French Onion Chicken Pasta Casserole
Description
French onion soup lovers will appreciate this French Onion chicken and pasta casserole. It's made with rotisserie chicken to make your life easier, sweet onions and fettuccine pasta. Yum.
Ingredients
8 oz. uncooked fettuccine pasta, broken into thirds
1/4 c. butter
6 c. halved and thinly sliced sweet onions, from about 2 large onions
1 T. freshly chopped thyme leaves
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
2 T. all-purpose flour
2 1/4 c. beef flavored broth/stock
2 c. shredded deli rotisserie chicken
2 c./8 oz. shredded Swiss cheese or more to taste
Topping:
2 T. butter, melted
1 c. Italian style panko breadcrumbs
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 13x9 inch/3 quart glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
Cook pasta as directed on package, using the minimum cooking time; drain.
In a 12 inch non-stick skillet, heat 1/4 c. butter over medium-high heat; add onions, thyme, salt and pepper; cook 11 - 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender. Reduce heat to medium; cook 10 - 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are caramelized.
Sprinkle flour over onions in the skillet; cook and stir about 1 minute; stir in broth/stock; heat to boiling, stirring constantly; simmer 1 - 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in chicken and cooked pasta; mix to combine. Add half of the mixture to the baking dish; sprinkle with half of the cheese; top with remaining pasta mixture, then remaining cheese. Cover; bake 20 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix together Topping ingredients.
Remove cover; sprinkle on pasta mixture; bake 5 - 10 minutes or until topping is golden brown and mixture is heated through.
8 servings.