Chicken Fettuccine Bake is an easy-baked pasta filled with Alfredo sauce, chicken, bacon, and sun-dried tomatoes. It’s a cozy dinner that’s ready in just 45 minutes.
This chicken pasta bake will quickly become one of your family favorites. It’s one of my family’s favorite comfort food dinners with a permanent place in our monthly dinner rotation. If you love fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, you have to try it.
This recipe takes the best of fettuccine alfredo and combines it with chicken, tangy sun-dried tomatoes, and bacon for the ultimate chicken pasta casserole. It’s hearty, warming, and guaranteed to satisfy everyone at the dinner table. It’s one of the oldest recipes on this site that I have finessed over the years – we never get tired of it.
I love this recipe because it is not dry like other pasta bakes. The sauce is so creamy when it comes out of the oven – I dare you to find even one dry noodle.
This recipe is from my dear friend and (old) workout buddy, Hilarie. I love her family. In fact, her girls, Izabella and Gabbie, were a part of our family for a long time. They have been coming to my home for daycare since they were born. A few years ago, she told me all about this dish and I, of course, had to get the recipe, as we love anything alfredo!
I’ve tweaked and adjusted the recipe over the years, and it’s a dinner I love to make repeatedly. The kids love it, and even the hubby does, despite not being the biggest fan of sun-dried tomatoes.
My favorite part of this chicken fettuccine bake is the addition of the bacon, only two slices but it adds just the right touch.
I can’t wait for you to try it!
Ingredients You Will Need
- Fettuccine
- Butter
- Flour
- Chicken broth
- Half and half
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Shredded cooked chicken
- Sliced sun-dried tomatoes
- Crumbled cooked bacon
How Do You Make Chicken Fettuccine Bake?
Heat oven to 350. Spray baking dish; square 8×8 or oval dish with cooking spray. Cook pasta as directed and drain.
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; remove from heat.
Stir in half-and-half and 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese. Stir in chicken, tomatoes, and bacon. Add pasta to chicken mixture; toss gently to mix well.
Spoon into baking dish. Sprinkle with three tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes or until hot in the center. Serve and devour!
Make It Ahead
Not only will your family love this Chicken Fettuccine Bake, but your friends will too. This makes a great freezer meal; prepare until you are about to bake it, cover it with foil, and freeze it or give it to a friend.
Have them uncover and bake, and it should be tasty. Of course, in my world, fresh is best, but this a great meal to make ahead.
Recipe Tips
Make this chicken fettuccine bake a meal by adding salad and breadsticks – yum! Enjoy, friends, one of my oldest recipes on the blog and still a favorite. XOXO San
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Chicken Fettuccine Bake
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound fettuccine boiled to al dente and drained
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 14.5 ounces chicken broth equals one can
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken I used rotisserie, cubed or shredded
- 1/2 cup oil packed sun-dried tomatoes drained and cut into thin strips
- 2 slices cooked bacon crisply cooked and crumbled
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese optional, for topping
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350. Spray baking dish, square 8×8, or oval dish with cooking spray. Cook pasta as directed and drain.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in half-and-half and 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese. Stir in chicken, tomatoes, and bacon.
- Add pasta to chicken mixture; toss gently to mix well. Spoon into baking dish. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Bake uncovered about 30 minutes or until hot in the center.
Notes
I make this all the time; it’s a family favorite! I tend to use penne instead of fettuccine because I always have it on hand. Had some spinach that I threw in tonight. Delish!
can this be assembled a day ahead and baked the next day?