Cheesy California Chicken Casserole Recipes

CHEESY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cook shells al dente according to package directions.
• Cook onion and red bell pepper in butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in salt and chili powder.
• In a large bowl combine soup, onion mixture, milk and 2 cups cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese. Mix well. Stir in chicken, pasta and green chiles.
• Spread into a 9x13 casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

CHEESY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring water, chicken broth, and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• While rice is cooking, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place shredded chicken in a large casserole dish. Add soup, water chestnuts, Cheddar cheese, broccoli, mushrooms, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Stir well, then spread the top so it's even.
• Bake in the preheated oven until nicely browned and bubbly, 30 to 45 minutes.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine soup and milk. Stir in the vegetables, chicken, 1-1/4 cups cheese, pimientos, salt and pepper. Transfer to a greased 9-in. square baking dish. , Cover and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Uncover; top with remaining cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with rice.

CHEESY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 2- to 3-quart casserole with cooking spray.
• Cook pasta as directed on package, using minimum cook time. Drain and return to saucepan. Add soup, chicken and 1 cup of the cheese to pasta in pan; stir to combine. Spoon into casserole. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese over top.
• Bake uncovered 8 to 10 minutes until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted. Garnish with parsley.

CHEESY CRUNCHY NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Cook the egg noodles until al dente as per the package directions. Drain and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cottage cheese and sour cream. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Add to the noodles and stir. Add the Cheddar and green onions, then stir.
• Add the contents of the bowl to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and bake for 15 minutes. Remove and top with the potato chips. Return to the oven and bake until golden, another 5 minutes.
• Garnish with green onions, then serve.

CHEESY CALIFORNIA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine water and margarine in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir stuffing mix into water and margarine until moistened; cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Spread cooked chicken into bottom of the prepared baking dish and spread frozen vegetables over chicken. Top vegetables with American cheese slices in a layer. Mix cream of mushroom soup, garlic powder, marjoram, thyme, and sage in a bowl and spread over cheese slices. Sprinkle stuffing over top of casserole in an even layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling and browned, about 1 hour.

CHEESY CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Prepare vegetables according to package directions and drain.
• Place half in an ungreased 11 x 7 baking dish.
• In small saucepan, combine cheese and 4 T butter.
• Cook and stir over low heat until melted.
• Pour half over vegetables.
• Repeat layers.
• Melt remaining butter and toss with cracker crumbs.
• Sprinkle over top of casserole.
• Bake uncovered at 325 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350'F.
• In greased 9"x13" glass dish, mix together the soup, mayonnaise, spices, onion and lemon juice.Spread evenly in bottom of pan.
• Spread chicken over the soup mixture. Do not stir. Sprinkle the vegetables over top of the chicken. Again, do not stir.
• Lay cheese slices over top of the vegetables breaking several slices in half to cover entire surface.
• Stir together the corn flake crumbs and butter until well blended. Spread the crumb mixture over the cheese, leveling to make an even top.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes until heated through and the soup mixture has formed a custard with the chicken and vegetables.