Ultimate Chicken Casserole
The ultimate chicken casserole uses simple ingredients is cheesy, with a super creamy sauce, and is loaded with tender noodles, chicken, bacon, and corn topped off with some crispy fried onions.
Ingredients
- 3 cupsdried egg noodles
- 6slices of bacon (diced)
- 1 cuponion (diced)
- 2 clovesgarlic (minced)
- 2cans of cream of chicken soup
- 1 ½ cupshalf n half
- 2 cupsfrozen corn
- 2 cupscooked chicken (diced or shredded)
- 1 cupcheddar cheese (shredded)
- ½ teaspoonsalt
- ¼ teaspoonblack pepper
- 2 cupsfrench fried onions
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2
Cook pasta to al dente according to the package directions, drain and set aside.
- 3
Heat a skillet on medium-high heat and add the diced bacon, cook until crispy then remove to paper towels to drain.
- 4
Remove all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease and add in the diced onions and garlic and cook 2-3 minutes until softened, remove from the heat and set aside.
- 5
In a large bowl whisk together the cream of chicken soup and half n half until combined.
- 6
Fold in the cooked pasta and remaining ingredients except for the fried onions and gently mix them together.
- 7
Pour the mixture into a 9x13 baking dish, and sprinkle the fried onions on top.
- 8
Bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve