There is nothing that says ultimate comfort food quite like this cheesy, chicken spaghetti casserole dish. It is comfort food with big flavor to the max.
A quick and easy dish that all the kids love because well; pasta, cheese, and chicken perfection. You really can’t go wrong with this southern recipe that all of your friends and whole family find addictive.
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Like the Three Cheese Manicotti recipe, this is another one of our favorite homemade pasta dishes.
It also makes for great leftovers as well.
Ingredients you will need for this creamy chicken spaghetti
- 1/2 Package of Spaghetti (8 ozs of a 16 oz pkg)
- 2 Boneless Chicken Breasts (you could also use store-bought rotisserie to save time)
- 1 lb Velveeta Cheese
- 1 Can Rotel
- 1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
Serves approximately 6 people but you can double the recipe to make even more of this gooey dish for leftovers or a larger crowd.
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Boil chicken breast in a pot of water until fully cooked. {You can use chicken legs or thighs if you choose just discard the bones and skin.} Remove chicken and 1 cup of the chicken broth for later use. Shred the chicken into pieces. I like to use my Ninja Chopper or Kitchenaid for this, they both work great for shredding chicken.
- Cook spaghetti according to the package.
- Cube your Velvetta and mix with the 1 cup of chicken broth and heat on low until cheese melts.
- Combine the Rotel, both cans of soup, chicken, and spaghetti with the cheese.
- Bake in a 9×13 inch casserole dish at 350 degrees for approximately 45 minutes.
Can you freeze chicken spaghetti?
Chicken spaghetti freezes exceptionally well, go ahead and make it in advance. Once you place it in the casserole dish, you don’t need to bake it first, just freeze for up to four months
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Chicken Spaghetti Recipe
There is nothing that says ultimate comfort food quite like this cheesy, chicken spaghetti casserole dish. It is comfort food with big flavor to the max.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Package of Spaghetti
- 2 Boneless Chicken Breasts
- 1 lb Velveeta Cheese
- 1 Can Rotel
- 1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Boil chicken breast in a pot of water until fully cooked. {You can use chicken legs or thighs if you choose just discard the bones and skin.} Remove chicken and 1 cup of the chicken broth for later use. Shred the chicken into pieces.
- Cook spaghetti according to the package.
- Cube your Velveeta and mix with the 1 cup of chicken broth and heat on low until cheese melts.
- Combine the Rotel, both cans of soup, chicken, and spaghetti with the cheese.
- Bake in a 9x13 dish at 350 degrees for approximately 45 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 409Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 2146mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 1gSugar: 7gProtein: 28g
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73 comments
I use pretty much the same recipe but sometimes add frozen green peas to get an extra veggie in there. 🙂
I have never tried it with peas but I imagine it’s great and a good way to sneak in some veggies too if you have picky eaters. Luckily my daughter loves veggies, thank goodness. 🙂
My mom makes this all the time!
My mom only made it a few times growing up. She actually never made spaghetti to much at all because my dad isn’t a big fan of pasta. haha! Probably the reason why I love pasta so much, didn’t have a lot of it as a kid.
This looks so good and easy! Going to have to try it soon 🙂
It is really easy, just a little bit of prep work and then you can throw it in the oven and get something else done while its cooking. 🙂
Yummy! I haven’t had chicken spaghetti in a long time! thanks for the recipe
Your welcome! 🙂
This looks amazing! I’ve never made chicken spaghetti before but I’m definitely going to now!
Spaghetti is one of my favorite dishes so to be able to make it in different ways works good for me. Plus I’m picking about leftovers and spaghetti always makes good leftovers. 🙂
Chicken Spaghetti is one of my favorites!!
I think with the cheese, this might be a way I can get my kids to eat some chicken! They love cheesy pasta.
The chicken is shredded too so it won’t be like eating big chunks of chicken.
This looks amazing!
Wow this looks so easy and since my son loves both Chicken and Spaghetti I am going to have to make it. Plus it would be great to have at the Networking Meetings I host as they are Pot Luck and children are allowed and I am sure they would like this.
This recipe would definitely be good for pot lucks because you can make so much of it for fairly inexpensive and it’s super yummy so it wouldn’t be one of those dishes everyone passes up. 😉
Looks delicious! I’ve never baked spaghetti before, but this dish is definitely worth a try. What other cheese besides Velveeta would you recommend?
You could definitely use shredded cheddar, probably like 2 cups for this recipe.
I like the different colors and textures of the Rotel, chicken and spaghetti. I’m looking forward to trying it.
Oh – I am BEYOND excited to try this!! I’m allergic to ingredients in marinara. For the past 16 years I’ve tortured my husband with pasta, and I never buy or make sauce for it! My kids eat buttered noodles and parmesan with grilled chicken in it (a la Noodles and Co.). This cheese sauce sounds incredible, though!
I bet they would really like this then. 🙂
Our favorite easy pasta dish is Tortellini and Tomato soup (http://brendid.com/tnt-soup-aka-souper-fast-dinner/). Thanks for sharing your recipe.
I haven’t tried that kind of soup. I will have to give it a try sometime.
Chicken and spagetti are our two favorite foods. We have cooked dishes like this before. They are quick and easy after a long day at work. And its food we don’t have to fight with the kids over to get them eat.
I love all kinds of pasta! We will have to try this recipe. All the ingredients, if you subbed canned chicken, would be shelf stable. That’s nice for a quick from the shelf meal when regular dinner plans fall through. Thanks for sharing.
I have never tried it with canned chicken but I use canned chicken for chicken salad so i’m sure it would be just as good.
