Nannys Chicken Casserole Recipes

GRANDMA'S CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place chicken breasts in a large pot; cover with water. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Drain and let cool, 5 to 10 minutes. Chop into small pieces.
• Mix chicken, canned vegetables, chicken soup, sour cream, water chestnuts, onion, and Cheddar cheese in a large bowl. Pour into a large baking dish. Sprinkle crushed crackers over the top and dot with butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the filling starts to bubble and the topping browns, about 30 minutes.

CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place a rack in the top third of the oven. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with some olive oil and set aside.
• In a medium bowl add the breadcrumbs and the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Place the chicken in a large pot and cover with water. Add 4 teaspoons salt and bring to a boil, then immediately reduce to a low simmer. Cook the chicken until the internal temperature on an instant read thermometer reads 160 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove and cool slightly, then slice the chicken into thin strips or shred, and place in the bottom of the prepared dish. Add the broccoli and sprinkle the Parmesan over the top.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Add the flour and use a wooden spoon or whisk to stir until smooth and cooked, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the nutmeg, and cayenne. Slowly whisk in the milk, Cheddar, stock and wine. Bring to a boil, whisking often. Reduce to a simmer and cook until thickened and smooth, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Pour the sauce over the broccoli and chicken and then top with the breadcrumb mixture and sprinkle the paprika over the top. Cover the dish with foil and bake 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the top is golden and the casserole is bubbling, 15 minutes.
• Cool for about 5 minutes and then serve.

CHICKEN & EGG NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook noodles according to package directions for al dente; drain., In a large bowl, whisk soup, sour cream, milk, salt and pepper until blended. Stir in chicken and noodles. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, mix crushed crackers and butter; sprinkle over top. Bake until bubbly, 30-35 minutes.

ROTINI AND CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
• Melt butter in a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Saute the chicken, onion and mushrooms until chicken is no longer pink, and juices run clear. In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, peas, milk, condensed soup and 1 cup of the cheese. Stir in the chicken mixture. Pour into a 3 quart baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of shredded cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until sauce is bubbly.

FAVORITE CREAMY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Drain noodles; add to chicken mixture., Transfer to 2 greased 8-in. square baking dishes. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes longer or until heated through. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casseroles up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and microwave on high for 10-12 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, stirring twice.

CHEAP CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread cooked egg noodles in a 9x13 inch baking dish and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium high heat, saute cubed chicken meat with onion for about 7 to 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside. Add the soup, milk, peas and carrots and stir together. Season with salt and pepper, paprika and chili powder to taste. Stir until just bubbly and remove from heat.
• Stir chicken mixture into noodles in baking dish until well combined; top with cheese slices, then bread cubes.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 30 minutes or until bread is toasted; serve hot.

CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE I

Steps:

• Poach chicken in a large pot of simmering water. Cook until no longer pink in center, about 12 minutes. Remove from pot and set aside. Bring chicken cooking water to a boil and cook pasta in it. Drain. Cut chicken into small pieces, and mix with noodles.
• In a separate bowl, mix together mushroom soup, chicken soup, and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper. Gently stir together cream soup mixture with the chicken mixture. Place in a 2 quart baking dish.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan, and remove from heat. Stir in crumbled crackers. Top casserole with the buttery crackers.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 30 minutes, until heated through and browned on top.

SANDY'S CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl combine the macaroni, chicken, cheese, milk, soup, mushrooms and onion. Mix together and transfer mixture to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 45 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown.

MOM'S CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix soups and meat, mayonnaise and mushrooms in a saucepan.
• Heat thoroughly, but do not boil.
• Butter a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
• Layer in this order: noodles, broccoli, cheese, and meat.
• Sprinkle the top with almonds.
• Bake at 350 40-45 minutes.

HEARTY CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink. Add the broth, carrots, celery and savory. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender., Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese until melted. Pour over chicken mixture. Add noodles; mix well., Transfer to a 3-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until bubbly.

CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain egg noodles as directed on package.
• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat. Cook celery, onions, carrots and garlic in butter 6 to 7 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Add 2 1/2 cups of the chicken broth, the thyme, salt and pepper to skillet; heat to boiling. In small measuring cup, beat remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth and the flour with whisk. Stir into hot chicken broth mixture in skillet. Simmer and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat; stir in whipping cream and shredded chicken.
• Add cooked egg noodles to baking dish; stir in chicken mixture until mixed well. Cover; bake 30 to 35 minutes or until casserole is heated through.
• Meanwhile, in 8-inch nonstick skillet, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Cook bread crumbs in butter 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Remove from heat; stir in Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over baked casserole. Garnish with chopped parsley before serving.

NANNY'S CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Cube or shred cooked chicken and place in bowl.
• If using raw chicken, cook chicken in a stock pot by adding chicken breasts, 1 tsp onion salt, and covering it in water.
• Boil chicken over med heat 15-20 minutes until chicken is cooked through
• Drain water from chicken, let cool and then cube chicken and place in separate bowl.
• Preheat oven to 425.
• In a sauce pan over medium heat sauté onions in butter and cook until translucent.
• Add carrots, celery, and broccoli to the pan and sauté 2-3 minutes more.
• Add the flour stir and cook for a minute
• Gradually add in the chicken stock and the wine if using it.
• Add the parsley, sage, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, stirring continuously and simmer until thickened.
• Turn to med-low heat
• Stir in the milk and heat without boiling for 2 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf.
• Mix in the chicken and peas.
• Pour mixture into the pie pastry.
• Moisten the edge of the pastry with water, and top with remaining pastry pinch the bottom and top pastry together to seal.
• Make a slits on the top of pie crust to allow steam to escape.
• Beat egg and brush the pastry with it.
• Bake in preheated over for 30-40 minutes, or until pastry is golden and filling bubbly.
• Remove from oven and allow 10 minutes to cool.
• Slice and serve alone or with yummy mashed potatoes for a real treat!