Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Casserole | Easy Dinner Bake | Creamy Pasta Bake Recipe

Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Casserole | Easy Dinner Bake | Creamy Pasta Bake Recipe
Cheese, chicken, pasta, and broccoli. The dream team of comfort food! 💛
Our Chicken Broccoli Casserole is creamy, cozy, and irresistibly delicious. Everything you crave on a lazy evening. Loaded with tender chicken, creamy sauce, gooey cheese, and veggies that actually taste good!

👇 Full Recipe Below
✅ Cheesy & creamy
✅ Family favorite
✅ Perfect make-ahead meal

Ingredients

Chicken & Veggies:
Chopped chicken tenderloin – 500–600 g
Olive oil – 3–4 tbsp
Butter – 2 tbsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Black pepper – 1 tbsp
Red chili flakes – 1 tsp
Dried parsley – 2–3 tbsp
Broccoli (blanched) – 1 cup
Sweet corn – ½ cup
Capsicum (chopped) – 1
Pasta (uncooked, spiral or penne) – 1½ cups

Sauce:
Milk – 1 cup
Heavy cream – 1 cup
Chicken broth – 1½ cups
Garlic powder – 1 tsp
Onion powder – 1 tsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Black pepper – 1 tsp
Italian herbs – ½ tsp
Chili sauce (or hot sauce) – 1 tbsp

Topping:
Shredded cheese (mozzarella/cheddar) – 1½ cups

Method

Cook the Chicken:
Heat 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan. Add 500–600 g chopped chicken tenderloin, season with salt, pepper, red chili flakes, and parsley, and cook until chicken turns white and juicy. Set aside.

Assemble the Casserole:
In a 9×13-inch baking dish, add blanched broccoli (1 cup), ½ cup sweet corn, 1 chopped capsicum, and 1½ cups uncooked pasta. Add cooked chicken and mix well.

Prepare the Sauce:
In the same pan, whisk together 1 cup milk, 1 cup heavy cream, and 1½ cups chicken broth (no heating required). Add garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, Italian herbs, and chili sauce.

Pour & Layer:
Pour the sauce evenly over the casserole mixture. Mix lightly, then sprinkle 1½ cups shredded cheese on top.

Bake:
Cover the dish with foil and bake at 380°F (190°C) for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 20 minutes uncovered, until the top turns golden and bubbly.
Optional: broil for a few minutes for a crisp, cheesy crust.

Serve:
Let it cool slightly (if you can wait), then dive in! Perfectly creamy, cheesy, and irresistible.

💡 Tip: You can prep this a day ahead and refrigerate before baking. Add breadcrumbs on top for an extra crunch!

Bake it once… and you’ll never look at broccoli the same way again 🥦🍗🧀

Fun Facts & Origin / Inspiration

Casseroles originated in France, where the word literally means “saucepan”, but America turned it into a full-blown comfort meal! The Chicken Broccoli Casserole became popular in the 1950s when home cooks started baking all-in-one dishes for busy weeknights. Today, it’s a global comfort dish, simple, hearty, and endlessly customizable.

When comfort food and cheese team up… you get this 😋🔥
Chicken Broccoli Casserole – creamy, cheesy, and too good to share!
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