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.
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 doesn’t matter what kind. He’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.
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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, Jay’s Bistro, which inspired this recipe.
At my sister’s rehearsal dinner a few years ago, we realized there wasn’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 wasn’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 – we get the mac n’ cheese.
I thought I would try something similar. To add some protein, I substituted chicken for the lobster because it’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.
Also check out a few of my other pasta bakes, like this Chicken Fettuccine Bake, Creamy Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake, Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake, and Chicken Tetrazzini Pasta Bake.
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Four Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake
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!
Kids review: Sadly, when I made this all my kids were down with some horrible virus that we picked up while cruisin’ 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.
This looks like a GREAT family-friendly recipe!! Thanks for sharing at Wake up Wednesday 🙂
I saw this on your Facebook yesterday and was going to check it out then, but didn’t get a chance. The name alone has my taste buds on alert. Sounds (and looks) absolutely delicious!
Thanks Brandi, so sweet of you for coming by. XO San
Holy cheesiness! I can’t believe you aren’t a big cheese lover. I just can’t imagine life with out cheese 🙂
This pasta bake sounds amazing (I refrained from saying “so gouda”)! I know my family will love it.
This looks oh so good! I just pinned it!
OMG That looks soooooo good 🙂 Thanks for sharing
This looks mouth watering. I absolutely love anything to do with cheese, chicken, and pasta. I’ll add this to my recipes board on Pinterest. Thanks for sharing!
Mmm… this looks incredible. I’m a huge fan of cheese, myself 🙂
I’m SO going to make this, it looks delicious! I would probably use grilled chicken. I’m sure my daughter and husband would love this!
This pasta look fabulous! I’d love for you to come share at Simple Supper Tuesday.
http://www.hunwhatsfordinner.com/2014/03/simple-supper-tuesday-55.html
That looks so good! I love cheese and pasta.
This looks so delicious! We love cheese around here. Thank you for sharing at The Wednesday Round Up and we hope to see you back next week 🙂
Pinned it! mmmmmm cheese and pasta!!
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Thanks for sharing . . . Gina
Cheese, chicken and pasta. My favorite combination 🙂
This looks and sounds delicious, I would add some broccoli for a vegetable in it. But other than that it sounds great as is!
This looks to die for! I will definitely be trying this one out! Thanks for sharing!
This looks so wonderful, Sandra!! I have to try it!
That looks totally yummy!
This is going on my menu!! It looks fantastic!
definately saving this for later!! It looks really good and I love anything with chicken cheese and noodles!
Hi Sandra,
We have a serious cheese addiction in this house, for which we should probably seek counselling, but I think we’ll just make a batch of your delicious-looking recipe instead! Have a great day!
Val
This totally cracked me up! Enjoy! xo San
Ah, such classic combinations & lovely comfort food! 🙂 You’ve done it again, lady; stunning dish!
I love the combination of all these cheeses for your delicious casserole! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Your pasta dish looks great, definitely my kind of meal! I would love to invite you to share your recipe at Meal Planning Monday Recipe link-Up. 🙂 http://www.aprilshomemaking.com/2014/03/meal-planning-monday-recipe-link-up-3.html
I LOVE cheese, and this looks absolutely delish!