Spicy Chicken Spaghetti is super cheesy comfort food. It’s creamy and rich with plenty of kick from a can of Rotel Tomatoes. Get ready to spice up your dinner!
Homemade Chicken Spaghetti
Spicy Chicken Spaghetti makes a delicious weeknight family meal and leftovers reheat nicely. Cheesy noodles, lots of shredded chicken (I use a rotisserie chicken for convenience), and spicy tomatoes. It’s such a winning combination you’ll want it on the menu every week.
There’s plenty of cheese mixed in plus more cheese on top. 🙂
How To Make Spicy Chicken Spaghetti
(More detailed instructions in recipe box below.)
- Cook the onion in butter until soft.
- Add seasoned salt, garlic powder, condensed chicken soup, Rotel tomatoes, Velveeta and milk. Stir until the Velveeta is melted.
- Add in 3 cups of chopped cooked chicken. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to a 9×13-inch baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese and bake 5 minutes uncovered.
Make Ahead
This casserole can be totally assembled up to 24 hours in advance. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate until ready to bake. Add about 5 minutes onto the baking time.
If that’s not cheesy, spicy comfort food in a bowl, I don’t know what is!
How To Serve
This is a super hearty and filling recipe and it goes best with something light like a garden salad with Creamy Italian Dressing, Southern-Style Green Beans, or Lemon Butter Broccoli. Some yeast rolls or buttermilk cornbread muffins make a great addition.
How To Store
This baked spaghetti recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4 days and reheated in the microwave.
More Chicken Pasta Recipes
- Chicken Spinach Rigatoni
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese
- Chicken Alfredo Lasagna Roll-Ups
- Million Dollar Chicken Alfredo
- Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole
- Slow Cooker Crack Chicken Pasta
Watch the short video below to see how to make this recipe.
Spicy Chicken Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium sweet onion,, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 (10-ounce) can Rotel Tomatoes with Green Chilies
- 1 pound pasteurized cheese product,, cut into cubes
- 1/3 cup milk
- 3 cups chopped, cooked chicken
- black pepper to taste
- 12 ounces spaghetti,, cooked according to package directions
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Melt butter in a large nonstick pan. Add onion and cook until soft, about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add seasoned salt, garlic powder, chicken soup, tomatoes, pasteurized cheese product, and milk. Cook, stirring constantly until cheese is melted.
- Fold in chicken. Season to taste with pepper.
- Fold in spaghetti and pour into a greased 9X13-inch casserole dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Uncover dish and sprinkle shredded cheese on top. Return to oven and bake uncovered for 5 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally posted June 24, 2016.
Any recipe with cheesy in the name I usually love! So I had to make this! It will now be a staple in my house. It has comfort food aspects in every way. It’s like having spaghetti, my family’s goulash, and queso all in one bite!! Love, love, love this recipe!!
yum one of my favs this recipe. Thanks for sharing. Simon.
This dish is roll around on the floor good!! I did opt to use Ro-tel tomatoes with green chilis, plus a small can of chilis instead of the sriracha tomatoes. I didn’t want it too spicy. Even with the change this is by far one of the best comfort food dishes I have found. Love all the cheesy, creamy sauce.
Thanks for a great dish.
Yay! So glad you enjoyed it Lori!
I made it and it was great! But just wanted to point out that the Sriracha is tomatoes and red chiles, not green chiles. I got confused and thought I didn’t have the same thing, but noticed in your picture, you have red chiles too.
Thank you Michelle for catching that. I will fix it!
I made this last night. It was delicious. Very comforting.
I love spicy, cheesy pasta. I also love recipes that combine Asian and Mexican flavors. I need to find the Sriracha Diced Tomatoes and Chilies and make this! Awesome recipe. Thanks for sharing.
I love how cheesy this is, and the spicy touch sounds amazing! This looks so easy to make, too!
Yeummmmm! This is totally my kinda comfort food, Christin! What more could you want on a Monday??
It’s winter..and this would be just a perfect meal 🙂
This looks like cheesy, spicy heaven. What more could you need! My stomach is growling. ?