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Home » Dinner » Chicken » Creamy Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Creamy Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Created: December 10, 2015 Updated: January 26, 2021 by Lyuba Brooke 14 Comments *This post may contain affiliate links. Read More...

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Absolutely scrumptious and comforting pasta casserole! Creamy, cheesy casserole made with ham, chicken, lot’s of creamy Monterrey Jack cheese sauce, mozzarella cheese and pasta.

Chicken Cordon Bleu pasta with cork screw pasta and ham in a cheese sauce in a white casserole dish with a wooden spoon

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU CASSEROLE

Ah comfort food, come to mama! This easy pasta casserole is awesome, it’s actually like a mac and cheese and pasta casserole in one. It’s made with homemade creamy cheese sauce and baked with more cheese on top.

This is a dreamy dish for weekend or a week night dinner. If you have any leftover ham, this is a great way to use it up too.

As soon as the weather starts to get a little cooler, I want to make nothing but baked treats and comfort food. To tell you the truth, I’m getting quite baked out this holiday season. Normally I don’t bake desserts too much, I’m sure some of you noticed that I have much more savory dishes here, on the blog, than desserts and that’s because I don’t make desserts very often.

I’d love to share lots of desserts with you because they are usually very well received but we just don’t have the ability, and the man power, to eat like a cake or a cheesecake every week. It’s just the three of us so I have to wait until we finish the cake or give it away. I’ve sent so many treats to work with hubs, I told them they should just hire me as a personal baker for the staff.

Chicken Cordon Bleu pasta with cork screw pasta and ham in a cheese sauce in a white casserole dish

So in between all the baking, I need to throw in a comforting dish here and there. I really, really wanted a pasta casserole this week and I happened to have some ham and a chicken breast left from making stock for soup. Ham…chicken…throw in some cheese and you have a tasty “chicken cordon bleu” dish.

I decided to make a casserole with all the best flavors from chicken cordon bleu and toss it all in an easy homemade cheesy sauce. Homemade ranch dressing goes very nicely here, on top of this casserole. I definitely recommend making some or just use your favorite store-bought ranch dressing.

Chicken Cordon Bleu pasta with cork screw pasta and ham in a cheese sauce in a white casserole dish with a wooden spoon

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Chicken Cordon Bleu pasta with cork screw pasta and ham in a cheese sauce in a white casserole dish with a wooden spoon

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Chicken Cordon Bleu pasta with cork screw pasta and ham in a cheese sauce in a white casserole dish with a wooden spoon

Close up view of White baking dish filled with creamy chicken cordon bleu pasta casserole on a wooden table with a wooden serving spoon pulling out one helping of the dish

Creamy Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Casserole

Creamy, cheesy casserole made with ham, chicken, lot's of creamy Monterrey Jack cheese sauce, mozzarella cheese and pasta.
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Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 831kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb uncooked rotini pasta
  • 1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked
  • 8 oz ham
  • Salt fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 8 oz Monterrey Jack cheese preferably block
  • 1 cup Mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup ranch dressing

Instructions

  • Cook pasta, drain and place in a large mixing bowl.
  • Dice cooked chicken breast (you can just cook it in a pan with some salt and pepper while cooking pasta) and add it to the bowl with pasta. Dice ham and add it to pasta as well. Mix until evenly combined. Set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350 and lightly grease a 1.5 quart casserole dish.
  • In a small sauce pot, melt butter and add chicken stock and heavy cream. Stir well and heat through.
  • Grate Monterrey Jack cheese into the sauce pot and slowly stir until melted. Season with some salt and pepper.
  • Pour cheesy sauce into the bowl with pasta and mix thoroughly. Transfer the mixture into prepared casserole dish and spread evenly. Spread mozzarella cheese evenly over the top.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes.
  • Let casserole cool for a few minutes and drizzle with some ranch dressing.

Nutrition

Calories: 831kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 181mg | Sodium: 1535mg | Potassium: 633mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1174IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 610mg | Iron: 2mg
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Chicken Cordon Bleu pasta with cork screw pasta and ham in a cheese sauce in a white casserole dish with a wooden spoon

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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Comments

  1. Karen says

    December 17, 2020 at 6:39 am

    5 stars
    Can you meal prep this, throw everything into a bowl, of course without the pasta and cook pasta when ready to make?

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      December 17, 2020 at 12:25 pm

      Yes, you can. Just warm up everything before adding pasta so it will be easier to mix it up.

      Reply
  2. Dani says

    October 17, 2020 at 7:46 pm

    I made this tonight. I accidentally got pepper jack instead of monetary jack, so i went ahead and used that, doubled the sauce, because i made too much pasta and decided to top it with some butter soaked panko with a quick broil at the end to brown it. It is cheesy perfection

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      October 20, 2020 at 9:26 am

      Thanks, Dani! I am glad you liked it!

      Reply
  3. Tazbear says

    May 11, 2016 at 2:47 pm

    Was curious if you forgot to add flour to the butter for a roux to make the cheese sauce? Mine came out runny, but will do it next time. Good and simple recipe.

    Reply
    • Lyuba says

      May 14, 2016 at 9:49 am

      Thank you, Tazbear!

      Reply
      • Linda Gimnich says

        January 11, 2017 at 10:02 am

        So how much flour should be added?

        Reply
  4. markhaddin says

    February 6, 2016 at 1:15 am

    i thank to gives your Creamy Chicken Casserole recipe.

    Reply
  5. Natali says

    February 5, 2016 at 6:22 pm

    I made it! So great- but I used Swiss cheese instead of Monteray Jack and I sprinkled Italian seasoned breadcrumbs on top! Thanks for a keeper!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      February 10, 2016 at 9:18 pm

      Sounds great! I’m so glad you liked it, Natali 🙂 !

      Reply
  6. Jenny says

    January 19, 2016 at 9:20 am

    look so delicious. i like it

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      February 10, 2016 at 9:17 pm

      Thank you 🙂 !

      Reply
  7. Amy says

    December 11, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    Excellent idea, thanks for posting this.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      December 12, 2015 at 8:54 pm

      Thank you, Amy!
      I hope you will give it a try 🙂

      Reply

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