly in an airtight container.
Chicken Cheese Casserole Make Ahead Tips
This chicken cheese casserole recipe comes together so quickly once you start, but there are a few ways to speed things along if you plan ahead.
You can break down your rotisserie chicken up to four days in advance (make sure to store your chicken pieces in a sealed container in the fridge!). You can also prepare the sauce and store it up to four days as well.
One thing I love to do for meal prep help is to pre-chop all my veggies and store them in the fridge. A lot of vegetables can last up to a week or more if treated properly!
Serving Recommendations
This heart chicken noodle casserole recipe is ideal when you have a craving for the classic chicken noodle soup but you need to feed a crowd or you just need a quick wholesome meal. Pair it with a crisp vinaigrette salad and some buttery roles and you’re good to go!
Of course, you could always just make Instant Pot chicken noodle soup if you’re so inclined. That’s one way to cure the craving!
Recipe Variations
There are so many delicious things you can do with this easy cheesy chicken noodle casserole recipe, it’s gonna’ be your new favorite recipe!
- Make a few simple swaps and grab some flour tortillas to roll up some scrumptious honey lime chicken enchiladas.
- Trade the pasta for Stove Top Stuffing to whip up a chicken stuffing casserole reminiscent of your favorite holiday flavors.
- Add some chopped chiles and corn tortillas for a chicken tortilla casserole so good they’ll be doing the Mexican Hat Dance around the table.
- Add some chili powder and jalapeno can turn this into an Ah-ma-zing chicken spaghetti casserole with layers of bold rich flavor.
- Tender broccoli, gooey cheese, and buttery bread crumbs can turn this into a crave-worthy chicken broccoli rice casserole your family will love you for serving!
More Chicken Casserole Recipes
If you’re hungry for more more casserole recipes to spruce up dinner, the possibilities are endless.
- Mexican Chicken Casserole
- Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
- Dorito Chicken Casserole
- Chicken Tater Tot Casserole
- White Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken Noodle Casserole
Ingredients
- 8 ounces dried spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups fresh mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 cup yellow onion finely chopped
- 2 10.75 ounces cans condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 fully cooked rotisserie chicken shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook pasta according to package directions until just al dente. Drain and set aside.
- In a saucepan, melt butter then saute mushrooms and onion until both are nice and soft.
- In a large bowl mix soup and sour cream until blended. And cooked mushrooms, onion, chicken and spaghetti and fold until everything is evenly coated with sauce.
- Pour spaghetti into a 9x13 dish and top with cheese. Bake in a preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until casserole is heated through.
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Easy peasy and super tasty! I am making it for the second time tonight! Definitely add the cracker crumbs at the end – it’s good for that bit of crunchiness. I also subbed in cream of mushroom for one of the soup cans because I only had one can of cream of chicken – just as good! (But I love love mushrooms!)
Hi, Jennifer! Thank you for your feedback! I love love this with crushed crackers! 🙂
Good and easy.
Thanks, Sharon!
Delicious!
Thanks, Helen! 😀 So happy to hear you liked it!
My boyfriend just got custody of his daughter who is used to nothing but takeout. So i spent hours last night going through recipes. All she would tell me is she liked chicken so after reading the reviews I decided this was going to be our “1st family dinner”. Myself and my boyfriend loved it and his daughter just went for 2nds.. Can’t tell You how thrilled I am. Thank you so much for this delicious recipe!!
Oh, I’m so glad to hear that! Congratulations on your first family dinner <3
I really cant wait to make this. My son is very picky but he loves chicken soup!!!! I am not the one to stick to a recipe [unless im baking] thats why i love casseroles… So simple and fast. I will definitely be frequenting your website…and the name is so easy to remember love it !
Woot! Thank you so much, Rinny! 😃 Hope you and your son enjoy it!
