Indulge in a culinary delight with our creamy and flavorful Alfredo Chicken Casserole, a comforting dish that combines tender chicken, savory Alfredo sauce, and a medley of vegetables. This casserole is a perfect weeknight meal, offering a hearty and satisfying combination of flavors and textures. Alongside the main recipe, we've included variations to cater to different dietary preferences and tastes. Dive into the classic Alfredo Chicken Casserole, the lightened-up version with Greek yogurt, or the vegetarian delight with roasted vegetables. Each variation promises a unique culinary experience that will tantalize your taste buds.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
CHICKEN ALFREDO CASSEROLE
A nice play on chicken Alfredo, easy to make and yummy to eat. My entire family enjoys it, even my 1-year-old!
Provided by krissymarie
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Pasta
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place chicken into a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat and simmer until no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, about 15 minutes.
- At the same time, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain. Drain cooked chicken and cut into bite-size pieces.
- Place chicken, noodles, Alfredo sauce, 1/2 mozzarella cheese, milk, onion powder, and garlic powder in a large bowl and mix well. Pour into a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish. Layer remaining mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until melted and bubbly, about 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 467.5 calories, Carbohydrate 32.4 g, Cholesterol 86.2 mg, Fat 24.2 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 30.8 g, SaturatedFat 11.8 g, Sodium 693.4 mg, Sugar 4.1 g
CHICKEN ALFREDO TORTELLINI CASSEROLE
A simple homemade alfredo sauce tops this cheesy Chicken Alfredo Tortellini Casserole. It comes together in only a few minutes and is perfect for a busy night.
Categories Dinner
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Start by making the Alfredo sauce by placing milk, low fat cream cheese, flour and salt in a blender and blend it until it is completely smooth.
- Meanwhile, in a skillet over medium heat, melt one tablespoon of butter and garlic for a minute. Whisk in the blended milk mixture, stirring constantly for 3-5 minutes.
- Continue stirring the sauce over heat until it reaches your desired thickness, then mix in Parmesan cheese.
- Once your sauce is ready (or if you don't make homemade Alfredo sauce, feel free to use jarred sauce), it's time to assemble the casserole.
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In the baking dish, mix together Alfredo sauce, frozen tortellini (don't cook it first), chicken broth, seasonings, chicken and frozen vegetables.
- Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven, sprinkle casserole with Parmesan cheese, and place the pan back in the oven (uncovered) for another few minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Servingsize 1 serving, Calories 3378 kcal, Fat 78 g, SaturatedFat 47 g, Cholesterol 249 mg, Sodium 4754 mg, Carbohydrate 509 g, Sugar 468 g, Protein 91 mg
CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI ALFREDO CASSEROLE
Make and share this Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Aunt Sukki
Categories Chicken
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook pasta per package. Drain & place into large mixing bowl.
- On Medium-High heat, warm up olive oil in skillet. Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. Cook 8-10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Cut broccoli into bite sized pieces, place in microwave safe bowl, add 2 tablespoons water, cover with plastic wrap. Microwave 4 minutes, stir & microwave an additional 4 minutes or until it reaches your desired crunchiness.
- Place the chicken, broccoli, alfredo sauce, 1 3/4 cups of cheese & spices into the bowl with the pasta. Mix together.
- Spray a 9" x 13" pan with cooking spray & dump the pasta/chicken mixture inside.
- In a small bow mix the bread crumbs, melted butter & remaining 1/4 cup of cheese. Sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the cheese is melted & the edges are bubbling.
CHEESY, CREAMY ALFREDO CHICKEN CASSEROLE - FOREVERMAMA
Nothing says comfort like a good chicken casserole. Perfect for using left-over chicken or turkey! Hey ladies & gents, use it when you don't know what to do with all the leftover Thanksgiving turkey. I normally cut up the chicken and mix the sauce ingredients the night before. Next day - all there is to do is put everything together, stick it in the oven and voila, dinner is ready in no time for those rushed weekday nights! Note that this serves 10ish, therefore you may want to halve it depending on size of family.
