Baked Chicken Spaghetti is a hearty and delicious meal with a white mushroom-based sauce, so full of flavour thanks to the peppers, cheese and spices. The best part is it’s a baked spaghetti, with bits of crispy cheese!
Baked Chicken Spaghetti
Baked chicken is a favourite of ours, especially this Baked Hawaiian Chicken. I love the flavour!
Winner winner chicken dinner! We love making chicken, it’s so easy and versatile. Here are our other tried and true dinner ideas:
- Jamaican Jerk Chicken
- Baked Chicken Marinara
- Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken
- Chicken And Spinach Cannelloni
- Chicken and Spinach Casserole
- Slow Cooker Taco Soup
- Skillet Monterey Chicken
Pasta is a favourite in this house, both the for delicious taste and for the ease on those busy nights.
Usually I made spaghetti with {red} meat sauce or meatballs – yet I wanted to try a new variety. You know, keep with the same family-favourite yet jazz it up a little to make it new?!
This Cheesy Baked Spaghetti is a favourite with us. The sauce, the flavour thanks to the peppers, cheese and spices – and the crispy cheese in this baked spaghetti recipe – Mmmm, so very good!
We are a large family, and pretty much everyone took another scoopful for seconds and had a bit left over to use as a side the next day.
So if you have less members in your family, you could easily take this recipe and just freeze half for later.
Can You Freeze Baked Spaghetti?
In fact, we made this before our Spring trip to Beaches Turks and Caicos. I froze half and on the day we returned, all tired and lazy – this was the perfect meal to take out of the freezer and enjoy.
I also love that the pasta doesn’t get all mushy when baking, nor when re-heating, thanks to how the cheese keeps its crisp.
Usually we don’t have spaghetti as leftovers for this reason, yet this one is the exception and I love this recipe for that.
Chicken and Pasta with crispy baked cheese – c’mon, is there really anything better?
Baked Chicken Spaghetti
Baked Chicken Spaghetti is a hearty and delicious meal with a white mushroom-based sauce, so full of flavour thanks to the peppers, cheese and spices.
Ingredients
- 1/2 onion, finely diced
- 1/2 bell pepper, red, green or yellow - I use yellow, finely diced
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 3 +1 cups shredded cheese, I used marble
- 2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 12 oz  spaghetti {you will cook *only* to al dente}
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Boil water for pasta and cook *only* to al dente. Any more and your baked pasta will be mushy.
- Using a pan on the stove and your choice of oil or spray, heat pan to medium heat. Add the onion and pepper and saute the vegetables for five minutes or until they are tender.
- Add the shredded cooked chicken until heated through.
- Add salt, pepper and garlic powder and mix.
- Remove pan from heat and set aside.
- Place your drained, al dente spaghetti into a large bowl and add the soup and 3 cups of cheese then mix.
- Next, add the chicken mixture to the bowl as well and mix again.
- Pour the mixture into a greased pan {you could use two pans if yours are smaller, you judge}
- Sprinkle the reserved 1 cup of remaining cheese over the mixture that is in the pan {or sprinkle on both if you separated into 2 pans. And if so, this is the time to cover and freeze one of the batches}
- Bake covered for 45 minutes and then take off the cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes to get everything nice and crispy-like.
- Once done, enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 4 peopleAmount Per Serving: Calories: 431Cholesterol: 55mgSodium: 404mgCarbohydrates: 67gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 29g
kathy downey says
We are a family of spaghetti lovers and with eat it anyway even in soups,this looks like a great recipe and I look forward to trying it.Thanks
Tammi says
You are very welcome Kathy!
Julie Dyer says
I’d never think to freeze spaghetti — genius!
Tammi says
This freezes wonderfully!
Elizabeth Vlug says
Your picture……..I am drooling. This sounds amazing. Thanks once again for another keeper
Tammi says
Awe, thank you so much!
Robin says
That sounds really, really good! I bet my boys would gobble this up!
Tammi says
If they are like my girls, they will!
Chelley says
This is so perfect for me! I am planning on baking a few things this weekend for baby time!
Tammi says
Would work perfectly for you – sending all my best!!
Victoria Ess says
Oh yum, this looks like a great comfort meal! I never thought to freeze spaghetti!
Tammi says
Sometimes it doesn’t work so well, depending on the recipe – make sure to cook ONLY to al dente and it’ll be fine.
Judy Cowan says
This sounds really good,always looking for new pasta meals to try out. This will definitely be going on the meal plan for this fall/winter.
Tammi says
Thanks Judy, enjoy!
Dee Mauser says
Chicken is one ingredient I’ve never used to incorporate into a spaghetti dish. I do love chicken parmesan with fettuccine alfredo though. Thanks for sharing your recipe. It looks yummy!
Tammi says
You need to try this then!
Julie says
Mmmm! This looks super yummy. I think it would be a big hit with my family.
