French Onion Chicken Noodle Casserole

Some nights… you just need an easy dinner.  One you can throw together and go play with the kids while it bakes… no muss, no fuss.

This is a chicken and noodle casserole with a twist! You could use leftover chicken for this meal, but since I didn’t have any, we just picked up a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store and shredded it.

Let’s run through the ingredients here… savory chicken, buttery al dente egg noodles, soft diced onion, creamy french onion dip, cream of chicken soup, crunchy pepper and rosemary bacon and those fried onions we all know and love.

Start by boiling some water for your egg noodles and preheating your oven… fun stuff, I know lol.  For my bacon, I baked some earlier in the day to speed up the cooking process, so I just crumbled my cooked bacon, reserving a few tablespoons of bacon crumbles.  You could easily fry or bake your bacon right before starting on the casserole… it’s up to you 🙂  Then saute your diced onions.

Once the onions have a good color on them, remove them from the heat to cool a little.

Mix together your cream of chicken soup, french onion dip, cheese and crumbled bacon.  Add your cooked chicken and stir to combine.

By this time, your egg noodles should be done… you don’t want to cook them all the way here.  They’re going to continue to cook when you bake the pasta, so if you cook the pasta all the way, then bake it… you’ll have mushy noodles.  No one likes that.

In general, I boil for a minute or two less than the package directs.  Drain your pasta and add it to the rest of the ingredients in the bowl, stir it well, you want every noodle coated in the deliciousness of the sauce.

Spray your 13×9 pan with cooking spray and pour the casserole into the dish. Sprinkle with more cheese… because… why not?  I drizzled mine with some olive oil before baking, to give it a nice golden cheesy crust on top.

Bake uncovered for 25 minutes, top with more fried onions and bake another 3-4 minutes.  Sprinkle with reserved crumbled bacon and some minced parsley, if desired.  I like to add that little bit of freshness to a hearty baked dish like this one 🙂

Recipe adapted from Plain Chicken

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French Onion Chicken Noodle Casserole

Author: The Chunky Chef

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

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Classic comfort food that your family will love!

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 cups cooked chicken chopped or shredded
• ▢ 2 cans of cream of chicken soup
• ▢ 16 oz container of french onion dip
• ▢ 1 medium yellow onion diced
• ▢ 8 strips of bacon cooked and crumbled
• ▢ 2 cups cheddar cheese
• ▢ 12 oz bag of egg noodles
• ▢ 1 3/4 cup fried onions

Instructions

• Cook bacon, drain on paper towels, and crumble.  Set aside.
• Boil water for egg noodles.
• Dice onion, saute in a little olive oil over medium high heat until onions are soft and charred at the edges.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 13x9 pan.
• Mix together the chicken, french onion dip, both cans of cream of chicken soup, 1 cup of the cheddar cheese, most of the crumbled bacon, the sauteed onions and 3/4 cup of the fried onions.  Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Drain egg noodles a few minutes shy of al dente and add to the mix.  Stir well to combine.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan, top with remaining cup of cheese and drizzle with olive oil.
• Bake for 25 minutes, uncovered.
• Top with remaining 1 cup of fried onions, bake for 3-4 minutes.
• If desired, top with minced parsley and remaining crumbled bacon.

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Nutrition Disclaimer

The Chunky Chef is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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