Cheesy Chicken Noodle Casserole – creamy pasta with chicken and a crunchy topping! This is an easy weeknight meal the whole family will love!
I’ve always said that the way to make a dinner that my family will love is to take chicken, pasta, cream of whatever soup, and cheese, smash it all together and bake it.
And then maybe throw something crunchy on top just to be safe
They will eat every last bite.
All of it.
Nothing left.
How to Make Cheesy Chicken Noodle Casserole!
This Cheesy Chicken Noodle Casserole really simple and have all those things my family loves. It is egg noodles and chicken in a sauce made from sour cream, cream of chicken soup, cheddar cheese, and mozzarella cheese. That all goes into a baking dish and then it gets topped with crushed Ritz crackers that have been mixed with melted butter.
It gets baked until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the Ritz cracker crumbs are golden and crunchy.
All the men in my life went crazy over it and I won’t lie, I found it hard to walk away from too. I had no intention of eating this for dinner but gave it a try just to make sure it was okay and kept going back for more!
If you need a warm, comforting dish that will please your entire family, this is definitely it!
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- 1 pound chicken breasts cooked and diced
- 1 pound wide egg noodles cooked
- 24 ounce container sour cream
- 2 10 3/4 ounce cans cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 sleeve Ritz crackers crushed
- 1/4 cup butter melted
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Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9x13" baking dish.
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In a mixing bowl, combine chicken, noodles, sour cream, soup and cheeses. Pour into prepared dish.
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Mix together cracker crumbs and butter; sprinkle over top.
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Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until crackers are crispy and golden and cheese is melted.
This looks amazing. I love chicken casserole and make it with the cream soup, sour cream and crackers. I can’t wait to try this version, especially since there is cheese in it!!
I want to dive in that pan and eat my way out. Yep.
Oh my gosh! Total comfort food!
Oh my, definitely comforting :) this looks so enticing, I cannot wait to make this!
This is my husband’s favorite by a country mile. He asks for it as often as I can pull together the ingredients.
Janice I’m a fan of hiding veggies in plain sight for my toddler I’m adding peas in it tonight. Yummy.
I am writing this as I am eating it. So good that I had to let eveyone know:-) thanks for sharing! It’s definitely a keeper!!!
I have a quick question, do the noodles go in the mixture uncooked? I know kind of silly, but just wanted to be sure :) Thank you for the perfect recipe!
They should be cooked. :)
love this meal!!! I have now made it 2 times and it never disappoints. Great comfort food and even the left-overs are good. Tonight, I am changing it a bit and going to use tuna instead of chicken.
Awesome! So glad you love it! I definitely need to try it with tuna. :)
Do you think I could use another kind of noodles as I am allergic to eggs?
Yeah, I’m sure any cooked noodle would work fine. :)
Need a sub for the sour cream. Thanks
Can this be made ahead in the morning and put in the fridge until it’s ready to be put in the oven?