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Chicken & Noodle Casserole

Sounds really good, nice combination of cheeses as well. Simple ingredients.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cubed
  • 500 grams pasta, Ziti, Penne, or any bite size pasta
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed and finely minced
  • olive oil, as needed
  • 1 bell pepper, any color, diced
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 stalk imported celery, diced, or a lot of Thai celery
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, or vegetable stock
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 cup Gorgonzola cheese, or Bleu cheese, crumbled
  • 2 cups Havarti cheese, or Swiss cheese, shredded

Instructions
 

  • Cook pasta in a pot of lightly salted boiling water until just tender. Drain well and mix in the garlic, set aside.
  • Preheat your oven to 180 C.
  • In a large skillet, heat a splash of olive oil and add the bell pepper, onion, and celery and cook for 3-5 minutes to soften them. Then mix in the paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper to taste.
  • Add the chicken to the skillet and mix occasionally to just cook the chicken through, takes just a few minutes. Mix in the flour and cook for another minute or two.
  • Add the stock to the skillet and the Gorgonzola cheese and mix it in and let the cheese melt. Remove from heat and mix the chicken and vegetable mixture into the pasta.
  • Pour the pasta mixture into a lightly oiled 9x13 baking dish, sprinkle the Havarti cheese over the top and bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and just starting to brown.

Notes

Three chicken breasts might cost 60 Baht. The Havarti (or Swiss) cheese will be about 180 Baht, and the Gorgonzola (or Bleu) will cost about 100 Baht. For 8 servings, this is about $1.25 per serving.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.