Looks sooooooooooooooo yummy! Like a perfect cold night, stick to your bones kinda meal! Pinning this for the future!
Thanks so much for pinning Carli! 🙂
YUM…My kids ask for spaghetti every night. They love to twirl. This looks great
Yes! I use to cut my daughter’s spaghetti up until she started yelling at me that I she didn’t get to twirl her spaghetti. haha!
I have a nikon dslr but I also use picmonkey.com for tweaks. They have a free and paid version. If you haven’t checked it out give it a try. It’s great!
I don’t think I’ve ever done chicken spaghetti, that looks good (though not being a mushroom fan, I would probably substitute an extra can of cream of chicken). I like to do a chicken and rice casserole, though.
My husband doesn’t like mushrooms either but since the cream of mushroom doesn’t have chunks of mushroom I don’t even think he knows it’s in there. haha! You could definitely sub the can though for extra cream of chicken. We really like chicken and rice casseroles too. Anything chicken really.
I honestly don’t care to cook much either. I like to eat yummy foods but if I had to chef to make it then I would probably be all for that. haha
Jeanie, I haven’t tried it with wheat pasta but if you are use to eating wheat noodles I bet it would taste just fine. 🙂
This seems like an easy recipe to whip up and I love some of the comments about adding some veggies.
I don’t ever add veggies but you definitely could. I might try it sometime. 🙂
This looks delish and easy, but I would make a few adjustments with veg and wheat pasta too. We’re on the super-health kick this year, haha, I hope it sticks! But I’d like to find healthy and fast recipes too!
Awesome, you could definitely change it to fit your family. 🙂
This really looks yummy. And I have never heard anything like this, but with so many people with comments before mine saying they love this I am definitely going to have to try it!! Yippee another meal to add to the menu 🙂
Now that sounds like a super easy dinner for a weeknight!
Marissa
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It definitely is… a little bit of prep work and you can pop it into the oven and get something else done while you are waiting. 🙂
Anything involving velveeta and rotel HAS to be delicious. Can’t wait to try it out.
I know right? haha
Ah – this sounds soooo good! My favorite spaghetti dish is just regular spaghetti with tomato sauce, but I love putting it in a casserole dish and tossing some cheese and garlic on top and letting it bake for about 10 minutes. Really good and easy.
I have never tried baking regular spaghetti with cheese and garlic… umm so trying that! I love regular spaghetti too. I love spaghetti just as a whole. haha!
This sounds delicious. I love easy pasta meals. My favorite quick pasta is to make spaghetti and then mix it in a bowl with minced garlic, fresh basil, olive oil, tomatoes, salt and pepper. The longer it sits at room temp, the yummier it gets. I like to prep it early on Sunday morning and then serve it for lunch after church with some grated Parmesan cheese.
That sounds delicious Jelli. 🙂
Pining the recipe for sure. What can go wrong with cheese, chicken and pasta. YUMMY!!! Hubby will love this. http://www.mylifeabundant.com
Right, 3 of my favorite things. 🙂
I never made this specific recipe but it will go into my recipe box. Seems like a wonderful meal for the grandchildren! Thanks.
MY favorite dish is blackened chicken pasta alfredo. However, I’m a big fan of any kind of pasta (except penne for some odd reason, lol). Anyway, I may make this dish sometime this week. Thanks for sharing!
This looks like the perfect comfort food recipe! Yum!
We love chicken spaghetti at our house! Your recipe looks delicious , I have never shredded my chicken for it though, I really like that idea.
I don’t know why I started shredding the chicken but we like it that way. If you have a chopper it makes quick work of it.
I don’t eat pasta, but I love spaghetti squash parmesan!
Squash spaghetti sounds so yummy. I love squash. 🙂
The can of mushroom soup threw me for a loop. Can’t wait to try it!
I love this recipe.. I am usually a chicken alfredo or spaghetti and meatballs type of girl but look forward to trying this
Looks delicious Melissa – thank for sharing this post. Blessings, Tina
I’m a vegetarian, but it’s always nice to learn new recipes to share with my meat-eating friends. When it comes to food, I say, eat what foods make your tummy happy because I’m sure going to enjoy mine. 🙂
You are so right Selena. 🙂 Although some foods I love don’t make my tummy happy. haha
Chicken alfredo is my kids favorite, for me, regular old spaghetti with meat sauce. Your meal looks yummy, especially with the side of garlic bread!!
If we are having spaghetti we always have to have a side of garlic bread. 🙂
Yum! We have pasta at least once a week. My husband loves chicken alfredo, but the kids and I will eat anything with pasta (it’s the Italian in me, I guess!).
My family loves pasta in all forms, but I have yet to try a chicken spaghetti! This recipe looks like a good start. thanks.
Yum, that looks delicious! I would probably have to use either penne or rotini noodles instead of spaghetti though. My hubby thinks that red sauce is the only right thing with spaghetti.
Haha… He just needs to go over to the dark side. 😉
Looks good, my kids would definitely love this! We actually just made the switch to trying to be as close to a Paleo diet as possible, but this does give me a great starting point!
I’ve noticed reading the instructions you’ve mentioned chicken broth twice. But there’s no mention of chicken broth as an ingredient.
I didn’t add it to the ingredients list because it comes from the cooked chicken breasts and not store-bought broth. However, I will add a note to the ingredients list. Thanks!
it says half a bag of spaghetti. how much is that? are you starting with an 8oz bag, 16 0z, ??????
You will need 8 ozs of a 16 oz pkg.