Velveeta Rotel Chicken Pasta Casserole Recipe

Any dish with Velveeta and Rotel is scrumptious and this Velveeta Rotel Chicken Pasta Casserole (aka Chicken Spaghetti) could almost be considered a grown up mac and cheese delight. It’s a great chicken pasta recipe that has been modified a bit from some Southern church recipe books and you need to give it a try.

As I always say, the Living Frugal Tips part of my recipes is that cooking at home is always cheaper than going out and my recipes always make a whole lot which means … leftovers. Save money and save time by cooking one night and having leftovers for lunch or dinner later in the week.

Velveeta Rotel Chicken Pasta Casserole Recipe Ingredients:

1 – Rotisserie Chicken (de-boned & chopped) or you can you can use boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 – Can Rotel Tomatoes & Green Chilies (do not completely drain). Or, if you do not like things with a little “kick” you can substitute regular diced tomatoes.

1 – Can Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 – Lb Box of Velveeta Chopped

1/3 – Cup of Milk

¾ – Box of Spaghetti or Penne Pasta (I used the whole wheat Penne pasta when I made it last and it was great)

¾ ~ Stick of Real Butter

1 – Medium Red Bell Pepper Finely Chopped

1 – Chopped Jalapeno (you can leave this out if you want a more mild dish, or substitute with red or green bell pepper).

1 – Medium onion chopped

Velveeta Rotel Chicken Pasta Casserole Recipe Directions:

1. Cook spaghetti or penne pasta according to directions on box.
2. Melt butter, sauté Bell Pepper, jalapeno pepper and onion
3. Add Velveeta and Rotel, Soup and Milk, to sautéed bell pepper, japaleno (optional) and onion mixture. Mix thoroughly over medium heat.
4. Add pasta and mix together.
5. Last, add the chopped chicken and give it one last mix. The cheese does not need to completely melt as it will do so in the oven.
6. Pour chicken spaghetti into casserole dish and bake at 350 for 30 minutes

* Note: for extra kick, you can also a small dash of Zatarain’s Liquid Crab Boil. Be careful as it does add kick.  Love that stuff!

I hope you enjoy this Velveeta Rotel Chicken Pasta.  It’s great served with some cornbread and a green salad. This is one of those absolutely yummy comfort food dishes.

Bon Appetit.

Check out some of my other recipes that you might enjoy:

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Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe

Roasted Red Pepper and Chipotle Hummus Recipe

Turkey Lasagna Recipe with Lasagna Sauce

Nearly Famous BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe

Quick and Easy Mighty Meatloaf Recipe

Turkey Pot Pie Recipe

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