Zippy Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipes

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.

ZIPPY CHICKEN & NOODLES CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the soup, mayonnaise, and lemon juice until well mixed.
• Add the remaining ingredients except for the crumbs, and GENTLY stir until combined.
• Pour into a lightly greased casserole dish, then top with potato chips or buttered crumbs.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, about 30 minutes or until hot throughout, and golden brown on top.
• If you like, you can make it in your microwave oven, rather than bake it in the oven.
• Here are the changes: Since I'm not going to be baking it, which would soften the veggies a bit, I microwave the onion and peppers in a glass measuring cup for just a couple minutes to make sure they're going to be tender enough in this dish.
• (Alternately, you could saute them on top of the stove) Then I combine as above, and put it in a microwaveable dish with a cover.
• I heat it on 70% for about 10 minutes, to get it hot and bubbly.
• Of course, this may take longer or shorter in your microwave, depending on starting temperature of ingredients, and the wattage of your oven.
• The last time I made this was for a church potluck dinner.
• I doubled it.
• The only thing large enough to hold it was my 5 quart crockpot, so I took out the removeable stoneware crock, greased it& filled it up.
• Mine has a glass lid, so I covered it with that and stuck the crock in the microwave oven.
• (Micro-cooking in a slow-cooker crock, stand back so you don't get sucked into the time warp!) If yours has a plastic lid, I take no responsibility if you melt it in the microwave.
• After it was good and hot, I plopped it into the electric jacket-thingy part of the crockpot cooker.
• I'm sure there's a technical name for it, but I don't know it.
• I had plugged it in and set it on low, so it was nice and warm already.
• I use a couple heavy rubber bands stretched across the handles to secure the lid.
• This whole thing I slid into a box I keep on hand for just this purpose, and cover with a towel, tucked around it.
• The crockpot fits snugly and no worries about it tipping over in the car.
• A friend once spilled an entire crockpot of french onion soup all over the floor of her minivan.
• I try to learn from OTHER people's mistakes!

HEARTY CHICKEN AND NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Stir soup, milk, black pepper, vegetables, chicken, noodles and Parmesan cheese in 1 1/2-quart casserole.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 25 minutes or until hot. Stir.
• Top with the Cheddar cheese.

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.

ZIPPY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Spread about 2 tablespoons of beans on each tortilla. Combine soup and sour cream; stir in chicken. Spoon 1/3 to 1/2 cup down the center of each tortilla; top each with 1 tablespoon cheese. , Roll up and place seam side down in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Pour enchilada sauce over top; sprinkle with the onions, olives and remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for about 35 minutes or until heated through. Just before serving, sprinkle lettuce around enchiladas if desired. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.