Grandma's Chicken Skettie (Spaghetti)

Submitted by Grandmakristin

"Such an easy, economical and nothing fancy schmancy or new type of recipe. An absolute favorite of my toddler granddaughters...and Grandpa too!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 8 ounces pasta (any kind, macaroni, rotini, spaghetti broken into thirds, etc)
• 6 ounces cooked chicken breasts (chopped or shredded)
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup diced onion
• 1 stalk celery, finely diced
• 1 small garlic clove, finely diced
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup (or cream of celery, onion or mushroom..they all are good)
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 (15 ounce) can peas
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook pasta 2 minutes short of package directions and drain.
3. In large saute pan, heat oil over med/high heat and add celery and onion. Cook until softened, then add diced garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
4. Add diced/shredded chicken, cream of chicken soup and peas. Stir to combine. Add the heavy cream, sour cream and 1 and 1/2 cups of the shredded cheddar cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir and heat through until starting to bubble and cheese is melted.
5. Add the cooked pasta to the pan and stir until all of the ingredients are combined.
6. Spread mixture into a 2 qt casserole dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup (or more which I always do) on top.
7. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until heated through.

Reviews

[Queen Roachie]

I really enjoyed this! I've had this saved forever and kept forgetting to try it when I had the veggies for it. I'm glad I remembered this time. I doubled the recipe, using 2 medium chicken breasts sauteed in olive oil. After removing them from the pan I sauteed the celery, onion, and garlic in the drippings, adding oil as needed. I think this would be equally delicious with diced smoked ham or turkey, or even adding crumbled bacon. Thanks for the recipe!