A hearty casserole stuffed with all of the good stuff, this chicken Parmesan and pasta casserole is a perfectly easy fill’em up dinner!

A filling dinner that’s quick and easy is a must at our house. We tend to come home HUNGRY at the end of the day and usually tired too. So a pile of pasta with chicken and plenty of cheese like this comforting baked chicken Parmesan pasta meal is a welcome sight for famished eyes!
I like to cook a ton of chicken breasts at once. While I’m doing it, I might as well go for the gusto, right?
I think so! Sometimes I do it in the slow cooker, other times I cook a ton of chicken pressure cooker. I just add a bit of water and a little chicken base and let them do their thing.

After the chicken is cooked to tender perfection, it can be chopped or shredded and added to any number of things. Add lime and Mexican seasonings and you have the perfect filling for enchiladas or tacos. Throw it in some soup, stew, egg noodles or white chicken chili!

For another fun twist on a chicken parm and pasta mash up, try chicken Parmesan stuffed shells. They are fancy enough for guests, but really pretty simple to put together.

Chicken Parmesan and Pasta Bake
Ingredients
- 1 pound pasta
- 24 ounce jar pasta sauce
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 3-4 cups shredded chicken
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup buttery cracker crumbs
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a 9×13" pan.
- Cook pasta to al dente according to the package directions and drain.
- Stir together pasta sauce, garlic, oregano, sour cream and Parmesan cheese. Mix with pasta and spread in prepared pan.
- Top with shredded chicken, then cheese.
- Mix together cracker crumbs and garlic salt and sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
- Bake covered for about 30 minutes and then uncovered for about 15 minutes or until cheese is golden.
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Andrea Nine
Wednesday 13th of May 2020
Looks sooo delicious!!
Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookies
Thursday 10th of May 2018
I like your idea of precooking the breasts in the slow cooker. My days are to long anymore for chicken to survive in the slow cooker, but precooking it on the weekends would be a huge help!
Carlee
Sunday 20th of May 2018
Plus there are so many ways to fix it during the week, you won't even get tired of it!
Carlee
Friday 4th of May 2018
I hope you do!
Amy
Wednesday 2nd of May 2018
I love that you called this the fill-em-up dinner. Sometimes that is just what we need - something to fill up that empty spot! This Chicken Parm and Pasta Bake really sounds good. I believe that it will be a new staple here.
Carlee
Friday 4th of May 2018
I hope you love it! Thanks, Amy!
Hardlyagoddess
Monday 23rd of April 2018
I love the cracker crumb topping- great little salty crunch!
Carlee
Thursday 26th of April 2018
Thank you!