This easy cheesy chicken casserole is an easy holiday dish, and you can never have too many easy holiday dishes. Am I right? Just a little penne, some traditional marinara sauce, and lots of delicious cheese make this dish a hit for the whole family.
I must say that the best part of the holidays this year has been the fact that I have found so many easy weeknight meals. With my husband and myself both traveling more with our jobs, it has been insane trying to get holiday meals planned. I have made sure that above all else, I have an easy holiday meal planned to take with me to holiday parties.
Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole
I guess in an ideal world I would be meal planning over the weekend, but a simple dinner dish like this one doesn’t require much planning ahead. As long as I have my few ingredients on hand, I know I can share a delicious meal for the holidays.
How to Make Cheesy Chicken Casserole
To make this easy cheesy chicken casserole you only need a few ingredients on hand:
- Barilla Penne Pasta
- Barilla Red Sauce
- Galbani Mozzarella
- Galbani Ricotta
- Cooked Shredded chicken
- salt, pepper, oregano to taste
Normally I love a good casserole that I can place in the oven, but since I use cooked chicken breast in this dish, I don’t even have to wait for the oven to warm up.
Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole
To get started, I boil the water to get my pasta all good and al dente. After I have drained out the water, I lower the stovetop temp and add in 2 jars of the Barilla red sauce. Stirring constantly. Once the red sauce and pasta are mixed completely, I then add 3 Tablespoons of Ricotta and 1/4 cup of Mozzarella. Allow these to melt together, and then add the cooked chicken last.
I will then cover and cook for 15 minutes to allow all of the cheeses, sauce, and chicken time to melt together. I also like to add a little salt and pepper and oregano to flavor things up a little more.
Once everything is melted together, I then turn the stovetop to low and serve the family. It’s such a quick and easy weeknight meal, and it’s one the whole family enjoys.
I love this recipe, and I hope you do, too. You might also like these other recipes we’ve shares such as:
Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole
It’s funny how the holidays can fly by, but it is nice to always sit down and have a nice dinner, even if it is a quick one.
What’s your favorite holiday dinner option? I hope you will add this easy cheesy chicken casserole to your list of favorite quick recipes.
Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 box penne pasta
- 2 jar pasta sauce Barilla red sauce
- 1/4 cup mozzarella
- 3 tbsp ricotta
- salt, pepper, oregano to taste
- 2 chicken breasts cooked and cubed
Instructions
- Boil water in a medium saucepan and cook penne pasta until al dente. About 8 minutes.
- Reduce heat and add both jars of red sauce.
- Add the cubed and cooked chicken breast and stir. Cook for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the mozzarella and ricotta cheeses. Mix well.
- Serve alone or with an Italian side salad.
