This Easy Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Casserole Recipe is a delicious Southern classic.
Chicken Spaghetti Casserole, also known as Chicken Tetrazzini is a creamy, cheesy, tasty pasta dish. It is loaded with a chicken, cheese, and a cream sauce, then topped with a cheesy panko crust. It is the perfect comfort food for the entire family that everyone is sure to love.
Chicken Spaghetti Casserole
In the South, we love our Chicken Casseroles. My Mother-in-law makes a delicious one with a crunchy, buttery ritz cracker crust. It is one of her recipe staples that our whole family loves. Her recipe will be coming soon. This chicken casserole is a little different. It is baked like a spaghetti casserole with loads of chicken, a white cheesy cream sauce, and topped with a crunchy cheesy panko crust. It is wicked good! Each bite is loaded with comfort and flavor. It is a “Feed Your Soul” kind of meal. My family absolutely loves it.
It also makes a great freezer meal.
You can make this meal ahead of time and freeze it for when you need it. If you are looking for a meal to give to a friend that has been in the hospital or just had a baby this is perfect. They can eat it right away or freeze it for later. If you have a small family, you could eat half and freeze the other half for another time. My family loves to eat the left overs, so I don’t ever get to freeze mine…… I hope your family loves it too. xoxo
If you like this recipe, check out: French Onion Chicken Noodle Casserole, Hash Brown Casserole, and Southern Cheesy Baked Spaghetti.
Chicken Spaghetti Casserole
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked chicken, chopped
- 12 oz cooked spaghetti noodles
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 16 oz sour cream
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup (10.75oz cans)
- 3/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 tbs fresh chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease a 9 x13 inch baking dish.
- Mix sour cream, butter, chicken broth, Cream of Chicken Soup, salt, cayenne pepper, and cheddar cheese.
- Add in chicken and spaghetti, mixing well to be evenly distributed.
- Pour mixture into baking dish.
- Mix panko breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. Top mixture over the spaghetti.
- Bake uncovered 45-60 minutes until topping is crispy and inside is bubbly.
- Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.
Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.
Cassie says
This looks like comfort food at it’s best. I can’t wait to try – I bet this is a recipe my whole family will love.
Katie says
I have never done it before, but I imagine it would not be a problem. Do not add the breadcrumb and parmesan cheese topping until you cook it. It would become soggy if you add it early.
Renee says
Can you make this recipe the night before and then cook it the next day. Or do you need to go ahead and cook it then heat it up the next day for lunch?
GiGi Eats says
Mmmm looks very very tasty! I bet my husband would want a HUGE helping of this! He’s a casserole dude!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
Love meals like this! So comforting and high five for being freezer friendly 🙂 Though, I’m sure it wouldn’t last long enough to make it to the freezer 😉
karrie @ Tasty Ever After says
Noodle casserole are the best!! Love comforting meals like this and so easy to put together for a weeknight dinner. And plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day too! 🙂