Best Pasta Cheddar Chicken Divan Recipes

CHEDDAR CHEESE CHICKEN PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Toss in chicken, onion powder, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 7 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• Whisk chicken broth and flour together in a bowl until well blended. Pour over the chicken in the skillet. Add half the Cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes, cream, butter, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce; stir to combine. Continue stirring over medium heat until sauce starts to thicken, about 10 minutes. Stir cooked pasta into skillet.
• Pour chicken-pasta mixture into a glass baking dish. Sprinkle remaining Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and melted, about 15 minutes.

CHEDDAR CHICKEN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the chicken, 1 cup cheese, soup, milk, pimientos if desired, salt and pepper. Drain spaghetti; add to the chicken mixture and toss to coat. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 20-25 minutes.

PASTA & CHEDDAR CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, adding broccoli during last 2 minutes of cooking; drain.
• Meanwhile, in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat, melt butter; add onion and garlic. Cook 2 minutes.
• Add chicken, cook until no longer pink. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly; DO NOT BROWN.
• Add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until mixture boils. Reduce heat to low; add 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Stir until cheese melts.
• Toss hot pasta and broccoli with sauce; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Serve immediately.

FAST CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the broccoli in boiling water for 1 minute; drain. Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; top with chicken. Combine the soup, mayonnaise and lemon juice; spread over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese. Combine bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over top. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 30 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with pimientos if desired.

CHICKEN PASTA DIVAN

Steps:

• Boil the water and cook the pasta according to package directions. DO NOT ever add oil to the water! It will make your sauce slide off the pasta later.
• Meanwhile heat the olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat in a large skillet.
• Cut chicken breasts into strips. Put flour in a plastic bag, add a little salt, pepper and garlic powder to your taste and shake the strips in there to coat.
• Add the coated chicken strips to the hot skillet and brown.
• Turn burner down to medium-low and add the cream, mushrooms, peppers, broccoli, mustard and butter. Cook about 5 minutes.
• Add cheese and wine and stir gently until the cheese melts. When melted, pour over pasta and mix to combine. Serve with a big loaf of Italian bread.

CHICKEN DIVAN PASTA

Steps:

• 1. Spray or grease a 13 x 9 pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Cook chicken, pasta and broccoli.
• 3. In a bowl, mix the pasta, chicken, broccoli, Alfredo sauce and 2 cups cheese. Gently stir until blended.
• 4. Put into baking pan and add remaining 2 cups of cheese on top.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes or until cheese melts and heated through.
• 6. I make this with peas for my husband who won't eat broccoli. Sometimes I do half the casserole broccoli and the other peas.