This is seriously my favorite recipe! Ran across it a few months ago, and I’m currently making it for probably the 10th time! The flavor is absolutely perfect! Thank you so much for sharing!!! ❤️
You are so welcome, Courtney! I’m so happy it’s your favorite recipe. <3
Love this recipe! Going to make it for the third time tomorrow
Thanks, Anna! I’m so happy to hear that <3
I’m not one who cooks often (I’m terrible at i!), but when I do, I do everything as listed exactly in the directions! It didn’t mention this but thought I’d ask. Do I cover with tin foil while it’s cooking in the oven?
Hi Nancy. Thanks for your question. No, I don’t cover it with foil 🙂
How many cups of cooked, shredded chicken do you use?
Hi Jill. I’d use 3-4 cups. 🙂
This was great!!! I added the peas as someone else had suggest. I think it was a nice addition. Thanks for the recipe!!!!
Hi Brenda, I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Love the peas!
Tried this tonight…This is so yummy! Like two of my favs:
Squash casserole: stewed squash, onion, cream of chicken soup and sour cream, and cheese. Topped with bread crumbs and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
Spaghetti casserole: layer of spaghetti noodles, meat sauce, cheese (repeat), cream of mushroom soup on top and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
Thanks for sharing!
You’re so welcome Lauren!
Made this tonight and my husband loved it. However next time I would use a milder cheese. I thought it was a little salty
Hi Conchita! Maybe the casserole would work better for you using low sodium soup. Honestly. I don’t find it that salt, but everyone has a different sensitivity to salt, that’s for sure!
Hi, Kathleen.
Made this for dinner tonight and it is wonderful! I did use my own homemade condensed cream of mushroom soup (once made it is equivalent to 2 cans of soup) that is loaded with fresh mushrooms and I used gluten free spaghetti noodles. These are the only two modifications. I barely have any leftover for lunch! What a great dish! I will definitely make this for my family again!
Hi Suzanne! Wow, sounds like some fabulous customizations!
Looks delicious! Can’t wait to make it.
Hope you enjoy Geri!
Im so happy I found your site. Everything looks so Yummy
Thanks so much Margaret! I’m very happy that your with us!
This is similar to Chicken Tetrazzini. Different name but just as good. If you want to be really different add chicken and ham to this casserole – kind of like a chicken cordon bleu tetrazinni. Good stuff.
Great idea Kathy! Thanks for sharing it with us 🙂
How many people will this feed? There are 5 of us. Three of which are growing boys in college…
Hey Lynn. I usually plan on this serving 6 people. It’s pretty filling and not anything I’d consider “light” in any way. I’ve fed growing boys, though, so I’d make sure there was at least a side dish just in case! I always served it with a veggie like roasted broccoli or sauted beans. Hope you enjoy 🙂
Printed two of your recipes but could not
get the pictures to print to put with the
recipes:
“Blueberry Boy Bait”
“Grandma’s Chicken & Noodle casserole”
Hi Ann. I think it’s set up that way to save ink.
This was incredible! I split the recipe into 2 smaller dishes and froze one. Honestly, I got tons of compliments! Am going to try your shrimp skillet pasta next!
Yay Lezlie! Great idea to split it in 2 smaller dishes! Hope you like the shrimp and pasta!
You mentioned you make a similar casserole entirely from scratch. Is that recipe also on your site?
Hey Jen. Sorry-not yet.
I tried this recipe one of our first sub zero nights. We all just loved it. Serving again today but I am substituting turkey for chicken. Kids really seem to enjoy this recipe so I give this a very enthusiastic thumbs up!
This is sooo yummy! Wonderful recipe!
Can this recipe be frozen after assembling? It sounds delicious!
Yes it can. The texture of the pasta gets softer but it never seems to bother my fam!
I folded in a cup of frozen peas tp the mixture. When I make this again, I’ll add 1 1/2 cups of peas. This also freezes quick well.
Much a great recipe for a busy family with picky kids! Thank you.
it looks like green onion on top but i don’t see it in the recipe.
Hey Lorraine. Yes I sprinkled the top with a little green onion for the photo! When I normally serve it I don’t use any :).