I am always looking for more good recipes with chicken. I can never seem to have quite enough of them. 🙂 This Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti is a mainstay at our home; it’s origin comes from Ree Drummond, also know as The Pioneer Woman. Thank you, Ree, for introducing this dish to me.
It makes what I consider a large batch – typically I will make for a meal and freeze the other half for later, how great is that? This last week I made this dish for a couple of freezer dinners, as a new baby delivery meals. I hope it will provide comfort and make life easier for those new mommies.
When I make this, often times I will get a rotisserie chicken and use that, other times, I just cook a couple chicken breasts, if fryer chicken is unavailable. A couple ingredients that especially aid with this deliciousness are: the pimentos and the seasoning salt. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until bubbly and enjoy! Mmmmm!
- 1 cut- up cooked fryer chicken (or about 4 cups of cooked shredded chicken)
- 1 lb. spaghetti, broken into 2 inch pieces
- 1 4oz jar diced, drained pimentos
- 1 small onion, diced
- ¼ c. finely diced green pepper
- 2 cans cream of mushroom soup
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2½ c. grated cheddar cheese; divided
- 1 t. seasoned salt such as Lawry's
- ground pepper to taste
- ⅛ to ¼ t. cayenne pepper to taste
- Cook spaghetti according to directions on box.
- Drain spaghetti.
- Then drain the pimentos.
- Dice the pepper and onion.
- Place cooked spaghetti in a large bowl. Add the cream of mushroom soup. Add 2 cups of cheddar cheese
- Then add the onion, green pepper, and pimento.
- Add the seasoning salt, black pepper,and cayenne pepper.
- Finally, add the chicken and broth.
- Stir together, and pour the mixture into a large baking pan and top with the remaining ½ c. cheddar cheese. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until bublly
Holy cow. Chicken, cheese and spaghetti are three surefire ways to my heart, and you’ve covered them all! I need to try this!
I would say so, Karly! Definitely a comfort food recipe, and makes for a great freezer meal too!