EASY CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE (2024)

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ByBrandie January 30, 2020March 5, 2024

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This Easy Chicken Noodle Casserole is made with egg noodles, chicken breast, a creamy, tasty filling and topped with buttered bread crumbs! A family favorite dinner!

A FAMILY FAVORITE DINNER RECIPE

I love a good casserole. You just can’t beat a tasty and filling meal that is all in one baking dish. This one is made with easy to find ingredients. In fact, you probably have most of these ingredients in your pantry right now!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

What can I substitute for canned chicken?

I created this recipe to be a “pantry” recipe. Which means I wanted you to be able to pull almost all the ingredients from your pantry to create it. However, you could boil chicken and dice it. You could use a store-bought rotisserie chicken. You could use leftover roasted chicken. You have a lot of options depending on your personal preference.

Can I use other cream soups?

Cream of mushroom or creamy of celery are also good substitutes for the cream of chicken. Or you can even try making your own cream of chicken soup!

What else can I use besides panko bed crumbs?

Just use regular bread crumbs, crushed Ritz crackers or crushed saltine crackers.

Can I make this in the crock pot or Instant Pot?

I have not tried making this recipe in a crock pot to Instant Pot, but if you try it, please let me know!

Can this casserole be frozen?

Yes! Prepare the casserole as directed but don’t bake. Cover the casserole very well. I usually put on a layer of plastic wrap then another layer of aluminum foil before freezing. It will last up to 3 months. Let casserole partially defrost before baking. You will probably need an extra 10 minutes or so of baking time since baking it from cold.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)

egg noodles – I generally use the no yolk noodles but you can use what you prefer. Whatever you use, it needs to be cooked first.
chunk chicken breast – as I said above, I wanted this to be a pantry recipe with things you would have on hand and wouldn’t necessarily have to run to the store for. You can certainly substitute with your own cooked chicken.
cream of chicken soup – any cream soup will pretty much work here as long as you like the taste.
mayonnaise – not a fan of mayonnaise? Try sour cream or plain Greek yogurt.
milk – I prefer whole milk or 2 %.
onion – Don’t have a fresh onion? No problem, don’t run to the store. Just use 1 Tablespoon of dried minced onion.
shredded cheddar cheese – as you can see in my picture below, I actually ended up using a triple cheese mix when I got around to taking pictures. So please use what you like, it doesn’t have to be just straight cheddar.
frozen peas and carrots – you could also use frozen mixed vegetables or pretty much whatever frozen vegetable you like.
panko bread crumbs – any bread or cracker crumbs can be used.
salted butter – it really should be real butter and not margarine. Margarine won’t brown and crisp up the topping the same as real butter will.

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE:

If you haven’t done so already, cook egg noodles and drain well.Preheat oven to 350F degrees.Spray 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine chicken, cream of chicken soup, mayonnaise, milk (or water), diced onion,shredded cheese and frozen peas and carrots. Stir until combined.

Gently stir in cooked egg noodles.

Pour in baking dish.Sprinkle top with bread crumbs.

Pour melted butter evenly over top of bread crumbs.

Bake uncovered for about 30-35 minutes until bubbly and top is golden brown.

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Originally published: June 2012
Updated & Republished: January 2020

Chicken Noodle Casserole (+Video)

This Easy Chicken Noodle Casserole is made with egg noodles, chicken breast, a creamy, tasty filling and topped with buttered bread crumbs!

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

▢ 2 (10 ounce) cans chunk chicken breast, drained (or store-bought rotisserie chicken)
▢ 2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
▢ 1 cup mayonnaise
▢ 1 cup milk
▢ ½ onion, finely diced
▢ 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
▢ 1 ½ cups frozen peas and carrots
▢ 12 ounce package egg noodles, cooked and drained
▢ 1 cup panko bread crumbs
▢ 1 stick salted butter (1/2 cup), melted

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine 2 (10 ounce) cans chunk chicken breast, drained, 2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup, 1 cup mayonnaise, 1 cup milk, 1/2 onion, finely diced, 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese and 1 1/2 cups frozen peas and carrots.
Stir until combined. Gently stir in 12 ounce package egg noodles, cooked and drained.
Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle top evenly with 1 cup panko bread crumbs.
Pour 1 stick salted butter (1/2 cup), melted evenly over top of bread crumbs.
Bake uncovered for about 30-35 minutes until bubbly and top is golden brown.
Dig in and enjoy!

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Notes

Feel free to use store-bought rotisserie chicken or any leftover chicken meat you may have (grilled chicken also tastes wonderful with this recipe.)
Cream of mushroom or creamy of celery are also good substitutes for the cream of chicken.
Regular bread crumbs or crushed Ritz crackers can be substituted for the panko bread crumbs.
I have not tried making this recipe in a crock pot to Instant Pot but if you try it, please let me know!

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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Great recipe. I like to add some minced water chestnuts just for a little crunch. If I don’t have those on hand, some diced celery works or slivered or sliced almonds. My favorite soup is Cream of Celery. This is a very ‘forgiving’ recipe which means you can add just about any vegetable you have on hand.
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1. Oh I like that idea of the water chestnuts – great addition! My Mom prefers the creamy of celery too. Like you said, it’s very flexible and forgiving. Thank you for taking the time to come back and comment Virginia!
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We live on a sailboat, so I make a lot of meals for overnight passage. Sometimes my ingredients aren’t exactly as the recipe calls for! In this case the soup got substituted with Marie Callender’s “ Chicken Pot Pie” style soup, which already has peas and carrots, but I added additional green peas and a small can of mushrooms! It was delicious!
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Finally a meal my entire family (including all of the kids loved!!) Thanks so much. Will definitely be making it again.
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1. Thanks so very much Charity!
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Easy and delish. I use the Costco roaster chicken and whatever shreeded cheese I have in the fridge.
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This was good! I halved the amounts and added granulated garlic. Thank you for the recipe.
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