Spaghetti and Chicken Casserole Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs chicken (breasts, thighs or a combination of both)
8 oz. spaghetti, broken into 3 inch pieces
3 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese, divided (use what you have or like; I do)
2 cans cream of mushroom soup (I try to hide this one ingredient from hubby as he hates mushrooms)
1/4 cup diced onion
1/4 cup finely diced green bell pepper (I like orange and yellow and lastly the red pepper; different taste)
1/4 can pimento, drained (one 4 oz jar) I USUALLY LEAVE OUT AND FIND SOMETHING ELSE like a little bit of corn, extra spaghetti, onion.
1/8 tsp smoked paprika (I always use smoked as it is totally different taste from paprika but if only regular paprika go ahead and use it; todays time do not allow to go out and buy one ingredient for the sake of the recipe; recipes are made to adjust to our life as it is today)
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Directions:Preheat oven 350º and spray a 3 quart baking dish with cooking spray and if you do not have cooking spray, grease with butter or margarine; adjust to recipe
In a 4 quart saucepan, place the chicken and cover with 4 cups water. Over medium high heat, bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer 20 mins. until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken from the pan but leave the liquid in the pan.
Return pan to hight heat and bring to a boil, add pasta and cook 10 mins. until spaghetti is el dente. The reason for this is that it will be baking later and will continue to cook.
While pasta cooks, shred cooked chicken and measure out 2 cups meat; discard any skin and bones.
In a large bowl, combine the chicken, drained pasta and 2 cups of the cheese, then stir in soup, onion, bell pepper, pimento or whatever) and paprika. Add 1 cup of the reserved cooking broth.
Spoon into the bake dish and top with the remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake 45 mins. until cheese is melted and casserole is bubbly. |
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I have adjust this recipe to do in the crock pot with adding the cheese about 1/2 hour before eating; works fine.
NEVER LET YOUR IMAGINATION NOT TAKE YOU TO MAKING ANY RECIPE YOURS. EVERYBODY WHO DESIGNS A
RECIPE I AM SURE THEY KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO MAKE IT WILL SURELY CHANGE THINGS
SO MAKE IT YOUR OWN; BE CREATIVE; BE YOURSELF IN COOKING.
I really love to cook and bake. I do have sometimes where I will say, oh no, not tonight honey. That means it is my
shortcut spaghetti which is canned spaghetti on toast to which I use the juice on my toast with approx. 3 to 4 strands
of spaghetti and if we have on hand some parmesan cheese on top. Poor mans spaghetti.
So to all the people reading this recipe and my notes, over the years God has taken me to a place in my heart where
I am content and harried all at the same time which some people would say I am just plain nuts but I have peace for the
most part and I see my hubby eating good food and each time I make a recipe it is a adventure.
If hubby asks WHAT'S FOR DINNER, my answer is sometimes just FOOD. That is because I have some ingredients out
but have no idea where they are taking me. Like the adventure I keep talking about. Make it yours and love what you do.
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