Chicken Spaghetti
This Chicken Spaghetti has a creamy 3-cheese blend of cream cheese, cheddar, and mozzarella! Rotel tomatoes pair perfectly with this creamy cheese sauce that's made from scratch! Prep work aside all you need to make this dish is The Pan and The Spoon to stir.
Servings: 6
Total Time: 55 minutes, 15 minutes to prepare, 40 minutes to cook.
What you’ll need to make Chicken Spaghetti:
- 2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
- Salt/Pepper
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 Tablespoons flour
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- ¾ cup milk
- 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 10 oz. diced tomatoes & green chilies
- 8 oz. Thin Spaghetti
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- red pepper flakes & chopped parsley, to garnish
How to prepare the dish:
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cook the Chicken (Optional. You may also use cooked chicken.)
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Slice the chicken in half lengthwise to create 2 thinner slices. Pat dry and season lightly with salt/pepper and Italian seasoning.
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Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat and sear the chicken on each side for 5-6 minutes. Remove and set aside. Dice into bite-sized pieces once cool enough to handle.
Make the Sauce
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Reduce heat to medium-low. Melt the butter in the same pot and use a silicone spatula to clean the chicken bits from the bottom. This is called “fond” and it gives the sauce a nice flavour.
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Add the onions and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
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Sprinkle flour over the onions and toss to coat. Cook for 2 minutes, until you can no longer smell flour.
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Add the chicken broth in splashes to maintain the thickness of the roux. Stir in between each splash. Add the milk next, a little bit at a time. Whisk until combined and smooth.
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(Now is a good time to start boiling the water for the pasta. Cook it according to package instructions and drain once finished.)
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Meanwhile, let the sauce simmer and reduce while the pasta water heats up. Add the softened cream cheese and stir continuously until melted and smooth. This is more difficult if the cream cheese is cold.
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Reduce heat to low and let the base cool a bit. Sprinkle in the shredded cheddar and stir to combine.
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If you’d like to thin the sauce out at all, add a little bit of the juice from the diced tomatoes, otherwise, drain the juice and add the tomatoes along with the chicken. Stir to combine.
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Stir in the spaghetti.
Bake
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Top with mozzarella cheese and bake uncovered for 15 minutes. If desired, broil it for a few minutes at 475 degrees at the end, watch it closely.
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Remove from the oven. Garnish with red pepper flakes and fresh Parsley.