Chicken and Spinach Pasta Casserole

Submitted by TheDancingCook

"Great tasting casserole; I'm not a big spinach fan myself but these greens are covered up well. Look out Popeye!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups cooked elbow macaroni
• 6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 1⁄3 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
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1⁄2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Cook pasta and drain.
3. Cook bacon on stove or in microwave.
4. Cook chicken and drain.
5. Return above into saucepan with 2/3 cup French Fried Onions.
6. In separate bowl, combine soup, sour cream, spinach, garlic powder and 1 cup Cheddar cheese.
7. (It will form into a consistency somewhat of a dip).
8. Spoon half of the macaroni mixture into a greased 12x8-inch baking dish and cover with half of the "dip" mix.
9. Repeat layers.
10. Bake uncovered at 375°F for 30 minutes or until heat through.
11. 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.

Reviews

[Missyb33]

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.

 

[riffraff]

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.

 

[jeana]

i made this and my husband loved it! we are always loo9king for ways to "hide" the vegtables from the kids. great dish!!!

 

[StacyMD187373]

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.

 

[jenn1357911]

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.