Provided by ForeverMama
Categories Chicken
Time 1h15m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package directions (adding salt and oil to water); drain and set aside. Grate mozzarella cheese and set aside.
- In a bowl, mix together all remaining ingredients. Pour alfredo cheese mixture over chicken and mix thoroughly. (if making the night before, store bowl with alfredo/chicken mixture, another separate bowl with pasta and another bowl with mozzarella in the refrigerator = total of 3 bowls).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9 x 13" casserole dish.
- Mix alfredo/chicken mixture with pasta and distribute evenly. Place in a prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle evenly with mozzarella cheese over the top of chicken mixture.
- Place in preheated oven for 45 - 60 minutes or until bubbly and golden over the top.
CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI ALFREDO CASSEROLE RECIPE
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare pasta as directed on package. Remove from heat, drain water, and dump pasta in a large bowl.
- If using fresh broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces and place in a microwaveable-safe bowl. Add 2-3 tablespoons of water and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Microwave for 3-4 minutes or until it reaches your desired crunchiness. If using frozen broccoli, prepare according to directions on package. Once finished cooking, place broccoli in the bowl with the pasta.
- Dump the chicken, alfredo sauce, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese into the bowl and mix with the pasta and broccoli. Season with garlic salt, basil, and salt and pepper.
- Spray a 9x13" pan with non-stick cooking spray and dump pasta/chicken mixture inside.
- In a small bowl, mix the bread crumbs, melted butter, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese together. Sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the edges are bubbling.
CHICKEN/RICE/BROCCOLI CASSEROLE IN ALFREDO SAUCE
It's getting cold outside, and the falling leaves are carpeting the grass in multi-hued colors of browns, reds, yellows and oranges... It's Autumn, and time for some hearty soups, stews, and casseroles. I played around with this one in the test kitchen, while I was cooking, so when I started, I wasn't sure what was going...
Provided by Andy Anderson !
Categories Poultry Appetizers
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- 1. Gather your ingredients. At this point, I usually show you all the ingredients; however, since I started this recipe with no clear idea of what I was going to put into it... I didn't have a photo of the ingredients.
- 2. Cook the rice according to package directions, and shave a few minutes off the cooking time.
- 3. Chef's Note: Standard rice calls for twice the water to the uncooked rice. For this recipe of 1.5 cups of rice, use 1/3 less water.
- 4. Cut up the broccoli into bite-sized pieces and reserve.
- 5. Chef's Tip: We will leave the broccoli raw, when adding to the casserole. The results are just the perfect amount of crunch.
- 6. Clean the mushrooms, remove the stems, and then thinly slice.
- 7. Finely dice the onions, and reserve. I forgot to take a photo of this step. My Bad.
- 8. Add two tablespoons of butter to a skillet over medium high heat.
- 9. Add the sliced mushrooms and diced onions, to the pan.
- 10. Sauté the mushrooms and onions until tender, about 4 to 5 minutes.
- 11. Remove from pan, and reserve.
- 12. Remove the chicken from the brine, rinse, and then slice into bite-sized pieces.
- 13. Add two tablespoons of olive oil to the skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken until most of the pink is gone.
- 14. Remove chicken from the pan, and reserve.
- 15. Wipe the skillet out, and reserve for the Alfredo sauce.
- 16. Chef's Note: You could always do the Alfredo sauce in a nice sauce pan, but why bother... this keeps the kitchen mess down to a minimum.
- 17. Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 350f (176c).
- 18. THE ALFREDO SAUCE
- 19. In the skillet add the butter, and melt over medium heat, until the foaming subsides.
- 20. Add the minced garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- 21. Chef's Note: Keep the garlic moving, and don't allow to brown or burn.
- 22. Add the cream cheese to the pan, and begin to whisk into the garlic.
- 23. Chef's Tip: If you use low-fat cream cheese, it will taste a bit grainy after making the sauce.
