Just 6 simple ingredient makes up this easy pasta meal that your family will love. One of our favorite family spaghetti recipes that is easy to prepare and heats up well later in the week for leftovers.
How to Make Delicious chicken spaghetti with Velveeta Cheese and Peas.
Easy Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti with Velveeta Cheese
Quick – Easy – Super-Delicious! And did we mention easy!
You said you wanted easy and we heard you! You can’t get much easier than this yummy cheesy chicken spaghetti with Velveeta cheese combined with cream of chicken soup for a creamy sauce.
Most of the items in this cheesy chicken recipe are ingredients you can keep in your pantry. You can also buy cans of chunk chicken in bulk to save even more money. When you start cooking and serving this awesome chicken spaghetti, you will notice everyone showing up at the dinner table quicker!
What Ingredients Do You Need for Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti?
- Spaghetti – we use thin spaghetti, or you could also use Vermicelli pasta
- Cream of Chicken Soup -we always use Campbells
- Milk – we use whole mile
- Green Peas
- Cheese – Cheddar and Velveeta
Your Family will Love this Easy Chicken Spaghetti
- 10 oz. thin spaghetti
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 2 oz. Velveeta cheese
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 cups frozen peas
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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Cook spaghetti according to package directions, add peas during the last few minutes of cooking. Drain and leave in colander.
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Spoon soup into the same pot that you used to to cook the spaghetti. Stir in the milk and the Velveeta cheese. When mixture is hot, add the cooked pasta back to the pan. Gently mix through. Stir in the chunk chicken.
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Pour mixture into greased 9 x 13 casserole dish and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
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Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes.
Cook the pasta according to package directions adding the frozen peas during the last few minutes of cooking. Not a fan of green peas? Just leave them out!
Drain the pasta well before adding to the cheese sauce.
Cans of chunk chicken are easy to store and will last for years on the shelf. This is a great option when you need a quick “pantry” dinner because almost everything is ready to go from your pantry.
Don’t have any Velveeta cheese on hand? Just add about 1/2 cup shredded cheese to the soup mixture.
Sprinkle cheese on top of the cheesy spaghetti and it’s ready to pop in the oven for 20-25 minutes. This dinner is so easy and so super-delicious!
Why We LOVE this Chicken Spaghetti with Velveeta Cheese?
This is a great family dinner that even the pickiest of eaters will love. This cheesy noodle recipe makes enough of a meal that everyone can have seconds and you will even have leftovers!
We love meals that are easy and family-friendly but are also filled with ingredients that we have on hand that are very inexpensive to purchase.
What to Serve with this Cheesy Spaghetti Recipe?
This casserole dish stands alone and could be served as is without any side dish.
Serve spaghetti with a side of fresh or frozen (thawed) fruit.
But – you could serve this cheesy chicken spaghetti with a healthy tossed salad and some warm bread or rolls.
What about Leftover Chicken Spaghetti?
Leftover spaghetti is awesome later in the week for another meal or even an easy lunch. Just store in an airtight container for about 4 days and reheat in the microwave later in the week.
You will also love some of our other easy family recipes!
Skillet Mexican Chicken and White Beans
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Chicken Taco Seasoning
Bisquick Fried Chicken
Mac & Cheese for 2
