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Cheesy Chicken Casserole with Mushrooms

Cheese
08/12/2024
Cheese
Total time: 55 min
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 8
Grilled Chicken Casserole with a serving spoon
Cheese Butter Milk

Hearty and comforting, this chicken and mushroom casserole brings the cheese and breadcrumbs you’d expect from a cold-weather dish. Oh, and the veggies you intend to eat! Spend just under an hour to make this dish one night, and have leftovers to savor the next day too.

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Ingredients:

  • Non Stick Cooking Spray
  • 1 Pound Penne Pasta
  • 1 Tablespoon Butter
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
  • 2 1/2 Cups Fat-Free Milk (Skim Milk)
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Hot Green Pepper Sauce
  • 1 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/8 Teaspoon Ground White Pepper
  • 3 Tablespoons Scallions (Green Onion) , sliced
  • 1/2 Cup Carrot , thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 Cups Mushrooms , sliced (4-ounces)
  • 1 Cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  • 4 Halves Boneless Chicken Breast , grilled and sliced
  • 2 Tablespoons Bread Crumbs
  • 1 Tablespoon Parsley , chopped
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
  2. Cook and drain pasta according to package directions; keep hot.
  3. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Whisk in milk, mustard, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
  4. Cook, stirring constantly, about 10 minutes or until sauce thickens. Stir in onion, carrot, mushrooms and Cheddar until cheese is melted. Remove sauce from heat.
  5. Mix pasta into sauce and pour into prepared pan.
  6. Arrange sliced grilled chicken over pasta.
  7. Mix bread crumbs and parsley together and sprinkle over pasta.
  8. Bake about 25 minutes or until pasta is heated through and edges are bubbling.

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