French Onion Chicken Pasta
If you like French onion soup, you’re going to love this chicken pasta bake!
Servings: 8
Calories: 436kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz uncooked fettuccine noodles broken into thirds
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 large sweet onions halved and thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp chopped thyme
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 cups beef broth
- 2 cups rotisserie chicken shredded
- 2 cups swiss cheese shredded
Topping
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 cup italian style bread crumbs
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package, using minimum cooking time.
- In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1/4 cup butter over medium-high heat. Add onions, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook 11 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender. Reduce heat to medium; cook 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are starting to brown.
- Sprinkle flour over onions in skillet; cook and stir about 1 minute. Stir in broth; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Simmer 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in chicken and cooked pasta, mixing to combine.
- Add half of the mixture to baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Top with remaining pasta mixture, then remaining cheese. Cover and bake 20 minutes.
- In small bowl, mix Topping ingredients. Remove cover; sprinkle on top of pasta mixture; bake 5 to 10 minutes or until topping is golden brown and mixture is heated through.
Notes
- Try substituting shredded mozzarella cheese for the Swiss cheese, if desired.
- Leftover cooked chicken also works in place of rotisserie chicken.
Nutrition
Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 763mg | Potassium: 347mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 590IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 281mg | Iron: 2mg