When your day has been a little topsy-turvy, you need a dinner that will help straighten things out a bit. Mixed-Up Chicken Casserole will be the one to do it! This creamy, savory, and cheesy, pasta-and-chicken-filled bake is your ticket to comfort, which means everything is going to be alright. Forget all the worries and stressors! Mixed-Up Casserole helps you escape from your unexpected experiences with something so satisfyingly stable and delicious! Just relax! We’ve got you!
Ingredients
- 1 cup fusilli pasta, dry
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 chicken tenderloins, cut into chunks
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- garlic powder, to taste
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 1 (10.5-ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 (10.5-ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 –Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
Step 3 –In a large pot of lightly salted, boiling water, cook the pasta to al dente, according to the package directions.
Step 4 –Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Step 5 –Add the chicken pieces to the oil and season them with the minced onion, the basil, the parsley, the garlic powder, the salt, and the pepper.
Step 6 –Cook and stir the chicken pieces until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
Step 7 –In the same skillet, combine the pasta, the cream of chicken soup, the cream of mushroom soup, and the mixed vegetables with the chicken pieces.
Step 8 –Pour the chicken mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Step 9 –In a small bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, the parmesan cheese, and the butter.
Step 10 –Evenly sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over the casserole.
Step 11 –Bake the casserole until it is bubbly and lightly browned, and 30 minutes.
Step 12 –Serve.
