Pantry Chicken Casserole Recipes

PANTRY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a large casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
• While the pasta is cooking, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until they release their liquid, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in processed cheese food, diced tomatoes and juice, diced tomatoes and green chiles with juice, and mild chile peppers. Cook and stir until cheese has melted, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cooked pasta and chicken. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve warm.

EASY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Using a large casserole dish, layer the ingredients in the order listed.
• Cover the dish with foil.
• Place in oven and bake at 350 F. for approximately 1 hour, or until the chicken reaches 165 F. on a meat thermometer. Time needed can vary by oven.

"PANTRY RAID" CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Mix tomato sauce, water, taco seasoning mix, and chili powder together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat and brown chicken tenderloins on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Pour tomato sauce mixture over the chicken, bring to a simmer, and cook over medium-low heat until chicken tenderloins are no longer pink inside, about 8 minutes. Transfer chicken to a bowl and shred; return shredded chicken to the sauce. Mix in black beans and cream cheese until thoroughly combined.
• Pour chicken mixture into prepared baking dish. Top with shredded Mexican cheese. Whisk corn bread mix, egg, and milk in a bowl, and spoon the batter over the chicken mix.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling and the corn bread topping is browned and set, about 30 minutes.

"PANTRY RAID" CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Mix tomato sauce, water, taco seasoning mix, and chili powder together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat and brown chicken tenderloins on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Pour tomato sauce mixture over the chicken, bring to a simmer, and cook over medium-low heat until chicken tenderloins are no longer pink inside, about 8 minutes. Transfer chicken to a bowl and shred; return shredded chicken to the sauce. Mix in black beans and cream cheese until thoroughly combined.
• Pour chicken mixture into prepared baking dish. Top with shredded Mexican cheese. Whisk corn bread mix, egg, and milk in a bowl, and spoon the batter over the chicken mix.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling and the corn bread topping is browned and set, about 30 minutes.

SUNNY'S NUNYA BUSINESS CHICKEN FRIED RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• For the eggs: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the bean sprouts, eggs and garlic.
• For the rice: In a large bowl, combine the rice, peas and carrots, soy sauce and chicken. Add the egg mixture and toss to coat. Gently pat into the prepared dish. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake, removing the foil about 10 minutes into baking, until the eggs have set and the casserole is golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
• For the topping: Serve topped with the fried onions, scallions and a squirt of sriracha to taste.

EASY CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Cook egg noodles al dente (firm) according to package directions. Drain well.
• Combine egg noodles, chicken, soup, milk, and vegetables in 2qt casserole dish. Top with cheese if using.
• Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl and sprinkle over the casserole.
• Bake 20 minutes or until bubbly. Broil 1 minute to brown topping if needed.