Easy Cheesy Baked Chicken Spaghetti. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. This Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti recipe made with leftover chicken in a creamy cheese sauce is super easy to make for a quick dinner anytime. Chicken spaghetti is the ultimate comfort food.
Serve: Chicken Spaghetti is best served fresh and hot from the oven. Store: Once cooled, cover Chicken Spaghetti tightly with plastic wrap or transfer to an air tight container. Reheat in the oven or microwave, adding a little chicken broth if it has dried out. You can have Easy Cheesy Baked Chicken Spaghetti using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Easy Cheesy Baked Chicken Spaghetti
- Prepare 3 of chicken breasts, seasoned however you like it; cooked; shredded well.
- You need 1-2 tsp of salt.
- It's 1-2 tsp of pepper.
- It's 1-2 tsp of garlic powder.
- Prepare 1 lb of cooked thin spaghetti.
- It's 1 (16 oz) of block of Velveeta cheese; cubed.
- Prepare 1 cup of milk.
- You need 1 can of cream of mushroom soup.
- You need 1 can of cream of chicken soup.
- Prepare 1/2-1 cup of reserved pasta water.
An easy Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti This is a really pantry friendly meal, you'll likely have most ingredients already present and correct in your kitchen. Boil Spaghetti noodles according to package. In a saucepan, put Velveeta, butter, soup, rotel, and chicken. Add cooked spaghetti to the cheese mixture, mix well.
Easy Cheesy Baked Chicken Spaghetti step by step
- Cook and shred chicken breast. Set aside. I cook in my instant pot with 1 cup chicken broth and a tsp of each salt, pepper, and garlic powder sprinkled on each side of the chicken breast. Shred well when cooked! Use some of the excess broth to make shredding easier and to prevent dry chicken..
- Cook spaghetti noodles, drain, set aside about 1 cup of pasta water.
- In a large pot whisk milk, mushroom soup, and chicken soup together. Set on low temp..
- Add the shredded chicken to the pot and stir well..
- Slowly add the spaghetti making sure to coat all spaghetti noodles evenly..
- Add Velveeta cheese in chunks, slowly, and stir until melted. Add pasta water throughout this step..
- Season with 1-2tsp of each salt, garlic powder, and pepper; combine well..
- Pour entire mixture into a large casserole dish..
- Bake at 350F for about 30 minutes. Enjoy!.
If you want, you can pour the spaghetti & mixture into a casserole dish and pop it in the over for a couple minutes, but that's not necessary. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Transfer to a baking dish and top with remaining cup cheese. Homemade Chicken Spaghetti is one of those easy, cheesy casserole dishes that will become a family favorite in your house in no time. I know it is in mine!