It’s hard to find a more classic casserole recipe than this one, which combines white meat chicken, egg noodles, peas, and cheddar cheese under a golden breadcrumb crust. This chicken and noodle casserole has all the elements of your favorite homestyle soup, sprinkled with breadcrumbs and baked until bubbly and browned. What could be more comforting than that?
Step 1
Cook and drain the noodles according to the package directions. While the noodles are cooking, heat the oven to 400°F.
Step 2
Stir the soup, milk, frozen peas, chicken, noodles and cheese in a 1 1/2-quart (8x8 square or 9x7 rectangle) casserole. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Bake for 10 minutes or until the chicken mixture is hot. Stir the chicken mixture. Stir the bread crumbs and butter in a small bowl. Sprinkle the chicken mixture with the bread crumb mixture.
Step 4
Bake for 10 minutes or until the bread crumb mixture is golden brown.
This nutritional information refers to each serving of the entire recipe and not just the products used as ingredients.