Chicken and Pasta Casserole with Mixed Vegetables

Description

I dreamt up this recipe on my way home from work one night to use the ingredients I had on hand. It’s a great comfort food for chilly winter evenings!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry fusilli pasta
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6 chicken tenderloins, cut into chunks
  • 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • garlic powder to taste
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
  • 1 cup dry bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook fusilli in the boiling water
  3. stirring occasionally
  4. until tender yet firm to the bite
  5. about 10 to 12 minutes.
  6. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; season with minced onion
  7. basil
  8. parsley
  9. garlic powder
  10. salt
  11. and pepper. Cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear. Stir in fusilli pasta
  12. cream of chicken soup
  13. cream of mushroom soup
  14. and mixed vegetables. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
  15. Mix bread crumbs
  16. Parmesan cheese
  17. and butter together in a small bowl; sprinkle evenly over the casserole.
  18. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and lightly browned
  19. 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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