Easy Frosty Weather Chicken Noodle Bake
What to make when you haven’t planned anything? A white sauce, some pre-cooked chicken, pasta and vegetables all rolled up into a casserole.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 4 to 6 1x
- Category: Poultry
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups of milk
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 cups of cheddar cheese, shredded and divided
- 4 cups penne pasta, cooked per package instructions and drained
- 8 ounces frozen broccoli, cooked per package instructions
- 2 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 cups cooked chicken, cut into chunks or shredded
- 12 ounces of French Fried onion rings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325º.
- If not already made ahead of time, cook pasta according to package instructions and drain.
- Also, cook broccoli in the microwave per package directions and drain.
- And, cook bacon in microwave and crumble.
- Make white sauce (béchamel): in large pot, melt butter.
- Add flour all at once and stir constantly until it makes a thick paste (don’t let this brown), about 2 minutes.
- Slowly add milk and continue stirring until sauce is thick and no lumps remain. Add 1 cup cheese and stir until melted and combined.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- Add cooked pasta, broccoli, bacon and chicken to the white sauce in the pot and stir to combine.
- Pour into 9” x 13” baking pan.
- Top with remaining 1 cup of shredded cheese.
- Bake in oven for 20 minutes; add French Fried onions, return to oven and bake for 5 minutes more.
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