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Cheesy Baked Chicken Spaghetti
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Recipe By: Alice Morrow
Cheesy Baked Chicken Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. of boneless chicken breast tenders and thighs (or whatever part of chicken you like best), cut into bite size pieces
- 1 (32-oz.) container chicken broth
- Water
- Salt, red/black pepper and garlic powder
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 bay leaves
- ½ of each color bell pepper (red, yellow, orange, green) diced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 (10 ¾-oz.) cans cream of chicken soup
- 1-2 t. Tony Chachere Creole Seasoning
- Salt, red/black pepper, garlic powder
- 4 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 (12-oz.) package of small broad egg noodles or thin pasta
- 1 (8-oz.) fresh pico de gallo
- 5 oz. freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Paprika
Instructions
- In stock pot, add the broth, chopped onion and cut up chicken pieces.
- Add enough water to the pot so that the chicken is covered.
- Add salt, red/black pepper, garlic powder and bay leaves.
- Bring to boil, reduce heat and let simmer for about 1 hour.
- With slotted spoon, remove the cooked chicken. Discard the bay leaves.
- Bring the chicken stock to a boil again.
- Add the pasta and cook until tender.
- Save 4 c. of the pasta water when you strain out the pasta.
- In a large bowl, shred up the chicken a little more if you like.
- Add the bell peppers, chopped onion, soup, 2 c. of cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, pico. Mix well. Season with Tony Chachere Creole Seasoning, salt, red/black pepper and garlic powder.
- Add the noodles and mix well. Add some of the pasta water slowly, if mixture is too thick. You want to add enough water just to loosen it up. Taste for seasoning again.
- Place in baking dish that is sprayed with PAM.
- Sprinkle remaining 2 c. of cheddar cheese on top and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
- Bake in 350 oven for 40-45 minutes. You want it to be bubbly. If you find the cheese is browning too quickly, place foil on top to keep it from burning.
Notes
*****You can freeze before or after baking this dish. You can also add assorted veggies like peas, broccoli, etc. to this dish if you like. If you want to use already cooked chicken you can skip the part of the recipe of cooking the raw chicken. I must say the making of the broth does add extra flavor.
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