Comfort food favorite Chicken Noodle Casserole, made on the stove-top! You’ll have dinner in less than 30 minutes!
Sometimes you just need some comfort food, no matter what the weather is like outside. Last week, I just wanted Chicken Noodle Casserole. The thought of boiling noodles and baking it in a hot oven when it’s almost 90º outside wasn’t appealing AT ALL.
My thinking: if you can make one-pot pasta, why can’t you make casseroles on the stove top too? And, it WORKED! In the last few minutes, I threw some cheese and potato chips on top and they got all melty and crunchy, just like a normal casserole. Dinner win!
Every 3 or so months, we get our boneless chicken breasts from Zaycon Fresh in a 40 pound box. It seems like a TON, but we actually fly through it. Hands down, this is the juiciest, most flavorful chicken we’ve ever purchased. Our last Zaycon chicken delivery was on a super busy day, so I ended up throwing 10 pounds in the slow cooker to make shredded chicken. It has been super handy this summer to have one pound bags of shredded chicken to make meals! I just take them out of the freezer and defrost overnight in the fridge. We make chicken salad, quesadillas and more with it, too!
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As far as veggies are concerned, this is our favorite combo, but sub whatever your family enjoys! Fresh or frozen work perfectly!
Step One: In a large pot, add 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Add veggies and saute until softened, about 4-5 minutes. Add Montreal Chicken (or any grill spice) and thyme, plus salt and pepper to taste. NOTE: As far as veggies are concerned, this is our favorite combo, but sub whatever your family enjoys! You need 3 cups of veggies, plus the onion. Fresh or frozen work perfectly! Try asparagus, mushrooms or zucchini.
Step Two: Create small hole in the middle of the veggies and melt butter.
Step Three: Add flour to pot. Stir and let cook for one minute. This forms a roux, or thickening agent to make the sauce nice and creamy.
Step Four: Slowly pour in milk, stirring non-stop. Allow to cook for 1 minute, then slowly add the chicken stock. The sauce will continue to thicken as cooking, especially after adding the noodles.
Step Five: Add cooked chicken, stir.
Step Six: Add noodles. Stir, then allow to come to a bubble over medium high heat. Cover.
Step Seven: Allow to cook on low heat, covered, for 15 minutes. Stir and check noodles. If they’re still crunchy, cook for an additional 5 minutes. After noodles are cooked, top with chips and cheese. Cover to melt.
- 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 cup carrot , peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup celery , chopped
- 1/2 cup peas
- 1 cup green beans , chopped into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup onion , diced
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 Tablespoon Montreal Chicken (or any grill spice)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 pound cooked and shredded chicken
- salt & pepper , to taste
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup flour
- 3 cups milk
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 pound Bowtie pasta
- Topping: 1/2 cup potato chips , 1/2 cup Cheddar-Jack cheese
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In large pot, add Extra Virgin Olive Oil and heat over medium-high. Add carrot, celery, peas, green beans, onion and garlic. Cook 4-5 minutes, until softened.
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Season with Montreal Chicken, thyme, salt and pepper. Stir to incorporate.
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Make a circle in the middle of the veggies. Melt butter in the circle.
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Sprinkle flour, then stir. Cook for 1 minute.
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Slowly pour milk into pan, stirring non-stop. Allow to bubble, then pour in chicken stock. Sauce will start to thicken.
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Add chicken and noodles. Stir and bring back to a bubble.
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Lower heat to low and cover. Cook 15 minutes.
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Open cover, stir and check the noodles. If they're crunchy, cook another 5 minutes. If not, sprinkle with chips and cheese. Cover to melt.
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Enjoy!
What’s your go-to comfort food? Have you tried one-pot pasta before?
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I love one pot meals and I also cook up a ton of chicken to shred, so convenient. I never thought to make a casserole on the stove before.
I was shocked how the topping still got crispy. I might make them stove-top from now on!
Just a question……did anyone else notice how much cooked chicken to add?
I can’t fine it in the list of ingredients. Maybe I am blind.
No, I will update it. I just sprinkle a bit in before adding the cheese mixture. It was hard to put a specific measurement because all zucchini are different sizes!
1 pound of cooked shredded chicken
1 POUND COOKED AND SHREDDED CHICKEN
Casseroles are my favorite type of comfort food. This chicken noodle casserole looks really yummy. I think my family would enjoy it.
Yummy! Chicken Noodle soup is definitely a comfort food for me but I’ve never thought to make a Chicken Noodle Casserole. I can’t wait to try this recipe out.
This is such a delicious dish. This comfort food would certainly be a delicious way to end the day. I love one pot meals because they’re so convenient!
Yes, I love one pot meals too! They’re so fun to experiment with.
That looks really good and really easy. I think my whole family would enjoy something like this. I liked all your photos as you worked your way through the instructions, too!
Thank you! I think I’m going to start sharing more photos with the instructions–I am such a visual person.
Now this sounds like an awesome meal. I love that it’s a one pot casserole! It would be easy to make even at the last minute!
Yes, even with prep it can be ready in 30 minutes!
This looks oh so delicious! I love one pot meals. Such a great idea, and would be perfect for our family! My kids would love this, not to mention me!
Thank you! 🙂 It really feeds a crowd–I enjoyed leftovers for lunch.
Ha==and I thought I was the only one who buys 40 lbs of chicken cutlets at a time!! great idea for something else to do with chicken! we fly through ours too and this looks delicous! yummy!
My husband thought I was loco at first, until he realized how much chicken we actually eat! Have you tried Zaycon?
This is such a beautiful recipe and one that I just printed out to add to our meal planning booklet. As summer winds down we are in the process of recruiting new recipes to try during the school year and this will come in handy as the weather starts to change and chicken noodle because a staple in our home.
Yay! I have a recipe binder, but I love the idea of a booklet! This will be perfect for back-to-school, you could even prep most of it on Sunday. You can easily swap out the noodles for whatever you have on hand.
that looks delicious! I love that there are a lot of veggies in it!
Yes, I like to pack everything I can with veggies!
I love recipes that only need one pot! Less dishes! This one looks fantastic!
Exactly! I’m all about less dishes!
I am craving one of these now! This looks so good and the perfect meal to make for the whole family!
Yum! I know what I’m making for dinner tonight! Thank you so much for this recipe.
This looks so delicious, and I’d love to make and eat that. YUMMY looking for sure, thanks for sharing the recipe.
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I’ve seen this dish quite a few times but yours by far looks the best!
This is confusing to me. Would like to clarify…what is EVOO? And the recipe calls for only 1 Tablespoon of chicken? How can this be a chicken casserole with only a smigen of chicken?
Hello Robyn! EVOO is extra Virgin Olive oil and the 1 Tablespoon of Montreal Chicken is a spice–like a grill seasoning. You’ll need 1 pound of cooked shredded chicken–that might have been erased from the recipe when I updated my site–so sorry for the confusion!