Creamy Chicken -n- Noodle Casserole
16 oz. egg noodles (cooked)
1 can cream of chicken soup (or use my homemade version HERE, just cut the recipe in half)
3/4 can of milk (I'm into dirtying as few dishes as possible! -- just use the can from the cream of chicken soup to measure...or about 1 cup will do fine)
1/4 c. butter
1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1 c. shredded colby-jack cheese
1 can of cooked chunk chicken (or 1/2 - 1 lb. cooked, chopped chicken -- depends on your preference)
Cook the egg noodles. Combine the remaining ingredients in a large saucepan. Stir until the mixture is nice and creamy. Stir in the chicken and combine with the noodles.
Notes: You can put this in a baking dish and add cracker crumbles or crumbled chips as a topping and bake for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees. Or you can skip that step and just add the noodles to the bowl and serve from there. *whisper* That's what I do. They don't care about the fancy-schmancy presentation. But don't tell them there's an option. *wink*
Or...you can make this mid-afternoon and then put it in a crock pot on warm to keep it warm. This is such a versatile dish! Oh so many options!
Also there are no leftovers with this meal. If I make a double batch then there might be a little bit for lunch the next day but the more I make the more they eat. I guess it's a good problem to have, eh?
3 comments:
try adding 3-4 hard boiled eggs, cut up, to this. Also, cook the noodles in broth then use the broth in the cream mixture. Awesome!
Great ideas! I'm not sure the family will like the eggs, but next time I'll try to broth with the noodles. Thanks!!
This looks really good! I am wanting to try it this week and looks like I have everything in the pantry, except the can milk. Do you think it would work just as well with regular milk?
Been looking around at your recipes today and lots of them look really good. Additionally they look like things my semi-picky eaters will also eat :o)
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