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Delicious, full of flavor, and easy this Crack Chicken Noodle Casserole is a tasty weeknight dinner that the whole family will love.
Do you want to know the best part of this Chicken Noodle Casserole? Other than it’s amazingly delicious and amazingly easy. I cheated and used leftover rotisserie chicken.
Boom, prep time cut in half! That is one thing that I love about some chicken recipes is that you can take shortcuts and it will not compromise the flavor at all!
Rotisserie chicken mixed with noodles, cheddar cheese, ranch seasoning, bacon, all in a creamy sauce. Topped with crushed butter crackers then baked to ooey gooey bubbly perfection!
If that sounds like something that you would love then you absolutely have to make this Crack Chicken Noodle Casserole, I’m thinking that it is something that you are eyeing right now.
I love buying rotisserie chicken and we love eating it as is, but we also love using it in so many different chicken recipes because it really works well in so much.
This Chicken Noodle Casserole is one of them, and like I said it is super easy and comforting and is perfect for any night of the week! This recipe will be your new go-to favorite.
Some of my other favorite casserole or bakes we have on our site include: Pizza Pasta Bake, Lazy Day Lasagna and Turkey Tetrazzini.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- With easy-to-find ingredients, this comes together in a flash!
- The use of rotisserie chicken really cuts the time in half.
- The combination of flavors really works well together.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
Thick cut bacon
Rotisserie chicken or cooked chicken
Pasta
Dry ranch dressing mix
Cheddar cheese
Sour cream
Mayonnaise
Chicken stock
Butter crackers
Unsalted butter
Scallion
HOW TO MAKE CRACK CHICKEN CASSEROLE:
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Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray, set aside.
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In a large bowl, add the bacon, chicken, cooked noodles, ranch, 1 cup of the cheddar, sour cream, mayonnaise, and chicken stock, mix to combine fully. Pour into the baking dish. Top with the remaining cheddar. In a small bowl mix together the crushed crackers with the butter and top the casserole with this mixture.
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Bake for 40-50 minutes until bubbly. Let cool slightly, garnish with optional scallions and serve.
WHAT IS CRACK CHICKEN?
Crack chicken is an addictive combo of chicken, ranch, cheddar, and bacon. It has been made into many different dishes, the first one starting with a sandwich.
The combination of flavors is absolutely irresistible and works nicely together so it was termed crack chicken because of that.
DO I HAVE TO USE BUTTER CRACKERS?
If you can’t find or don’t want to use butter crackers for the topping you can use panko or regular bread crumbs or you can even just top with more cheese.
Find what you like best and I say experiment and use that!
WHAT IS THE BEST PASTA TO USE?
I use cellentani for this as I feel like the spiral noodles really pick up the sauce and hold onto it really well but you can use any of your favorite smaller pasta.
Elbow macaroni works great, penne, rotini, etc. Use what you have on hand and what your personal preference is.
HOW TO STORE:
This Crack Chicken Noodle Casserole can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2-3 days.
It can also be frozen, place in a freezer container, and put in the freezer where it will keep for up to 2 months. To defrost remove to the refrigerator overnight.
You can reheat this in the microwave until heated through.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- We like to use cheddar cheese for this recipe, but you can experiment on your favorite cheeses.
- Freshly shredded cheese works best as it melts easier.
- This can be frozen, see my tips above.
- Butter crackers can be substituted with panko or regular breadcrumbs or even more cheese if you’d like.
- Use your favorite smaller pasta.
Looking for that irresistible dinner recipe? Look no further and make this Crack Chicken Noodle Casserole, you will be hooked!
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Crack Chicken Noodle Casserole
Ingredients
- 6 slices thick cut bacon cooked crispy and crumbled
- 4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken or cooked chicken
- 2 cups dried cellentani noodles or macaroni noodles, cooked per directions on box and drained
- 1 package dry ranch dressing mix
- 1 & 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 1 & 1/2 cups sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup low sodium chicken stock
- 1 & 1/2 cup low sodium butter crackers crushed
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 scallion thinly sliced, garnish, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray, set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the bacon, chicken, cooked noodles, ranch, 1 cup of the cheddar, sour cream, mayonnaise, and chicken stock, mix to combine fully. Pour into the baking dish. Top with the remaining cheddar. In a small bowl mix together the crushed crackers with the butter and top the casserole with this mixture.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes until bubbly. Let cool slightly, garnish with optional scallions and serve.
Notes
- We like to use cheddar cheese for this recipe, but you can experiment on your favorite cheeses.
- Freshly shredded cheese works best as it melts easier.
- This can be frozen, see my tips above.
- Butter crackers can be substituted with panko or regular breadcrumbs or even more cheese if you'd like.
- Use your favorite smaller pasta.
Nutrition
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