This chicken noodle casserole made without any canned soup has an easy cream sauce, tender egg noodles, chunks of white meat chicken and peas. Top it off with a crispy parmesan and breadcrumb topping for a cozy, comforting dinner.
Mr. Simon has a handful of favorite childhood meals. One of those recipes is Chicken Supreme Casserole. But, like a lot of classic casserole it calls for canned soup. Now, there ain't no shame in the canned soup game, but for me, from-scratch is a little more my speed.
Good news is it's not that much harder to make your own creamy sauce and you probably already have the ingredients on hand to make it happen. Butter. Flour. Milk. Bam! You've got a creamy soup base.
How to make Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole from Scratch
The hardest part of this recipe is cooking onions in a pan (I promised it was easy!) Once you do that, the rest is downhill from there.
- Saute the onions in a pan.
- Make a quick creamy sauce in the same pot (it makes enough sauce to keep your casserole from being dry!)
- Then toss in chicken, peas and noodles.
- Top it with parmesan breadcrumbs, bake, and enjoy!
Pro Tips for Casseroles
Want to avoid those shriveled, greyish green peas in your casserole? Be sure to keep the peas in the freezer until you're ready to add them to the casserole. They'll cook while the casserole bakes and won't be overcooked.
Finally, something I don't have to remember to defrost ahead of time!
Speaking of planning ahead. If you want a shortcut for this recipe, you know that rotisserie chicken at the grocery store in the deli section? Better yet, the pre-shredded rotisserie chicken? You can use that instead of cooking fresh chicken breasts and dicing them.
Time saver!
Substitutions
The original version of Chicken Supreme Casserole called for diced green pepper. Ryan swears he doesn't remember the peppers, so I leave them out. If you want 'em, just add ½ cup.
Can't find panko breadcrumbs? Regular will do or crush up some buttery Ritz crackers into a breadcrumb mix.
What to serve with Chicken Noodle Casserole
I have served this casserole as the meal without any sides. Protein (check). Carbs (check). Veggies (kinda check). But, I also love to serve it with roasted broccoli or buttered green beans.
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Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 45
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings
- Category: Entree
- Method: Casserole
- Cuisine: American
Description
Homemade Chicken Noodle Casserole has noodles, chunks of white meat chicken and peas in an easy creamy sauce, topped with a crispy parmesan breadcrumb topping make this a wonderful weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- ½ white or yellow onion, diced
- 2 Tbs butter
- ¼ tsp garlic salt
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 Tbs all purpose flour
- ¾ cup chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ½ cups sour cream
- 16 oz chicken, cooked and diced
- 4 oz wide egg noodles (measured dry and prepared according to package)
- 5 oz (1 cup) frozen peas, still frozen
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Melt 2 Tbs butter in a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat and add ½ diced onion, ¼ teaspoon garlic salt, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper. Saute 5 to 7 minutes, until the onion is softened and fragrant.
- Add 2 Tbs all purpose flour to the softened onions and stir to combine, cooking for one minute.
- Next, slowly pour in the ¾ cup chicken broth and 1 cup milk, and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Then add in the 1.5 cups sour cream.
- Once the mixture has thickened, remove it from the heat and fold in the 16 oz cooked diced chicken breast, cooked egg noodles, and the frozen peas.
- Pour the mixture into a 2 quart baking dish and sprinkle ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese and ½ cup panko breadcrumbs evenly over the top of the casserole.
- Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes covered at 350F.
- After 30 minutes, remove the foil. The casserole should be bubbling along the edges. Let the casserole cook for an additional 15 minutes uncovered until the top is golden brown.
- Serve hot!
Notes
- This is best done in a 2 quart baking dish.
- The peas should be frozen when they're added so that they remain green through the baking process.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 359
- Sugar: 4.8 g
- Sodium: 550.7 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Carbohydrates: 25.2 g
- Fiber: 2.1 g
- Protein: 27.8 g
- Cholesterol: 94.8 mg
The Happy Whisk (Ivy) says
The end shot you did with the baking dish looks amazing. So right about the peas. I dunno what happens but boy, they really get ugly if not from the freezer. May I ask what printer card you used on your website?
Happy Weekend! Cheers and boogie boogie, Ivy.
Joanie Simon says
Thank you, Ivy! The recipe card is Tasty Recipes by WP Tasty: https://www.wptasty.com/
The Happy Whisk (Ivy/Whisk) says
Thank you, very much!
Elisabeth says
I hate recipes with can condensed soup so I was excited to try your and I loved it. The only thing I might do next time is add some extra egg noodles but yummmmmm.
Joanie Simon says
So glad you enjoyed it!! Great note on the extra egg noodles. Thank you!
Elisabeth says
I’ve made this several times since my first try and it’s been just as good every time. I do add more noodles and increase the other ingredients by an appropriate percentage so that we have leftovers. This has become a staple in our house!
Joanie Simon says
That's awesome! So glad it's a hit!!
Kerri says
This was a nice and easy recipe and one can easily have all these ingredients in the house already. I also added more noodles (1/2 a bag of 12 oz egg noodles) and only 8 oz of sour cream and the family really liked it.
Alyssa says
Can I double this and cook in a 9 x 13?
Also can I assemble/make ahead bake later?
Thanks
Joanie Simon says
Hi! I've never personally tried doubling it, but feedback from other people who have tried the recipe have said it has worked for them.
Ann Armstrong says
Loved this recipe. I made it exactly according to the recipe the first time, The next time I added red pepper cut into small bites and sliced mushrooms. It was excellent. Will probably just keep experimenting with it.
Milk Tea says
I love this this creamy chicken noodle casserole so much, thanks