Chicken Cordon Bleu Noodle Casserole

Course Casserole, Chicken, Main Course

Cuisine American, French Inspired, Southern

Keyword chicken-cordon-bleu-noodle-bake, chicken-recipes, easy-chicken-casserole

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 55

Servings servings

Calories 696kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
Cook the egg noodles in salted water per the package instructions until al dente. Drain well.
In a stand blender, whip together the half and half, soup, cream cheese, 3 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, garlic salt, mustard, nutmeg and black pepper until smooth.
Reserve around 1 cup of cooked noodles, set aside.
On the bottom of the dish layer 1/2 noodles, 1/2 chicken. 1/2 ham. Drizzle with 1/3 sauce and top with 1/3 Swiss cheese. Repeat. Top with the reserved 1 cup noodles, with 1/3 sauce and sprinkle with final 1/3 shredded cheese .
In a small bowl melt butter then toss with breadcrumbs and 1 Tbsp Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle on top of the casserole.
Bake for 35-40 minutes until bubbly and the breadcrumbs are golden brown.
Let stand for 5 minutes on the counter then scoop and serve.

Egg Noodles - I use wide chicken egg noodles for this recipe. You could adapt using medium egg noodles.
Chicken - You can use any cooked chicken for this recipe. Rotisserie chicken, leftover grilled chicken, roast chicken or poached chicken would all work in this chicken cordon bleu casserole.
Canned Soup - I don't cook with canned soups often, but using it in this recipe keeps things simple. If you're unable to find cream of chicken and herbs soup classic cream of chicken soup will work fine.
Ham - The ham in used this recipe can be Deli ham or leftover ham from the holidays. You could also use a fully cooked ham steak. In a pinch, swap out for crispy bacon.
Cheese - Swiss cheese is in keeping with the flavors of classic chicken cordon bleu. That being said, you could adapt this recipe using sharp white cheddar cheese, Gruyere cheese, mozzarella cheese or even provolone cheese.
Spices - You can use granulated garlic or garlic powder and plain salt in place of garlic salt.
Fresh Herbs - You can garnish the top with fresh parsley, chives or thyme.
Topping Options - You could adapt this recipe using fresh breadcrumbs, crushed Ritz crackers, buttery crackers or any other crumb topping that you enjoy.