KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Chicken Casserole
Craving more comforting chicken options? Dive into the richness of our Chicken and Bacon Carbonara recipe for an extra creamy indulgence. Or check out our Chicken Enchilada Casserole recipe for a fiesta of flavors. Or opt for an easy budget-friendly Chicken noodle casserole for a busy weeknight. Your comfort food casserole adventures are just beginning!
School is coming to a close very soon and our schedules are getting hectic! That means dinner needs to be easy and delicious. Something that can be whipped up with little effort and still keep the kids excited for dinner. This is when bringing out classic favorites like KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner really rock our world!
I mean what kid didn’t grow up loving KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner? And now it is better than ever with 9g of protein per serving!
How do you normally pair your KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner?
I’ve seen some amazing ideas across the years from adding it to baked potatoes, making mini macaroni & cheese cups and even turning it into a fun macaroni & cheese bar with toppings like bacon, peas, mushrooms and more. And of course there is the traditional taco salad with KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner.
And all of these are awesome ideas for dinner. Seriously they all sound fantastic. But my family has this obsession with chicken. So, to please my hungry little ones I had to go the chicken route and create a Cheesy KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Chicken Casserole! Plus chicken is a lot nicer to my preggo tummy than other options right now.
KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
Macaroni
- 1 box KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter
Chicken Casserole
- 3 green onions finely chopped
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 bag frozen petite peas
- 1 can 12.5 oz chicken breast
- 8 oz sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheese ( your choice of cheese)
Topping
- 2 cups cheesy crackers crushed.
- 4 T butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350 Degrees F.
- Spray baking dish and set aside.
- Prepare KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese according to directions.
- In bowl combine all ingredients except the topping
- Mix until well combined.
- Pour into baking dish.
- Combine Cheesy crackers and 4 T melted butter.
- Sprinkle on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the crackers are crispy and cheese is melted.
- Serve warm
I love that this recipe is so simple to make, and definitely fits into the comfort food category. Plus it’s a great dinner to gather around the table with and enjoy some family time after a rushed and chaotic week.
Begin by preparing the KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner according to the directions on the box.
While the macaroni is cooking you can move on to the rest of the dish. After all we moms are master multi-taskers! Cut up the green onions and press or mince the garlic.
Then combine the green onions, garlic, chicken, peas, sour cream, cheese and prepared KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese into a bowl and stir until well blended. You will also want to make sure you rinse off the frozen petite peas before combining to ensure there are no frost crystals.
Pour it all into a baking dish and ensure it is evenly distributed.
Now prepare the topping by combining crushed cheese flavored crackers with butter.
You definitely don’t want to skimp on the topping! It gives the dish such a fun texture.
Bake for 30 minutes and then you will end up with a delicious complete family dinner that everyone will love!
My kids would gobble that right up! It’s JUST the kind of meal they like.
This sounds delicious! One of my favorite things to do is add ingredients to mac & cheese. Yum!
One of my favorite things to do is mix ingredients into mac & cheese. I love to put things like protein in it. Tomatoes are nice, too.
Honestly the only extra ingredient I have ever added to a box of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese is sliced American Cheese to thicken it up. Your recipe sounds yummy!
What a quick, easy meal. The crushed cheesy crackers on the top is a great idea!
Now this is my kind of mac n cheese!
I’ve always been a Kraft mac and cheese fan. This is a great recipe to jazz it up.
My kids absolute;y love mac and cheese and I always think it’s not enough for a real meal. I love how you turned it into am casserole! I love how you added veggies to it. looks tasty!
I love that you jazzed up the mac n cheese to make it more heartier. I am sure my kids would enjoy this too!
Kids? What kids? That’s MY dinner! Mac & cheese is a major food group!
I practically live for casseroles. Especially during the busy summer months! This one sounds awesome!
We’re the same when it comes to casseroles. This is one of our favs.
This Is one of our stable meals! My kids love it. I use broccoli instead of peas though.
We make casseroles with Kraft Mac and Cheese too. We have done tuna and chicken with veggies. Love the recipe. The dish looks super yummy.
I am just as much a fan of anything involving mac and cheese as my kids are. This comforting casserole looks delicious!
This looks so delicious. I will have to try this recipe this weekend. I am sure it will be a big hit.
This recipe looks so easy to make. I will have to give it a try tomorrow night for dinner.
This looks so good! I love Kraft mac and cheese!
I have never thought to try making a casserole with Kraft Dinner. This looks so delicious i will have to try making it soon.
This looks so yummy! I think my girls would love it too.
I don’t like peas but you’ve inspired me to adapt this recipe into a green bean casserole- I bet that would be delicious! I’m an adult and I still eat Kraft Macaroni and Cheese every week 🙂
Green beans would be awesome in this recipe! We’ve done Broccoli too. But I have picky eaters and for us peas are the safest veggie to get them ALL to eat. lol. But one loves it with broccoli and the husband loves it with green beans.
My daughter would absolutely love this. She totally loves macaroni and cheese.
At my house that’s dinner for everyone! We usually add some Latino spice into it as well!
Wow – this is a great yummy macaroni cheese chicken casserole recipe – I love it and another savory saver for me – thank you
WOW – this is pretty quick and will keep everyone happy – I absolutely have to try it!
Just made this tonight with a few changes! We did carrots and peas, and did Turkey instead of Chicken (frozen leftovers from Thanksgiving) . Turned out great and kids loved it. My husband even ate it and loved it! (Surprising since he does not like turkey!) Definitely adding to my cookbook of loved recipes to our house!
Wonderful recipe! Huge hit tonight!! We have way too much mac n’ cheese left over from the pandemic and this will definitely help us use it up.
Can you make ahead and freeze to cook later?
Yes. Mac and cheese can be frozen for up to three months. The creamier the mac and cheese sauce is, the better it will be for freezing. you can cook the macaroni and cheese, put the casserole together and then freeze it for later. Thaw in the refrigerator before baking.
Looking forward to testing your recipe. I like to prepare mini casseroles in in mini tin foil baking pot pie pans for me & a single senior friend. Could I prep & fill the little pans & freeze to cook at a later date?
I haven’t tried freezing this before. But I would think it should be alright. I have success freezing a different chicken noodle casserole and it reheats well. So I would image this one would as well since it is just noodles, chicken and veggies. Let me know how it turns out!