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Chicken and Shells Casserole is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Chicken and Shells Casserole is something which I have loved my entire life.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken and shells casserole using 20 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Shells Casserole:
- Make ready Water
- Make ready salt
- Get ground black pepper
- Take chicken breast boneless and skinless
- Take water
- Prepare pasta shells medium sized
- Make ready Vegetables
- Make ready mixed vegetables broccoli, cauliflower, carrots
- Prepare chopped celery
- Make ready large onion diced
- Make ready medium potato
- Take all purpose flour heaping
- Get seasoned salt
- Take ground black pepper
- Make ready granulated garlic powder
- Get butter
- Get grated Parmesan cheese
- Make ready Topping
- Take panko breadcrumbs
- Prepare melted butter
Leftover barbecued chicken, leftover fried chicken, and leftover roast chicken. Are you starting to see the trend here? Mix milk with soups and pour over stuffed shells. Mix melted butter and bread crumbs.
Steps to make Chicken and Shells Casserole:
- Chop the celery and dice the onion. Sauté in the butter with pepper, seasoned salt, and garlic. Sauté for 12 minutes.
- I had the lid pop open on the seasoned salt and poured out a 1/4 cup that went in. So I grated a medium sized potato and added in. This helped tone down the saltiness. Sauté the potato with the onion and celery.
- Boil the chicken in the salty peppered water. When the chicken is done remove from water, and add the shells. Cook till done but don't throw out the water. Preheat oven 450° Fahrenheit.
- Steam the mixed vegetables then chop up the bigger pieces. Chop the chicken and add into the celery onion mixture. Add the flour mixed with ground black pepper to taste.
- When the flour is added cook for 8 minutes. Add the pasta shells, and cheese. Add 2-1/2 cups of chicken-pasta water and stir well. Allow to simmer stirring often for 15 minutes add more of the water if necessary. Melt the butter add breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup of chicken-pasta water stir mixing well.
- Add the breadcrumbs to top of the casserole. Spread over the top and bake for 35 minutes covered. Remove cover and put under broiler till browned and crispy. Serve after allowing to rest for 15 minutes. I hope you enjoy!!!
Sprinkle over chicken and shell mixture. Variation: You may substitute cream of chicken with cream of celery or cream of mushroom soup. If you're looking for comfort food then this Cheesy Chicken Casserole is the recipe for you - it's easy, homemade and was a huge hit with my family. This post is sponsored by Challenge Dairy. Their salted butter is the perfect butter to use in the cheese sauce and in the crunchy crumbly topping on the casserole.
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