I stole this recipe for Monterey Chicken Spaghetti from plainchicken.com. This tasty pasta casserole is perfect for a weeknight. In a large bowl cooked chicken is mixed with cream of chicken soup, sour cream, spinach, Monterey Jack cheese and French fried onions. Then cooked spaghetti is stirred in before everything is poured into a baking dish. Next the pasta is topped with more Monterey Jack cheese and French fried onions. Then the dish is baked until the cheese is melted and golden brown.

Did you know? Monterey Jack cheese is named after David Jacks a 19^th century cheese maker who resided near Monterey, California.¹ (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)

The ingredients for this recipe are: 12 oz dried spaghetti, 4 cups chopped chicken, 16 oz container sour cream, 2 cans (10.75 oz) condensed cream of chicken soup, 10 oz package frozen spinach, 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, 2 garlic cloves, and 6 oz can French’s French Fried onions

Cook chicken in a skillet and then chop and set aside.

Cook spaghetti according to package and drain. (I like to break the spaghetti in half before cooking, for easier serving.)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray 9×13 baking pan with cooking spray. Then in a large bowl, combine cooked chicken, cream of chicken soups, sour cream,drained spinach, 1 cup cheese, garlic and ½ can French’s Fried onions.

Stir to combine and then stir in cooked spaghetti.

Next pour spaghetti mixture into prepared pan.

Sprinkle with remaining cheese and onions on top.

Then bake, uncovered, for 40 to 50 minutes.

Scoop out and enjoy!

If you liked this recipe for Monterey Chicken Spaghetti you can try other pasta casseroles like Mushroom and Swiss Burger Casserole, Soup-erb Chicken Casserole, Three Cheese Sausage Alfredo Bake, Company Special Macaroni & Cheese, Chicken Alfredo Baked Ziti or Baked Ziti (Ziti Al Forno).

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Monterey Chicken Spaghetti

This tasty pasta casserole is perfect for a weeknight. In a large bowl cooked chicken is mixed with cream of chicken soup, sour cream, spinach, Monterey Jack cheese and French fried onions. Then cooked spaghetti is stirred in before everything is poured into a baking dish. Next the pasta is topped with more Monterey Jack cheese and French fried onions before baking until the cheese is melted and golden brown.

Course Entree

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

• 12 oz dried spaghetti
• 4 cups chopped chicken cooked
• 16 oz container sour cream
• 2 cans (10.75 oz) condensed cream of chicken soup
• 10 oz package frozen spinach thawed and drained
• 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese divided
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 6 oz can French’s French Fried onions divided

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray 9×13 baking pan with cooking spray.
2. Cook spaghetti and drain.
3. In a large bowl, combine cooked chicken, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, drained spinach, 1 cup cheese, garlic and ½ can French’s Fried onions.
4. Stir in cooked spaghetti. Pour into prepared pan.
5. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and onions on top.
6. Bake, uncovered, for 40 to 50 minutes.