Tammi says
I hope so Julie!
DARLENE W says
Pasta, my comfort food, yum
Tammi says
Me too Darlene!
Brett says
this looks fantastic. and easy to do- which is a key element for me!
Tammi says
Same here – a must!
Janel says
This looks absolutely delicious! We only have one real baked pasta recipe, and we all love it, so we’ll have to try this!
Tammi says
Oh please share!! Always looking for new ones!
Jenna M Wood says
I’ve never made baked pasta, but I’ve had baked ravioli, so I bet I’d really like this. I can’t believe how simple it sound to make, too!
Tammi says
Give it a try and let me know what you think! 🙂
Amber Edwards says
Oh that baked chicken spaghetti looks delicious! That is something I might be able to get my kids to eat! Yum!
Tammi says
Kid approved in this house! 🙂
Kelly Hutchinson says
This is actually one of my favorite recipes! I have never made it with the peppers and I bet that adds a great flavor to it. I have not made it in a while, so I am going to try it your way!
Tammi says
Hope it adds that extra special something! 🙂
Jennifer says
This sounds delicious. I love spaghetti, so I’ll be making this soon.
Tammi says
Mmm, me too!
Courtney says
I’ll have to make this this weekend. My daughter loves spaghetti.
Stacie @ The Divine Miss Mommy says
I love this recipe. This is just the kind of dish I look for to feed my house full!
Tammi says
Thanks Stacie!!
Daisy says
This sounds delicious! I can’t wait to give this a try over the weekend.
Tammi says
Perfect, let me know what you think when you do! 🙂
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
sounds good. I do a baked spaghetti with cubes of mozza cheese on it then I put it in dough and have garlic butter brushed on it. so good.
Tammi says
Ohhhh, I’m drooling!!!
Mama to 5 BLessings says
Baked? That sounds really delicious and a very unique way to eat pasta, yum!
Tammi says
Yep – and it’s soooo good! 🙂
Ann BAcciaglia says
Thanks for sharing this recipe. It looks absolutely delicious! I had no idea that you could freeze spaghetti.
Tammi says
Yes! This one freezes wonderfully!
GARRY S says
LOVE MY SPAGHETTI
Tammi says
Me too Garry!
Kristine Ewald says
This sounds delicious!
Tammi says
Wait until you try it!!
tammileetips says
This recipe sounds really good! I never though of chicken in spaghetti!!
Tammi says
Such a great addition!
kathy downey says
you are right…..there is nothing better we had this for dinner last night and it was so good
Tammi says
YAY!!!!
Athena says
This looks really good!
Tammi says
So good Athena, looks good and tastes divine!
Debbie W says
Easy and Hearty. Thanks for links for the other recipes. I keep meaning to try the Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup
Tammi says
Oh gosh – yes! I haven’t made that since last winter – I need too!!!
mongupp says
A unique way to eat spaghetti besides using a tomato sauce!
Tammi says
Exactly! 🙂
Sandy says
Looks and sounds delicious!
Tammi says
You need to make it Sandy – getting lots of messages saying it’s a hit with many. Makes me happy!
Lee-Ann says
yumm! We do a variation on this – love the ease and the fact everyone likes it!
Tammi says
Would love to hear your ideas for changing this one up!
C McLaren says
This sounds delicious. Very kid friendly.
Tammi says
Yes!
Myrah - Coupon Mamacita says
uch an easy recipe, great for those days we are running behind on schedule and yummy too!
Tammi says
Exactly! 🙂
Brandy Monday says
yummy! gonna have to try this one!
Tammi says
Let me know what you think when you do! 🙂
Heidi C. says
This is a great recipe for my back-to-school arsenal. Thanks for sharing it!
Tammi says
You are very welcome Heidi!
Debi says
I love spaghetti and I love chicken. I never thought to put them together.
Tammi says
You need to – perfect combination!
Diana Powell says
Sounds amazing ! I am going to try this recipe this week !
Tammi says
YAY!
Soozle says
This sounds really awesome & easy! I love the sounds of a baked pasta dish that you can re-heat without it getting soggy! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Tammi says
Exactly!!
Jodi Mitrovic says
This sounds delicious! What a great change from our usual spaghetti and red sauce! Thanks for the post!
Tammi says
Thanks Jodi, enjoy!
Theresa A says
This dish looks delicious, my family loves pasta. This recipe is a definite must-try.
angela m says
wow that looks delicious.. thanks for sharing the recipe
Vesper says
This is for my husband – he like his spaghetti and chicken
Gina Fleury says
This sounds yummy . I love meals that you can freeze and reheat.
Belinda McNabb says
Just saw this in my facebook feed! Was looking for a recipe for dinner tonight and going to give it a try. Thank you so much for sharing.
Lynda Cook says
Mmmmm, this sounds amazing, we like spaghetti here but get bored of the same all the time, this is different and I am going to have to give it a try!