Name: Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 pkg. Spaghetti Noodles; 8 Tbls. Butter; 2 24 oz cans/jars Spaghetti Sauce or Homemade Spaghetti Sauce; 3 Cups of Cooked Chicken; 1 Cup Cottage Cheese; 1/2 Cup Sour Cream; 8 oz Cream Cheese ~ you can use Neufchatel; 1 tsp Garlic Powder; 1 tsp Onion Powder; 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese

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Spring break is just around the corner for us and I’m creating a simple meal plan so that we can relax AND get things done. This Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti is so cheap and easy and delish! It’s a great addition to my Budget Friendly Meals!

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This creamy million dollar spaghetti made with chicken is loaded with creamy sauce that uses Cream Cheese and other yummy cheeses, then simply baked in the oven! You can also make this recipe ahead of time for an easy delicious chicken spaghetti freezer meal!

Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti

This isn’t your everyday run of the mill pasta dish! We add this to our meal plan rotation at least every other week. It’s made with ingredients we almost always have on hand. I think your family will LOVE this simple Cheesy Baked Spaghetti Casserole!

Ingredients:

1 pkg. of Cooked Spaghetti Noodles
8 Tbls. Butter
2 24 oz. cans/jars Spaghetti Sauce or Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
3 Cups of Cooked Chicken
1 Cup Cottage Cheese
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
8 oz. Cream Cheese ~ you can use Neufchatel which is less fattening
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 Cup Cheddar Cheese

Step by Step Instructions:

Boil your Spaghetti until it is Al Dente’, That means it is a little firm but cooked.

How do you know when pasta is al dente?

Simply take a noodle out after cooking and eat it. Yep..that’s my scientific test. I don’t throw it against a wall or on the ceiling or anything else goofy. If the noodle is firm but done, I can tell by simply eating it…you will too.

The reason we don’t cook the Spaghetti until its super done is because we are going to put the Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti Casserole in the oven and it will cook a little more in the spaghetti sauce.

While noodles are cooking you can do these four easy steps for your creamy chicken spaghetti:

Cream sauce: Mix together Sour Cream, Cream Cheese, Cottage Cheese, Onion Powder and Garlic Powder.
Chop up your Chicken if you have not already done this.
Add 2 Tablespoons to you 9×13 baking dish and put into the oven. Let the butter melt. Then remove.
Set aside until noodles are ready

Pour HALF of the Spaghetti noodles into the casserole dish.

Top your Spaghetti noodles with the Cheesy Cream Sauce.

Add Chicken

Then top with remaining butter

Now add 4 1/2 cups of your favorite Spaghetti Sauce. You can use canned or Homemade Spaghetti Sauce. I usually use store bought sauce these days. The Spaghetti Sauces they make these days are just about as good as homemade in my opinion….just about.

Top with the Cheddar Cheese. You can really use any kind of cheese you like. Mozzarella, Mexican Blend…anything! I happened to have Mexican Blend on hand when I made it this day.

Can you Freeze Million Dollar Spaghetti?

I’m adding this in right here because YES you can freeze it and NOW would be the time to freeze if that is what you want to do. You can freeze cooked pasta! Simply cover the casserole dish with foil and freeze. On the day you are ready to cook, remove from the freezer, let thaw and cook 375 degrees 30 minutes. You can cook with foil on or off.

Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 min.

Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes.

Oh my! This is one of our faves for easy, cheap and quick and you’ll see why when you make it!

Easy Million Dollar Chicken Alfredo Spaghetti

Here’s my top tip for today for a make ahead chicken spaghetti freezer meal ~ MAKE TWO Baked Chicken Casseroles! Double the recipe ingredients then when it comes to adding the sauces use Red Spaghetti Sauce for one casserole and Alfredo Sauce for the other! There are lots of different kinds of Alfredo sauce at the store, use which one you love best!

You can follow this recipe exactly step by step simply freeze one! Then in a week or two…serve ~ Million Dollar Chicken Alfredo Spaghetti Casserole and it will be a whole new meal your family will love!

Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti

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Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti

Shari Lynne

This Cheesy Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti will become a new favorite budget meal! It's delish! Can you freeze Million Dollar Spaghetti? YES!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

1 pkg. Spaghetti Noodles
8 Tbls. Butter
2 24 oz cans/jars Spaghetti Sauce or Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
3 Cups of Cooked Chicken
1 Cup Cottage Cheese
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
8 oz Cream Cheese ~ you can use Neufchatel
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 Cup Cheddar Cheese

Instructions

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS:
Boil your Spaghetti until it is Al Dente’. That means it is a little firm but cooked.
Mix together Sour Cream, Cream Cheese, Cottage Cheese, Onion Powder and Garlic Powder.
Chop up your Chicken if you have not already done this.
Add 2 Tablespoons to you 9×13 baking dish and put into the oven. Let the butter melt. Then remove.
Set aside until noodles are ready
Pour HALF of the Spaghetti noodles into the casserole dish.
Top your Spaghetti noodles with the Cheesy Cream Sauce.
Add the rest of you Noodles
Top with the Chicken
Then add with remaining butter
Now add 4 1/2 cups of your favorite Spaghetti Sauce. You can use canned or Homemade Spaghetti Sauce. I usually use store bought sauce these days. The Spaghetti Sauces they make these days are just about as good as homemade in my opinion….just about.
Top with the Cheddar Cheese. You can really use any kind of cheese you like. Mozzarella, Mexican Blend…anything! I happened to have Mexican Blend on hand when I made it this day.
Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 min.
Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes.

Notes

Hot meal planning tip!

Make 2 casseroles. One with Red Spaghetti Sauce and one with Alfredo Sauce.

Freeze one of them for later.

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9 Comments

Fiorenza says:

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I didn’t have time to freeze it, it was brushed off in a flash! Thanks, great idea.

1. Shari Lynne says:
  
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  That’s great to hear Fiorenza! Have a great day!
  
Candi Elm says:

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What a great idea to make two and save time for later.

1. Shari Lynne says:
  
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  It’s my favorite way to add up my freezer meals. So easy!
  
Cynthia says:

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This was creamy and delicious. I will definitely be making it again! Have you ever made it with a different type of pasta? Just curious.

1. Shari Lynne says:
  
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  Hi Cynthia! Yes, you can totally use any kind of noodles/pasta you like!
  
Sarah says:

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I love that you can even freeze this recipe. Thanks for such a delicious recipe! YUM!

P.S. I’m also a mom to 7

1. Shari Lynne says:
  
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  That’s so awesome that you are Mom to 7 also Sarah! My youngest is now 18! Making an extra casserole and freezing is such a super easy way to make ahead a meal! Blessings!
  
Cindy says:

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This was seriously good! I took your suggestion and doubled it, made two, and froze one for later.

Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti