Creamy Chicken Mushroom Pasta Bake Recipes

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI (CREAMY CHICKEN MUSHROOM PASTA BAKE)

Steps:

• Melt 2 tbsp butter in a large pot over high heat. Add chicken, sprinkle with pinch of salt and pepper. Cook 1 1/2 minutes until golden.
• Turn chicken, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 1 minute until golden then remove onto plate - doesn't need to be fully cooked (will cook more in oven).
• Rest 5 minutes, then chop into small pieces, or shred.
• Preheat oven to 160°C / 325°F.
• Cook mushrooms: Melt 4 tbsp butter over high heat in the same pot. Add mushrooms and cook for 4 minutes until starting to go floppy but not yet golden.
• Add onion: Add garlic and onion, cook for 3 minutes until mushrooms are golden. Add a pinch of salt and pepper halfway through.
• Add flour & milk: Turn heat down to medium. Add flour. Stir for 30 seconds. Add milk and stir for 10 seconds or until it thickens (see video at 52 sec).
• Add cream and broth: Add chicken stock, cream, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Stir, then let the mixture heat up, stirring every now and then so it doesn't catch on the base, and cook until the sauce thickens enough so you can draw a path on the back of the spoon (video at 1.04). Do not make it very thick - it gets thicker in next steps.
• Add cheese & pasta: Turn stove off. Stir through half the cheese (will melt in oven), then add pasta and chicken. Toss to mix, taste and add more salt if needed.
• Bake: Pour into 23 x 33cm / 9 x 13" pan, smooth surface. Top with remaining cheese. Bake 25 minutes until golden and bubbly. Serve immediately!

CREAMY CHICKEN, MUSHROOM & PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, heat large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add chicken and mushrooms; cook 5 min. or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes, pasta sauce, basil and garlic; bring to boil. Simmer on low heat 2 min. or until chicken is done. Add cream cheese spread; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until heated through.
• Drain pasta. Add to chicken mixture; mix lightly. Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; cover.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through. Top with cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.

CHICKEN & MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with Italian seasoning and season as desired. Heat the oil in a large deep nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until browned.
• Add the mushrooms and garlic. Cook and stir for 3 minutes or until the mushrooms are slightly softened.
• Stir in the soup, water and milk; heat to a boil. Stir in the pasta and lemon juice. Reduce the heat to medium. Boil gently, uncovered, stirring often, for 9 minutes.
• Stir in the Parmesan cheese. Cook and stir for 1 to 3 minutes or until the pasta has reached the desired tenderness. Season to taste and sprinkle with extra Parmesan if desired.

BAKED PASTA WITH MUSHROOM CHICKEN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk together 2 Tbsp of the milk with all of the cornstarch until dissolved.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine remaining milk, chicken broth, and sherry; bring to just a light boil.
• Working quickly so as not to burn the milk, stir in cornstarch mixture and cook 1-2 minutes, or until sauce is simmering and thickened, stirring constantly.
• Add salt and pepper to taste; simmer on low 3 minutes longer, stirring.
• Pour sauce into a large bowl and add pasta, chicken, peas, mushrooms, and pimentos.
• Stir in 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese and stir to combine until all pasta is coated.
• Pour into a greased shallow baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining cheese and bread crumbs, sprinkle over the pasta to coat.
• Bake 30 minutes, uncovered, until bubbly and golden brown.
• Serve hot, with additional Parmesan on the side if desired.
• Note: Do not use the product labeled as"cooking sherry" as it has added salt and will not taste the same; If you don't have any real sherry, you may substitute white wine or vermouth.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid for the sauce.
• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Gently saute celery, onion, and bell pepper until onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the mushrooms and toss. Sprinkle vegetable mixture with flour; stir until flour begins to congeal and cook. Stir in chicken broth until it begins to thicken. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in mushroom soup, reserved pasta cooking liquid, chicken, and peas until blended.
• Mix pasta and sauce together in a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with Parmesan cheese. Cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake for another 5 minutes.

