158 easy chicken and pasta Recipes

skinless chicken breasts, pasta sauce (i love the napa valley bistro tomato basil), mozzarella cheese, cooked spaghetti, shredded parmesan cheese , to your liking

marinara sauce or your favorite spaghetti sauce, garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed, more of cooked chicken , beef, turkey or any leftover meat you have available in the fridge. *you can add 2 cups of frozen meatballs after the soup comes up to a boil., chopped celery cut into large chunks (1 inch), onion cut into large chunks, dry pasta of your choice. (macaroni noodles , broken pieces of spaghetti, small round noodles, flat noodles, etc.), oregano, tb chopped, dried or dehydrated garlic, boiled water, i like to add whole leaf spinach to the soup. i use 1/2 cup of frozen spinach or a big handful of fresh spinach right before serving., this soup is great served with hot crusty rolls or breadsticks. you can sprinkle the top with either freshly shredded or dried parmesan cheese. you can also top with croutons. you can take any leftover pizza, heat it up and cut small pieces of this to add to the top of the soup before serving. its a good way to use up leftovers

extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, minced, onion, finely chopped, chicken broth, uncooked orzo pasta, salt and pepper to taste

unsalted butter, onion, finely chopped, sliced mushrooms, orzo pasta, sliced baby carrots, green peas, chicken broth or 32 oz vegetable broth, grated parmesan cheese (plus more for table ), chopped parsley, salt, fresh ground black pepper

olive oil, butter, chopped yellow onion , green onion, or shallot, fideos pasta (or break up spaghettini into very short bits), basmati rice, hot chicken (or beef, or mushroom) broth, fresh-ground black pepper and salt (go easy!) to taste, fresh chopped parsley (or 2 tbsp dried )

ground beef (your choice ) or 2 lbs ground turkey (your choice), onion, chopped or diced, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, soup can milk, sliced mushrooms (optional), uncooked pasta , we use shell pasta, but any kind should do or 3 -4 cups elbow macaroni or 3 -4 cups egg noodles, but any kind should do

fresh pasta (linguini is what i prefer and you could also use spaghetti), chicken broth, cream cheese (room temperature ), parmesan cheese, tomatoes (lightly seeded and rough chopped), kalamata olive, cut in half, onion (cut in half and thin sliced ), minced garlic, fresh basil, chopped, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, grated parmesan cheese

fresh broccoli florets, onion, chopped, garlic, minced (optional), homemade chicken broth or 1 -2 quart canned chicken broth or 1 -2 quart water, cream (optional), salt and pepper, fresh dill or 1/4 cup basil, chopped (basil is nice to add but stir in when soup is finished cooking), tiny pasta, cooked (optional)

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cleaned and cubed, butter, angel hair pasta, chicken broth, fresh mushrooms (cleaned,sliced , and sauteed in butter), half-and-half or 1/2 cup heavy cream, flour, butter, garlic , salt,and pepper to taste, grated cheddar cheese

cooked chicken, cheddar cheese pasta sauce, frozen broccoli carrots cauliflower mix, thawed and drained, bisquick baking mix, grated parmesan cheese, butter, egg, slightly beaten

low sodium chicken broth, cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, diced tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for serving, onions, chopped fine, garlic cloves, minced, pasta, dry (see above), frozen vegetables (see above), minced fresh basil leaf, table salt & fresh ground pepper

onion, finely chopped, stalk celery, finely chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, butter, tomato and basil pasta sauce, low-fat alfredo sauce, low sodium chicken broth, tabasco sauce , to taste, crushed red pepper flakes, raw shrimp, peeled and deveined or 12 oz crabmeat, parsley

raw chicken carcasses or 1 raw turkey carcass, with as much skin removed as possible, water (or enough to cover the body), salt (i use coarse , but whatever is on hand is good), carcass meat (or whatever comes off the bones, eliminating all mini bones), boneless skinless chicken thighs , cut into bite sized pieces, alphabet pasta, rice (not instant !), frozen corn, peas, mixed vegetables (or variety of your choice), salt (i once again used the coarse , this is up to you)

condensed cream of chicken with herbs soup, sliced mushrooms, milk, frozen italian style meatballs, bow tie pasta

butter beans, shelled, bean with bacon soup, condenenced just whats in the can, chicken broth low fat, pasta sauce , homemade if possible, sweet onion, chopped, salt, pepper, freshly ground, butter

olive oil, onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced, low-fat cream of mushroom soup, low-fat sour cream, chicken broth or 1/2 cup white wine, worcestershire sauce, ground black pepper, parmesan cheese, grated (even the powdery kind is fine)