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Craving a tasty noodle recipe? Try a butternut squash casserole with noodles, chicken, and broccoli!
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Butternut Squash Casserole with Noodles & Chicken

Craving a tasty noodle dish that will help to fuel your active lifestyle – and still please the kiddos as well? Try this butternut squash casserole with noodles, broccoli, and chicken!
Course Main Course
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 425kcal
Author Snacking in Sneakers

Ingredients

For the casserole:

  • 6 ounces No Yolks broad noodles (half of a 12 ounce bag)
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 4 cups butternut squash (chopped into 1 inch pieces)
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 3 cups broccoli (chopped florets)
  • 2 cups spinach (packed)
  • 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1.5 cups chopped cooked chicken (I used leftover rotisserie chicken)

For the sauce:

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 1/2 cups 1% milk
  • 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Boil a pot of water and cook 6 ounces of No Yolks noodles for approximately 7-8 minutes, until al dente. When done, drain and set aside in a large mixing bowl for now. (Set aside the pot to make sauce in a later step.)
  • While noodles are cooking, melt 1 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add squash and toss for a minute or two, until most butter has coated the squash. Add 1 cup chicken broth. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for approximately 8-10 minutes.
  • Add broccoli to the skillet with the squash and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes. Add spinach and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes, until spinach just starts to wilt. Remove from heat and add to the bowl with the noodles. Stir in mozzarella cheese and precooked chicken.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In same pot that you cooked noodles (always good to avoid too many dishes!) melt 2 tbsp butter. Add onion/garlic and sauté for a few minutes until tender. Mix in flour and stir for 2 minutes. Gradually add 2 ½ cups of milk, stirring. Heat, stirring often, until sauce just starts to boil. Remove from heat and stir in parmesan cheese.
  • Pour the sauce into the bowl with the noodles/vegetables/cheese. Toss everything until well combined, and then dump in your casserole dish. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.

Notes

Nutrition analysis (approximate per serving):
425 calories, 15 g fat, 8 g sat fat, 420 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 4.5 g fiber, 9 g sugar, 27 g protein, Vitamin A: 233%, Vitamin C: 107%, Calcium: 42%, Iron: 18%

Nutrition

Calories: 425kcal