CREAMY BAKED CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until it is semi-transparent, about 5 minutes. Add parsley and stir until coated. Place chicken in the skillet and brown, about 5 minutes per side. Add poultry seasoning and cayenne, making sure chicken is coated. Transfer chicken to a 9x13-inch dish. Cover with mushrooms and set aside on a warming plate.
• Combine soup, heavy cream, and buttermilk in a mixing bowl. Add the onion mixture and combine. Pour over the chicken. Cover the tops with Swiss cheese, making sure all areas are covered.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour and 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes.

OVEN-BAKED CHICKEN, MUSHROOM AND CREAM PASTA.

Steps:

• Bring a pan of water to the boil. Add a little splash of olive oil and the pasta. Cook for 4 minutes or until al dente. Drain and return to the pan. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C.
• Season the whole chicken fillets with salt and pepper and then lightly shallow fry them in a little olive oil on a medium heat. Turn them regularly until they're just starting to colour, about 7 minutes. They should be white and still juicy throughout when you take them off the heat and slice them diagonally into thin strips.
• For the sauce, add the butter to the pan along with the finely diced shallot. Add in the mushrooms. Fry for a few minutes until the onions are translucent but not browning. Add the garlic, crushed. Stir for a further minute or so until you can smell the garlic. Reduce the heat and pour in the cream. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper and allow to reduce very slightly so that the cream thickens a bit and is slightly sticking to the spoon.
• Stir in the the chicken and pasta. When mixed add about a quarter of the parmesan cheese by grating this in directly. Cook for another minute or two. The texture should be sticky and the chicken and pasta should both be starting be covered in the sauce.
• Dish into oven-proof dish(es) and cover with foil. Pop into the oven and leave for 15 minutes. Take out of the oven and carefully remove the foil. Grate over about half of the remaining parmesan liberally and return to the oven for a another 10 minutes before removing and serving with a final further helping of parmesan on the top and pepper to taste.

CREAMY BAKED PENNE AND CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS (OAMC)

Steps:

• Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a dutch oven over high heat. Stir in 1 tbsp salt and the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Drain and toss with 1 tbsp oil. Set aside.
• Wipe the pot dry, add the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil and set over medium-low heat until shimmering. Add the cremini mushrooms, onion, porcini mushrooms, and 1 tsp salt (VARIATION: No mushrooms. Add the artichokes, onion, and 1 tsp salt and cook until artichokes are lightly browned. Proceed to next step). Cover and cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms have released their liquid, about 10 mintues. Uncover, increase the heat to medium-high, and continue to cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms are dry and browned, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and thyme (VARIATION: no thyme, add lemon zest) and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly, until golden, about 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the broth, wine, and cream.
• Add the chicken breasts (VARIATION: and add bay leaves), partially cover, and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low, cover completely, and cook until the thickest part of the chicken registers 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat (VARIATION: and discard bay leaves). Remove the chicken and set aside to cool; keep the sauce covered. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, shred it into bite-sized pieces. Stir the shredded chicken and 1 cup of the cheese into the sauce with the cooked pasta until well combined (VARIATION: also stir in peas and lemon juice). Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a 13 by 9-inch baking dish and sprinkle with the remaning 1 cup cheese.
• TO STORE: Wrap the dish tightly with plastic wrap and then foil and refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze up to 1 month. (If frozen, the casserole must be thawed completely in the refrigerator, about 24 hours.).
• TO SERVE IF REFRIGERATED: Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 400 degrees. Unwrap the dish and cover tightly with aluminum foil that has been sprayed with vegetable spray (or use non-stick foil). Bake until the sauce is bubbling around the edges, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until hot throughout and browned on top, 25 to 30 minutes longer. Sprinkle with the parsley before serving.
• TO SERVE RIGHT AWAY: Bake the casserole in a 400-degree oven, uncovered, until the sauce is bubbling and the top is browned, 25 to 35 minutes. Sprinkle with the parsley before serving.
• BAKE HALF, FREEZE HALF: Divide between two 8 by 8-inch casserole dishes or three 9 by 3-inch loaf pans and follow storage directions (above). To serve, follow directions above, reducing cooking time by 5 to 10 minutes.