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Chicken Spaghetti
This creamy Chicken Spaghetti recipe is made with a cheesy, luscious, cream sauce and baked to perfection. A pasta lover’s dream!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 50 min👤 Marsha McDougal📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●knife
- ●cutting board
- ●oven
- ●pot
- ●colander
- ●pan
- ●casserole dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Brown the chicken
2
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Using a sharp knife, carefully fillet each chicken breast into two thinner cutlets. Heat a large deep skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the four chicken cutlets to the skillet and cook on each side until golden brown and cooked through (about ⏱️ 7-10 minutes total). Remove the chicken to a clean cutting board, and allow it to rest.
olive oil ($0.12)1 Tbsp
3
Cook the pasta
4
While the chicken is cooking, bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add 1/2 Tbsp of salt to the water then add the spaghetti pasta and boil until the pasta is tender (or al dente). Drain the pasta in a colander.
spaghetti (uncooked, $0.62)8 oz
5
Sauté
6
While the pasta is cooking, start making the sauce. In the same skillet that the chicken was cooked in, heat the butter over medium-high heat. Add the diced onion and minced garlic. Sauté for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes or until onion is translucent.
onion (diced, $0.32)1
7
Make a roux
8
Sprinkle the flour into the skillet and stir with the onion and garlic. Cook for ⏱️ 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until flour starts to turn golden brown.
onion (diced, $0.32)1
9
Make the sauce
10
Slowly pour the chicken broth into the skillet and stir to fully dissolve the flour from the bottom of the skillet. The flour will start to thicken the sauce when it returns to a simmer. Add 1/2 tsp of salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning, 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, and the heavy cream to the skillet. Stir until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
chicken broth ($0.34 *)2 cupscheddar cheese (shredded, (divided) $1.24 **)1 cupmozzarella cheese (shredded, (divided) $1.24 **)1 cupheavy cream ($1.36)1 cup
11
Chop
12
After the chicken breasts have rested, chop them into smaller ½ inch pieces.
chicken breasts (boneless, skinless, (about 1.5 lb total) $6.25)2
13
Mix
14
Turn the heat off the skillet and add the drained diced tomatoes with green chiles, the chopped chicken, and the cooked spaghetti to the pan. Mix until combined.
spaghetti (uncooked, $0.62)8 oz
15
Assemble
16
Add the chicken spaghetti mixture to a 9x13” casserole dish. Top with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.
spaghetti (uncooked, $0.62)8 ozcheddar cheese (shredded, (divided) $1.24 **)1 cupmozzarella cheese (shredded, (divided) $1.24 **)1 cup
17
Bake the casserole in the preheated oven for ⏱️ 25 minutes or until bubbly around the edges and cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts
calories
572 kcal
fat Content
37 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sodium Content
843 mg
protein Content
24 g
carbohydrate Content
37 g
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