This easy Chicken Noodle Casserole is made with egg noodles, chicken, a tasty cheesy filling, and topped with buttered bread crumbs. You’re going to love it!
To make this Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole you will need:
- egg noodles
- diced or shredded cooked chicken
- butter
- all-purpose flour
- milk
- salt
- pepper
- onion powder (optional)
- cheddar cheese (shredded)
- frozen peas
- bread crumbs (see recipe)
- saucepan
- whisk
- baking dish (2 quart casserole)
- colander
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To begin, preheat your oven to 350°F.
Grease or oil a 3 quart shallow baking dish. Set it aside for now.
Cook your egg noodles according to package directions.
While the noodles are cooking, melt 2 Tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Whisk in all-purpose flour and let it cook for 1 minute.
Add in the milk, salt, pepper, and onion powder (optional). Stir and cook until the milk mixture begins to boil and thickens. Remove it from the heat.
Stir in some cheddar cheese, mixing until it is melted.
In a mixing bowl, combine the sauce, noodles, cooked chicken, and frozen peas.
Note: We like the peas just cooked with still a little crunch. If you want the peas cooked softer, add them to the noodles in the last few minutes while they are cooking.
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Spread the mixture into your prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Melt another tablespoon of butter and combine it with the bread crumbs.
I make my own bread crumbs by toasting a couple pieces of bread. Let them cool and then pulse in a food processor.
Sprinkle the buttered crumbs over the top of the casserole.
Bake covered for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10 more minutes.
Enjoy!
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Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole
Ingredients
- 12 oz egg noodles, (cook according to package directions)
- 3 Tb butter, divided use
- 2 Tb all-purpose flour
- 2 c milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, optional
- 1 1/2 c cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 c cooked chicken, diced or shredded
- 1 c frozen peas
- 1 c bread crumbs, see note
Instructions
- To begin, preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Grease or oil a 3 quart shallow baking dish. Set it aside for now.
- Cook your egg noodles according to package directions.
- While the noodles are cooking, melt 2 Tablespoons of the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Whisk in the flour and let it cook for 1 minute.
- Add in the milk, salt, pepper, and onion powder (optional). Stir and cook until the milk mixture begins to boil and thickens. Remove it from the heat.
- Stir in all but about 1/3 cup of the cheddar cheese, mixing until it is melted.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the sauce, noodles, cooked chicken, and peas.
- Note: We like the peas just cooked with still a little crunch. If you want the peas cooked softer, add them to the noodles in the last few minutes while they are cooking.
- Spread the mixture into your prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter and combine it with the bread crumbs. (See the note below.) Sprinkle the buttered crumbs over the top of the casserole.
- Bake covered for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10 more minutes.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
Nutrition
If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.
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