Four Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake is a rich, creamy pasta bake made with four-cheese sauce, chicken, and noodles. Easy to prepare, even better to share.

If you love cheesy pasta dishes, check out my Easy Fettuccine AlfredoCheesy Sausage Pasta, or my favorite 30-Minute One Pot Cheesy Pasta.

Also check out a few of my other pasta bakes, like this Chicken Fettuccine BakeCreamy Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta BakeChicken Parmesan Pasta Bake, and Chicken Tetrazzini Pasta Bake.

Four Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake

Let me start by saying I was not a big cheese fan until I met my husband. His four major food groups in no particular order are meat, ranch dressing, cheese, and more cheese. It doesnโ€™t matter what kind. Heโ€™s infamous at Colorado State University for hustling a giant 35 lb. cheese wheel from the staff at the Allison Hall cafeteria, which lasted him and his roommates all of 3 weeks. They even removed the lower two shelves from their fridge for the behemoth cheddar block to reside.

He was also the first person to make me a blue-cheese sauce (for steaks of course) while we were dating. Although I already loved him, this definitely was an added bonus. All our kids, especially our girls, love cheese just as much as Jake if not a little more. But it was a dish at a fancy local restaurant, Jayโ€™s Bistro, which inspired this recipe.

At my sisterโ€™s rehearsal dinner a few years ago, we realized there wasnโ€™t a whole lot of kid-friendly selections, so we asked for the lobster mac and cheese, hold the lobster, for our little ones. When it came out, my husband tried it to make sure it wasnโ€™t too hot. He instantly urged me to taste it. We ordered more and ended up eating it all. The kids can have the filet with port demi-glace โ€“ we get the mac nโ€™ cheese.

Four Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake is a rich and creamy pasta bake made with a four cheese sauce, chicken and noodles. Easy to prepare and even better to share.

I thought I would try something similar. To add some protein, I substituted chicken for the lobster because itโ€™s such an easy thing to add to any dish. This turned out rich and creamy, and I ended up giving half of it to one of my pregnant friends who is due any day now. She later texted me that her husband ate most of it before dinner, and her two-year-old finished what was left that night.

So just like my husband, hereโ€™s a cheesy keeper.
Enjoy! XOXO San

How do you make this Four Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake?

  • Heat oven to 350. Spray square 9×9 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; reduce heat to low. Stir in mascarpone, white cheddar cheese, Gouda, parmesan and half-and-half. Allow all cheese to melt and meld together while continuously stirring. Once completely mixed together and cheese is melted, stir in chicken.
  • Add pasta to chicken mixture; toss gently to mix well. Spoon into baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered about 15-25 minutes or until hot in the center. Enjoy!

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Four Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake

Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 50 minutes
Servings: 6 -8
Calories: 955 kcal
Four Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake is a rich and creamy pasta bake made with a four cheese sauce, chicken and noodles. Easy to prepare and even better to share.

Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound Fusilli Bucati Corti or any desired pasta, boiled to al dente and drained
  • 9 tablespoons butter
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons flour
  • 14.5 ounces chicken broth 14.5 ounces chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half
  • 1 cup+ 2 tablespoons Parmigiano-Reggiano grated
  • 1 cup+ 2 tablespoons Gouda cheese grated
  • 1 cup+ 2 tablespoons sharp white cheddar cheese grated
  • 6 ounces mascarpone cheese
  • 10 ounces cooked chicken breast sliced or cubed, I like grilled chicken
  • 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese for topping grated

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 350. Spray square 9×9 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; reduce heat to low. Stir in mascarpone, white cheddar cheese, Gouda, parmesan and half-and-half. Allow all cheese to melt and meld together while continuously stirring. Once completely mixed together and cheese is melted, stir in chicken.
  • Add pasta to chicken mixture; toss gently to mix well. Spoon into baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered about 15-25 minutes or until hot in the center. Enjoy!
Calories: 955kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 47gFat: 55gSaturated Fat: 33gCholesterol: 191mgSodium: 1158mgPotassium: 450mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1525IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 687mgIron: 2.2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know what you think!

Kids review: Sadly, when I made this all my kids were down with some horrible virus that we picked up while cruisinโ€™ in the Bahamas. There were some leftovers that my daughter Jojo, the cheese addict, was able to try, and she loved it. My husband would always substitute boneless, skinless chicken thighs for the white chicken meat, but he and I inhaled it for dinner, and lunch and dinner the next day it was so good.

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  1. Yesterday I went and bought all the ingredients for this!! Tomorrow is my son’s birthday and I am making this for dinner! I am SO excited and can’t wait to try it!

  2. I just made this tonight for dinner and the cheese sause OMG to die for keep you posted after dinner

  3. We made this tonight and really enjoyed it. Grated a bunch of cheese by hand yesterday and while it felt labor-intensive then, it truly was not overall. Really only had to do that as wanted to buy the cheese at deli in blocks. By prepping the chicken the night before also, making the sauce and pasta plus baking fairly easy tonight. And the taste was worth it! Thank you for terrific recipe.

      1. Can’t buy marscapone where I live but found a substitute recipe for it online (cream cheese, sour cream, and whipping cream). Was a perfect match! Recipe was a HUGE hit for my family. So good and so easy to make!

  4. Something just happened I think, oh yes, . . . . reality (?) came back to me, or is this just another fantasy???!! ๐Ÿ™‚ This will definitely be our house favorite in the likes of Chicken a la King.

    Thanks and Blessings
    Maranatha
    Hugo

  5. I stumbled across this while cruising Pinterest and can’t wait to try it. On a side note, I’m a CSU alum and never heard about the cheese abduction from Allison Hall, so chances are I don’t know your hubby, but GO RAMS!! =)

      1. I actually still live in town and work on campus, so I see the stadium construction progress every day! It is going to be fantastic once finished! Are you local?

  6. I made this last night for my family of seven. Loved by all. For the chicken, I made Aldi’s bacon wrapped chicken roast an hour before, then I cut that up and put it in with the cheesy pasta. I forgot the marscapone (Aldi didn’t have it but I was going to sub cream cheese but totally forgot – it was wonderful anyway!) I made broccoli on the side and while eating the leftovers for lunch today, I thought, this recipe could totally take some broccoli inside it and it could bake with the noodles. Mushrooms would be good in it too. The bacon from the bacon wrapped chicken put it over the top. Will totally make again.

  7. What an awsome meal….we own a cheese factory and this is IT! Thank you….
    And a bigger thank you to your cheese mad hubby…..I love cheese as much as he does.

  8. Stumbled across this a year ago and just got around to making it. Absolutely delicious. Mixed it up with a healthy dose of spicy Cajun seasoning for the chicken. This may very well be one of my new favorite dishes. Thank you for sharing the recipe!