Easy and delicious Cheesy Chicken Tetrazzini – Chicken and pasta in a creamy sauce with lots of flavor. It’s a family favorite dinner meal and one that gets rave reviews!
It’s definitely a family favorite and one of our favorite pasta dishes. Serve it with cheesy garlic bread, baked asparagus or even roasted veggies. It’s great for Sunday dinners or even holidays.
Easy Chicken Tetrazzini
What’s for dinner? Thank heavens for pasta dishes!! I have them slated on the calendar at least once a week. Why? They are almost always delicious and they are usually loved by the entire family, from the hubby down to my 1 year old. I mean, you can’t really go wrong with noodles, tons of cheese and chicken, right?!
Today’s recipe for Chicken Tetrazzini happens to be one of those yummy recipes that everyone enjoys. If you look at the ingredients it’s pretty apparent why it would be so tasty (butter, sour cream, cream of chicken, mozzarella cheese).
With those kinds of ingredients, it’s no wonder everyone (even the kids!) loves this recipe! 😉
How to Make Chicken Tetrazzini
This pasta dish is so simple and doesn’t take too much to prep.
Begin by cooking up your pasta according to package instructions. While the pasta is cooking, combine butter, cooked chicken, soup, sour cream, salt, pepper and chicken broth in a medium bowl. Mix well and add this to cooked noodles.
Pour this mixture into a greased 9×13 dish. Sprinkle cheese on top and bake for 40-45 minutes.
Change it up by using different cheese, throwing in some veggies or even using turkey instead.
Making Ahead, Storing + Sides
We make this tetrazzini recipe ahead of time, all the time. Just make it as instructed and before adding cheese before baking, cover tightly with foil or saran wrap and place in fridge for up to 24 hours before baking.
You can also FREEZE this recipe. Just make as instructed, cover tightly and freeze for up to 2 months. Just let thaw in the fridge overnight before baking in the oven.
STORE leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
What to serve with Chicken Tetrazzini?
This recipe is so simple and always a crowd favorite, and some of our go-to sides for it include:
The best part about this chicken tetrazzini recipe is it’s really simple! It’s really just a matter of cooking up the noodles and then mixing up the remaining ingredients (minus the cheese). Then you combine these two, stick it in a pan and top with the cheese. Easy peasy! I think you’ll love the simplicity and delicious-ness of this great dinner idea.
Be sure to check out our Turkey Tetrazzini too!
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Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
- Cook noodles according to box instructions. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine ½ cup butter, cooked chicken, soup, sour cream, salt, pepper and chicken broth. Mix well and then add in cooked noodles.
- Spray a 9x13 pan and pour in noodle mixture. Sprinkle cheeses on top. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
This recipe was really easy to make. I added mushrooms and peas to it. Omg it is delicious and will definitely make again!! Thank you!
You’re welcome! The additions sound like a delicious touch to the recipe. Glad you enjoyed the dish!
This is one of my family favorite recipe easy to cook, I love 💕 the Prep time with juggling two jobs always on the go! I love this recipe because it’s very inexpensive and very nutritious excellent choice for anytime dinner. Carrie Aldridge UAPB Extension Human Sciences Educator/Snap-Ed/ Program Aid. Brinkley Arkansas.
So glad to hear you enjoy the recipe!!
Love this site. The Chicken Tettrazini was so good and easy to make
Aw, thank you!! So glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe!
I’m trying to get the recipe and a video popup keeps covering it
I hate going to a site and this happens. I’ll look on Pinterest and find another recipe.
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Delicious! used a little less cheese & only 1 1/2 cups sour cream
So glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe!! Thanks for sharing!
Have you experimented to find a way to make it healthier? Way too many calories, and it’s too high in sodium, potassium, and fat.
Perhaps a substitute for the cream soup would be a good place to start.
I’m sure there are ways you could make it healthier. A from scratch cream soup for sure, sour cream could be swapped for plain greek yogurt, fat free mozzarella cheese, etc. Not sure how that would alter the nutrition facts exactly, but would certainly lighten it up.
this dish is DELICIOUS! EVERYONE loves this Chicken Tetrazinni. This will be my sixth time making this. Only difference in my dish is, i add fresh mozzarella on top and within. thank you for the recipe. i just made some for tonight.
Oh thank you so much!! I bet the fresh mozzarella tastes great in it too. So so glad to hear that this recipe is a hit!
Easy, made as written, then I found some mushroom to saute and add. Yield was six 7 inch foil carryout containers (20 oz in each). Plenty for the freezer and a couple to share. Delicious This is a keeper, Thanks so much
Yay!! So glad you enjoyed the recipe. I bet the addition of the mushrooms was delicious. Thanks for sharing what you did.
I made this last night and it was FABULOUS ! Easy recipe to follow and the meal was super tasty! Will definitely be making it again!
Yay!! That makes me so happy to hear. Glad you loved the recipe!
I have a question… can this be made ahead of time and stored in fridge and cooked next evening?