Chicken and Spinach Pasta Casserole

"Great tasting casserole; I'm not a big spinach fan myself but these greens are covered up well. Look out Popeye!"
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

  • 1 12 cups cooked elbow macaroni
  • 6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 1 13 cups French's French fried onions, divided
  • 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well
  • 18 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 12 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Cook pasta and drain.
  • Cook bacon on stove or in microwave.
  • Cook chicken and drain.
  • Return above into saucepan with 2/3 cup French Fried Onions.
  • In separate bowl, combine soup, sour cream, spinach, garlic powder and 1 cup Cheddar cheese.
  • (It will form into a consistency somewhat of a dip).
  • Spoon half of the macaroni mixture into a greased 12x8-inch baking dish and cover with half of the "dip" mix.
  • Repeat layers.
  • Bake uncovered at 375°F for 30 minutes or until heat through.
  • Then top with remaining cheese and 2/3 cup onions and bake at same temp, uncovered for about 3 to 5 minutes until golden brown.

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Reviews

  1. Great casserole! I used fresh spinach that I blanched for a few minutes and garlic salt, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. The bacon adds a nice flavor boost and the goes well with the chicken and spinach. This is packed with flavor and the cruncy French fried onions add nice texture.
     
  2. This is fantastic! Reheated well in the microwave. I left the bacon out. Even the finicky eater in the office loved it. Thanks for a great recipe.
     
  3. i made this and my husband loved it! we are always loo9king for ways to "hide" the vegtables from the kids. great dish!!!
     
  4. Sorry, but we didn't much care for this. I'll eat the leftovers since I hate to waste food, but don't think husband will eat again. Just seemed a bit bland. Sorry, but won't be making this again.
     
  5. Yummy recipe! I don't normally change things but I did this time... I used Hormel bacon bits instead of the bacon, fresh spinach, I added mushrooms like another reviewer and I used rotini (corkscrew pasta) instead of elbow because I had it. The biggest change though was instead of pre-cooking my pasta and chicken I just cooked it for an hour. I probably should have covered it the whole time while baking but I did the last half. (After 30 minutes I took it out and stirred it and then covered it). Much less work than pre-cooking the pasta and chicken.
     
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  1. Yummy recipe! I don't normally change things but I did this time... I used Hormel bacon bits instead of the bacon, fresh spinach, I added mushrooms like another reviewer and I used rotini (corkscrew pasta) instead of elbow because I had it. The biggest change though was instead of pre-cooking my pasta and chicken I just cooked it for an hour. I probably should have covered it the whole time while baking but I did the last half. (After 30 minutes I took it out and stirred it and then covered it). Much less work than pre-cooking the pasta and chicken.
     
  2. Oh my, was this good! I had every intention of following the recipe but had to make some last minute changes to work with what I had on hand. I used fresh spinach instead of frozen, cream of chicken soup instead of cream of mushroom, and since I only had about 1/4 cup of sour cream I added about 4 oz of softened cream cheese. I had some last minute guests show up while I was preparing dinner so I had to figure out how to make the meal stretch. I had a little extra pasta but no more chicken so I added a 4 oz. can of mushroom and a 14 oz. can of diced tomatoes. This was so creamy and flavorful. This got rave reviews and I will be making this again.
     

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