Chicken Spaghetti with Rotel and Cheddar Cheese

Chicken spaghetti with rotel and cheddar cheese has something for everyone to enjoy. Tender spaghetti in a creamy cheddar sauce with chunks of chicken. A hearty dinner the whole family will love.

Next time, try this creamy pasta bake so delicious and so creamy.

This is one of our favorite family go to meals. The kids gobble it down in no time and always ask for seconds. Experience this unforgettable combination of pasta, chicken in a yummy sauce. A pasta dish where cheesy sauce is clinging to each strand of spaghetti. This is one sensational meal that always pleases.

Jump to:

• ❤️ Why You'll Love It
• 📝 Ingredients
• 🥄 Instructions
• 💡 Expert Tips
• 💬 FAQs
• ⌛ Make Ahead
• 🍽️ Serve With
• 👩‍🍳 Variations
• 🧺 Storage
• 📣 Related Recipes
• Chicken Spaghetti

❤️ Why You'll Love It

• A kid-friendly dinner
• Easy hearty meal
• Leftovers taste even better the next day.
• Great use of leftover chicken.
• The perfect make ahead meal for a friend.

Rotel Chicken spaghetti is favorite for kids and adults. A delicious casserole that can be made ahead of time. Or double the recipe and make one in an aluminum foil pan, wrap it tightly and freeze it or give it to a friend. This cheesy chicken spaghetti is pure comfort food casserole is great any time of the week.

📝 Ingredients

📋 Ingredient Notes

• Spaghetti: The spaghetti is uncooked as it will cook in the skillet.
• Cooked chicken: Dice or shred any leftover grilled chicken or rotisserie chicken.
• Cream of chicken soup: The base of a creamy delicious sauce.
• Cream cheese: Adds extra creaminess.
• Milk
• Italian seasoning: The perfect seasoning to go with pasta.
• Shredded cheddar cheese: Goes amazingly well with spaghetti.
• Hot water: Added to cook the pasta with the sauce.
• RoTel tomatoes

🥄 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a deep skillet add chicken soup, RoTel, milk, hot water, cream cheese and Italian seasoning.
2. Turn heat on medium high and whisk everything together.
3. When it starts to boil, add in spaghetti.
4. Cover and let it cook for 15 minutes.

1. Uncover and stir the spaghetti with a spoon to break them apart and keep from sticking together.
2. Stir in chicken, and continue to cook for 5 more minutes.

1. If your skillet is oven safe, then sprinkle cheese on top and pop in the oven for 5-10 minutes until the cheese melts.
2. If not then spray a 13x9 oven dish with cooking oil and pour the spaghetti chicken mixture in. Sprinkle with cheese and place in the oven until the cheese melts.

💡 Expert Tips

• If you do not want to use canned cream of chicken, use homemade Alfredo sauce and substitute boiling chicken broth for the boiling water.
• If you do not want to use canned RoTel or do not have it where you live, add ¼ cup finely diced green pepper and ½ cup finely diced tomatoes.
• You can also use a can of diced tomatoes in place of the RoTel with chilies.
• You can use mozzarella cheese instead of cheddar cheese.
• Use your favorite pasta, I find spaghetti or linguine are the best choices as it holds the cheesy sauce with each bite.

💬 FAQs

⌛ Make Ahead

• Chicken spaghetti with RoTel tomatoes and cheddar cheese is the perfect make ahead meal. Make up chicken spaghetti up until the point where you put it in the oven. Wrap tightly and store in your refrigerator until you're ready to reheat and serve.

🍽️ Serve With

• This hearty dish is great all by itself as it's filled with chicken, pasta and cheese, but it also goes well with toasty garlic bread or a side salad.

👩‍🍳 Variations

• Switch out the chicken for turkey or even ground beef.
• Add diced bell peppers or another favorite veggie.
• Swap out the cheddar for the one you like best like Mozzarella, Monterey Jack or Velveeta.
• Leave the chicken out to go with a meatless meal.

🧺 Storage

• Leftover chicken spaghetti can be wrapped and stored in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.

📣 Related Recipes

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