Name: Canned Chicken Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 8 ounce gluten-free spaghetti, cooked per box instructions; 2 12.5 ounce canned white chunk chicken (✅ ); 2 cups plain full-fat Greek yogurt; 1 cup chicken broth (✅ ); 8 ounce shredded sharp cheddar, divided (✅ ); 1 ounce Hidden Valley Ranch Dry dressing; 1 small onion, diced; 1 green pepper, diced; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon minced garlic

Our canned chicken pasta recipe is sure to become a family favorite. A 30-minute meal packed with chicken, gluten-free pasta, and lots of cheese. A kid-favorite.

If you’re like me, you desire healthy, quick dinner recipes. I like using canned foods to save time and I like knowing I’m doing good by my family too.

How To Make

Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees.
In a large pot, cook pasta for the chicken and pasta recipe per box instructions. Reserve 1/4 cup of the water the pasta is cooked in and set aside.
In a medium-sized skillet, saute onion and bell pepper over medium-high heat until onions are translucent.
Turn heat to low.
Add minced garlic and cook 1 minute.
Stir in canned chicken broth, Greek yogurt, and dry ranch dressing packet.
Stir in canned chicken and cheese.
Using tongs, blend sauce with cooked pasta.
Place spaghetti mixture into a baking dish coated with non-stick cooking spray.
Top with remaining shredded cheese.
Bake 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden brown.

Substitutions:

Use condensed cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom soup rather than Greek yogurt
Blend in cream cheese for extra creaminess
Blend in a can of Rotel diced tomatoes making a chicken spaghetti recipe with Rotel
Add a can of drained mixed vegetables
Add a touch of spice with a can of diced green chilies
Add crunch on top by sprinkling crushed crackers or french fried onions

Get started by sautéing the onion and bell pepper over medium-high heat in a medium-sized skillet until onions are translucent.

Kitchen Tip: Chop a large onion rather than a small onion. Chop 2 peppers rather than one. Place the extras in separate ziplock bags and freeze for use in later recipes, saving time!

After the veggies are softened and browned, turn the heat to low.

Kitchen Tip: Reducing the temperature helps prevent the yogurt from curdling. Using full-fat yogurt also helps along with adding the creamy texture to the dish.

Add minced garlic and cook 1 minute. Next, stir in the chicken broth, Greek yogurt, and dry ranch dressing packet.

Next, stir in the drained canned chicken then the cheese.

Using tongs, coat the cooked pasta with the sauce until well blended.

Kitchen Tip: Keep canned chicken in your pantry for grab and go meals.

Chicken Spaghetti Recipe Chicken and pasta recipes showing canned chicken and cheese blended into the creamy yogurt sauce in a black cast iron pan.

Place the spaghetti bake mixture into a baking dish coated with non-stick cooking spray.

Top with remaining shredded cheese.

close up of baked chicken pasta in a baking dish

Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden brown.

Serve with a side salad, Caramelized Butternut Squash, Zucchini Crisps, or Easy Sauteed Apples.

More Healthy Chicken Recipes

Chicken Skewers
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Crockpot Mexican Quinoa Chicken Casserole
Baked Chicken Thighs

Chicken and Pasta recipe using canned chicken shown in a white bowl with a fork up close.

CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.

The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn’t require a helper.

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