chicken spaghetti

Name: Chicken Spaghetti
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1 pound(s) Velveeta cheese, regular or Mexican; 1 can(s) Rotel tomatoes, regular or hot (10 oz); 1 pound(s) spaghetti pasta; 1 stick(s) butter; 1 can(s) cream of chicken soup, undiluted (10.5 oz); 1 can(s) cream of mushroom soup, undiluted (10.5 oz); 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 - bell pepper (red or green), chopped; - salt and pepper, to taste

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Jeanne Benavidez

Odessa, TX

Updated on Oct 29, 2025

This is a great comfort dish. My sister gave me the recipe, and I tweaked it to fit my family's taste. My friends also request this when we have potluck dinners. Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and serve with a salad and hot garlic bread. You'll be a hit with everyone.

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

If you're trying to get a home-cooked meal on the table after a busy day, make this easy chicken spaghetti. It's super cheesy and creamy. Boiling the spaghetti in chicken broth adds so much savoriness to the dish. The creamy soups balance out the punch of spice from the Rotel tomatoes. Velveeta melts and melds with the other ingredients and gives the dish its signature gooeyness. This whole meal is quick, easy, and made in one pot. Win-win all around.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 30 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Stove Top

yield 4 - 6

Ingredients

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 pound Velveeta cheese, regular or Mexican
1 can Rotel tomatoes, regular or hot (10 oz)
1 pound spaghetti pasta
1 stick butter
1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted (10.5 oz)
1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted (10.5 oz)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 - bell pepper (red or green), chopped
- salt and pepper, to taste

How To Make chicken spaghetti

Test Kitchen Tips

If you're afraid of scorching the dish while the cheese melts, once the Velveeta is added turn the burner off, cover the pot, and let sit for about to minutes; then mix. Since everything is hot the residual heat will slowly melt the cheese.

Step 1

Boil chicken breasts in a large pot adding 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper to water. Remove chicken when completely done, about 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 2

Boil spaghetti pasta in the remaining broth according to package directions.
Step 3

Drain pasta after done and discard water. Set aside the pasta. Do not rinse.
Step 4

Melt the butter in that same (empty) pot and saute the onion and bell pepper until soft.
Step 5

Add tomatoes, soup, cooked chicken (cut into bite-size pieces) to the sauteed onion mixture, one at a time, mixing as you go.
Step 6

Gently stir in spaghetti.
Step 7

Add cheese and stir together, mixing well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Heat until cheese is melted thoroughly, stirring occasionally to keep from scorching.
Step 8

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and serve with a salad and hot garlic bread.
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 1162kcal, carbohydrates: 118g, cholesterol: 191mg, fat: 46g, fiber: 7g, protein: 68g, saturated fat: 26g, sodium: 3459mg, sugar: 19g, unsaturated fat: 19g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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