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French Onion Chicken Pasta Casserole

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Updated Aug 23, 2017
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If you like French onion soup, you’re going to love this chicken pasta bake! It’s made flavorful with sweet onions and a crispy panko topping, and made easy thanks to rotisserie chicken.

French Onion Chicken Pasta Casserole

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Ingredients 12
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

  • 8 oz uncooked fettuccine noodles, broken into thirds
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 6 cups halved and thinly sliced sweet onions (about 2 large onions)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/4 cups Progresso™ beef flavored broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 2 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken
  • 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese (8 oz)

Topping

  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 cup Progresso™ Italian style panko crispy bread crumbs (from 8-oz box)
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package, using minimum cooking time.
  • Step 
    2
    In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1/4 cup butter over medium-high heat. Add onions, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook 11 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender. Reduce heat to medium; cook 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are starting to brown.
  • Step 
    3
    Sprinkle flour over onions in skillet; cook and stir about 1 minute. Stir in broth; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Simmer 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in chicken and cooked pasta, mixing to combine.
  • Step 
    4
    Add half of the mixture to baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Top with remaining pasta mixture, then remaining cheese. Cover and bake 20 minutes.
  • Step 
    5
    In small bowl, mix Topping ingredients. Remove cover; sprinkle on top of pasta mixture; bake 5 to 10 minutes or until topping is golden brown and mixture is heated through.

Nutrition

440 Calories
21g Total Fat
23g Protein
41g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
440
Calories from Fat
190
Total Fat
21g
32%
Saturated Fat
11g
57%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
100mg
33%
Sodium
950mg
39%
Potassium
260mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
41g
14%
Dietary Fiber
2g
9%
Sugars
5g
Protein
23g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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