Let’s face it, sometimes all we need is a cheap and easy chicken spaghetti meal that is also quick to make and tasty. This is that recipe. All you need to do is mix all the ingredients, pour them into a baking dish, and bake it for 20 minutes. Simple chicken spaghetti recipes are the best! Add a couple of slices of Italian bread, and dinner is served!
Ingredients you’ll need:
To make this simple chicken spaghetti recipe, you need the following ingredients:
- Spaghetti
- Chopped cooked chicken breast
- Cream of chicken soup
- Diced tomatoes with green chiles
- Velveeta cheese
- Canned mushrooms
- Jarred pimentos
- Dried basil
I like spaghetti, but you can use any pasta shape you have on hand.
How To Make Chicken Spaghetti?
The best chicken spaghetti recipe is very easy to make; all you have to do is follow these simple steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Cook the spaghetti until al dente. Reserve ⅓ cup of the cooking water, and drain.
- Place the cooked spaghetti, pasta cooking water, and all the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and mix until combined.
- Pour the mixture into a 9×13-inch baking dish, cover it with foil, and bake for 20-30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Shortcut Chicken Spaghetti Sauce?
By using a cream of chicken soup, you have an instant sauce! And when it mixes with the juice from the diced tomatoes and the melted cheese, the resulting sauce is even better!
What Goes in Chicken Spaghetti?
The basic ingredients for a Chicken spaghetti recipe are generally cooked chicken breast, pasta, cream of chicken soup, and cheese. You can personalize it by adding the veggies and spices of your choice.
Do I Have To Bake Chicken Spaghetti?
You don’t have to bake it; you can add all the ingredients back into the pot, where you boil your pasta and cook it until the cheese is melted. I find that if I do this, my pasta breaks a little, so I prefer to mix the ingredients and bake them in the oven.
What Other Ingredients Can I Add to Chicken Spaghetti?
- You can add veggies like broccoli, diced carrots, and peas.
- Corn, sliced olives, diced tomatoes, and jalapenos make a Mexican-style dish
- Sun-dried tomatoes, chopped artichoke hearts, and sliced green olives
Other baked pasta dishes you might enjoy:
Homemade Chicken Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 12 oz spaghetti
- 2 cp chicken breast, cooked and diced
- 1- 10.75 can cream of chicken soup
- 1-10 oz can diced tomatoes with green chiles, undrained
- 1-4 oz can sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1-4 oz jar diced pimentos, drained
- 8 oz cubed Velveeta cheese
- 1 tsp dried basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Freshly chopped parsley to serve
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Cook the spaghetti until al dente. Reserve ⅓ cup of the cooking water, and drain.
- Place the cooked spaghetti, pasta cooking water, and all the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and mix until combined.
- Pour the mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish, cover it with foil, and bake for 20-30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.