- 24. Stir using a whisk until the mixture is smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
- 25. Chef's Note: It may look a bit curdled at first, but keep whisking, and it will smooth out nicely.
- 26. Add the milk, about a 1/4-cup at a time, and whisk until each addition is fully incorporated.
- 27. Chef's Tip: Many Alfredo sauces call for heavy cream, but resist that temptation. The cream will make this dish way too rich.
- 28. Add the Parmesan cheese; plus the pepper and salt, to taste
- 29. Whisk until fully incorporated.
- 30. Add the rice, broccoli, mushrooms, onions, and chicken to a large bowl.
- 31. Pour the Alfredo sauce over the ingredients, and fold together, until mixed.
- 32. Pour the ingredients into a baking dish.
- 33. Top with the panko breadcrumbs.
- 34. Chef's Note: To kick it up a bit, I added some freshly ground black pepper, and some cayenne to the panko breadcrumbs before adding to the casserole.
- 35. Place into the preheated oven, and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until heated through and bubbly.
- 36. Chef's Note: Mine went the full 40 minutes, and in the last 10 minutes, I turned the oven temp up to 400f (205c), to brown the top a bit.
- 37. Chef's Note: This came out exactly the way that I hoped it would. The dish had just the right amount of seasoning without being too heavy. And it wasn't too wet or too dry.
- 38. Serve with a nice side salad, and some crusty French bread. Enjoy.
- 39. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
CHICKEN ALFREDO AND RICE CASSEROLE
BHG magazine recipe. This is a great recipe - Instead of the store bought sauce- try using the Homemade Alfredo Sauce recipe I posted for this recipe - It makes just enough for this recipe.
Provided by Pat Duran
Categories Casseroles
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350^ In large bowl combine pasta sauce and milk. Stir in rice, chicken, peas, peppers nuts and basil. Pour into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish or casserole dish. Bake,, covered, 30 minutes. Uncover and stir. Combine bread crumbs and melted butter; sprinkle on top. Bake uncovered, 20-25 minutes more or until heated through and crumbs are golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. --- *Note: If using my Homemade Alfredo Sauce don't use the 1/2 cup of milk above.
- 2. Homemade Alfredo Sauce: 1/2 cup butter, only 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature 1 cup half and half,only 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese 1 Tablespoon garlic powder pepper and salt to taste In a medium saucepan, melt butter. When butter is almost melted, add the cream cheese in pieces,.Stir until butter and cream cheese are well blended. Add the half and half, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder and then shake pepper on top. Stir every few minutes. After well mixed and sauce-like, remove from heat and set aside to thicken up. Stirring every few minutes. Great on tortellini and to dip bread sticks in too! NOTE: use only 10 oz. of this sauce refrigerate remainder or use as a dipping sauce later.
EASY CREAMY CHICKEN ALFREDO CASSEROLE
I came up with this recipe because I needed something quick for friends who dropped by. Its very easy and takes only 35 minutes to bake. Enjoy!
Provided by Cheri Barnes
Categories Casseroles
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Cook egg noodles according to instructions on package. Drain.
- 2. Mix with a whisk the jar of Alfredo sauce and the sour cream until blended. Add in your garlic and parmesan cheese. Mix until blended. Add your chicken and peas. Incorporate your noodle to this mixture and fold in until noodles are mixed well.
- 3. In a sprayed 9x13 casserole dish pour the noodle mixture. Then take crushed Ritz crackers and melted butter mixed together and add them to the top of the casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 minutes.
CHICKEN ALFREDO QUINOA CASSEROLE
My family has been on a quinoa fix for some time and this has been one of our favorite creations! A great alternative to pasta that you can feel great about. Also, this is a great use for leftover chicken! Leftovers hold well in the fridge....if any of it gets that far!
Provided by GeeDeth
Categories Main Dish Recipes Chicken Chicken Alfredo Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat sunflower oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Add quinoa and chicken bouillon; cook, stirring frequently, until quinoa is toasted, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Pour water over quinoa mixture and bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir thyme and parsley into quinoa mixture and simmer until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and fluff quinoa with a fork.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Spread quinoa mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle chicken over quinoa. Spoon Alfredo sauce and cream of chicken soup over chicken layer; top with butter pieces. Sprinkle 1/2 cup Italian cheese blend over entire mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Stir mixture and flatten with the back of spoon or spatula; top with pita chips and remaining 1/4 cup Italian cheese blend. Bake until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Cool casserole for 5 minutes; top with Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 678.9 calories, Carbohydrate 46.7 g, Cholesterol 75.9 mg, Fat 44.4 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 23.3 g, SaturatedFat 15.3 g, Sodium 1318.9 mg, Sugar 4 g
CHEESY CHICKEN ALFREDO CASSEROLE
I only had a few things to go on one day, and I came up with this. My kids ask for it at least once a week..
Provided by lexy20
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 40m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Grill Chicken Breast. Cut into cubs.
- Boil Noodles.
- Mix Alfredo Ck and noodles in a casserole dish, Mix well. Top with Mozzarella Cheese.
- Pre heat oven to 350* Bake for 30 minute.
- Enjoy.
ZESTY CHICKEN ALFREDO CASSEROLE
My husband and I really loved this casserole!
Provided by Jennifer DeShazo
Categories Casseroles
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. First heat water for the egg noodles according package directions. Now, dice your chicken breasts up into 1 inch cubes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2. Once egg noodles are in the water, heat olive oil in deep skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, mushrooms, onion and garlic. Cover and cook for 10 minutes until chicken turns white and mushrooms and onions are soft. Add both cans of tomatoes - one with juice and one drained. Add Salt. Cover and cook another 10 minutes, stirring to prevent sticking. Keep an eye on your noodles to be sure they don't overcook.
- 3. Drain noodles and rinse with cool water - set aside to let drain completely. Remove skillet from heat. Use a deep, glass casserole dish or a nonstick cake pan and coat the bottom with butter, PAM or olive oil to prevent sticking.
- 4. Now begin to layer the ingredients. Start with 1/2 of the noodles spread evenly over the bottom of the dish/pan, followed by the chicken mixture distributed with a slotted spoon (you don't need to use the juice from the skillet) as even as possible over the noodles. Cover layer with 1 cup each of the two cheeses. Open the jar of alfredo sauce, drizzle 1/2 of jar evenly over the top of the layer (it may be easier to pour the alfredo sauce into a measuring cup with a spout and pour it from there). Now, cover layer with remaining half of egg noodles and repeat process, EXCEPT drizzle the remainder of the alfredo sauce over the noodles and chicken BEFORE you top it off with the remaining two cups of cheese.
- 5. Place casserole into preheated over and bake for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is brown and bubbly. Serve with favorite italian bread/roll.
Tips:
- Select high-quality ingredients: Use fresh chicken, creamy Alfredo sauce, flavorful seasonings, and tender pasta for the best results.
- Cook the chicken thoroughly: Ensure the chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C) to ensure food safety and optimal texture.
- Don't overcook the pasta: Cook the pasta according to the package instructions to prevent it from becoming mushy or overcooked.
- Use a creamy Alfredo sauce: Choose a creamy and flavorful Alfredo sauce to create a rich and indulgent casserole.
- Add vegetables for extra nutrition: Feel free to incorporate vegetables like broccoli, spinach, or mushrooms into the casserole for added nutritional value and taste.
- Top with cheese: A layer of melted cheese on top adds a delicious and golden-brown crust to the casserole.
- Bake until bubbly: Bake the casserole until it's bubbly and the cheese is melted and golden brown.
Conclusion:
The Alfredo Chicken Casserole is a delightful and comforting dish that combines tender chicken, creamy Alfredo sauce, and flavorful seasonings. It's a perfect option for busy weeknights, potlucks, or family gatherings. With its rich and indulgent taste, it's sure to be a crowd-pleaser. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on this culinary journey to create a memorable and delicious Alfredo Chicken Casserole.
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