Chicken Spaghetti Recipe

Serving spoon scooping Chicken Spaghetti out of baking dish

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Chicken Spaghetti Recipe

This Chicken Spaghetti Recipe is the perfect no-brainer for when you need something easy and delicious. All of that, and it is a total crowd pleaser.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Servings: servings

Calories: 576kcal

Author: Lisa Longley

Ingredients

3 cups cooked chicken see note
1 pound spaghetti cooked for 1 minute less than indicated on the box
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups grated cheddar cheese divided
4 ounces cream cheese
2 (10.5 ounce cans) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup chicken broth
1 (10 ounce can) diced tomatoes with green chiles such as Rotel, undrained
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 9 by 13 inch casserole dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
Bring a large pot of water to a roaring boil. Add the uncooked spaghetti and the salt. Cook for one minute less than indicated on the box. For example, if the cooking time is eight to ten minutes, cook for seven minutes. Drain and set aside.
1 pound spaghetti, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Mix everything together in the pot that the spaghetti was cooked in. It works best to first blend together two cups of cheese, cream cheese, mushroom soup, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, onion powder, and garlic powder. Then stir in the chicken and spaghetti.
3 cups cooked chicken, 3 cups grated cheddar cheese, 4 ounces cream cheese, 2 (10.5 ounce cans) condensed cream of mushroom soup, 1 (10 ounce can) diced tomatoes with green chiles, 2 teaspoons onion powder, 2 teaspoons garlic powder
Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish. Cover with the remaining one cup of cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 20 to 30 minutes or until the cheese on top has melted and is beginning to bubble.

Notes

Cooked Chicken: You need one pound of raw chicken to equal three cups of cooked, shredded chicken. There are three great ways to get chicken for this recipe.

Stovetop: Place chicken in a saucepan with enough water to cover it. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, and cook for seven to ten minutes or until the chicken registers 165 degrees with an instant-read thermometer.
Instant Pot Chicken: Add one cup of water to the bottom of an Instant Pot. Add a wire rack and place the chicken on top. Set the Instant Pot to manual, high pressure, eight minutes. At the end of the cook time, vent to release the steam.
Rotisserie Chicken: Buying a rotisserie chicken is a great, quick way to make this recipe. I like to buy several at Costco, shred and freeze them. You can see my instructions here: How to Freeze Chicken.

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