Chicken Fettuccine Bake is an easy-baked pasta filled with Alfredo sauce, chicken, bacon, and sun-dried tomatoes. It’s a cozy dinner that’s ready in just 45 minutes.
This chicken pasta bake will quickly become one of your family favorites. It’s one of my family’s favorite comfort food dinners with a permanent place in our monthly dinner rotation. If you love fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, you have to try it.
This recipe takes the best of fettuccine alfredo and combines it with chicken, tangy sun-dried tomatoes, and bacon for the ultimate chicken pasta casserole. It’s hearty, warming, and guaranteed to satisfy everyone at the dinner table. It’s one of the oldest recipes on this site that I have finessed over the years – we never get tired of it.
I love this recipe because it is not dry like other pasta bakes. The sauce is so creamy when it comes out of the oven – I dare you to find even one dry noodle.
This recipe is from my dear friend and (old) workout buddy, Hilarie. I love her family. In fact, her girls, Izabella and Gabbie, were a part of our family for a long time. They have been coming to my home for daycare since they were born. A few years ago, she told me all about this dish and I, of course, had to get the recipe, as we love anything alfredo!
I’ve tweaked and adjusted the recipe over the years, and it’s a dinner I love to make repeatedly. The kids love it, and even the hubby does, despite not being the biggest fan of sun-dried tomatoes.
My favorite part of this chicken fettuccine bake is the addition of the bacon, only two slices but it adds just the right touch.
I can’t wait for you to try it!
Ingredients You Will Need
- Fettuccine
- Butter
- Flour
- Chicken broth
- Half and half
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Shredded cooked chicken
- Sliced sun-dried tomatoes
- Crumbled cooked bacon
How Do You Make Chicken Fettuccine Bake?
Heat oven to 350. Spray baking dish; square 8×8 or oval dish with cooking spray. Cook pasta as directed and drain.
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; remove from heat.
Stir in half-and-half and 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese. Stir in chicken, tomatoes, and bacon. Add pasta to chicken mixture; toss gently to mix well.
Spoon into baking dish. Sprinkle with three tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes or until hot in the center. Serve and devour!
Make It Ahead
Not only will your family love this Chicken Fettuccine Bake, but your friends will too. This makes a great freezer meal; prepare until you are about to bake it, cover it with foil, and freeze it or give it to a friend.
Have them uncover and bake, and it should be tasty. Of course, in my world, fresh is best, but this a great meal to make ahead.
Recipe Tips
Make this chicken fettuccine bake a meal by adding salad and breadsticks – yum! Enjoy, friends, one of my oldest recipes on the blog and still a favorite. XOXO San
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Chicken Fettuccine Bake
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound fettuccine boiled to al dente and drained
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 14.5 ounces chicken broth equals one can
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken I used rotisserie, cubed or shredded
- 1/2 cup oil packed sun-dried tomatoes drained and cut into thin strips
- 2 slices cooked bacon crisply cooked and crumbled
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese optional, for topping
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350. Spray baking dish, square 8×8, or oval dish with cooking spray. Cook pasta as directed and drain.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in half-and-half and 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese. Stir in chicken, tomatoes, and bacon.
- Add pasta to chicken mixture; toss gently to mix well. Spoon into baking dish. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Bake uncovered about 30 minutes or until hot in the center.
Notes
I’ll just be honest- I pin. I pin a LOT! Tons of pins, lots of different boards….and sometimes I actually get around to trying and crafting a few of them! What a pleasant surprise to find this recipe. It has become a STAPLE at our house. No joke! In fact, it’s in the oven now. Which, of course, is what prompted me to sit down and write this message to you. I don’t often feel the need to sit down and pen a note to each originator of every pin I complete, but its just THAT good. We have refined it, because we like a little garlic in ours. And we also leave out the bacon…. but, I really just wanted to say thank you! It takes a lot to make my family happy, and I love having just one more meal variation that everyone enjoys! (We have some picky eaters on our hands!)
Jen thank you so much for taking the time to sit down and write me, it made my coming home from vacation a good one!!! XO San
I just made this tonight. Delicious! This is a great base recipe for any kind of baked alfredo. I like that it is moist throughout. Nothing worse than putting a creamy dish together only to have it come out of the oven dry and oily. Thinking I’ll use shorter noodles (penne maybe?) And healthy it up a bit using 2% milk, and whole wheat pasta. Could add broccoli, and skip the bacon. The possibilities are endless.
Thanks Shana – it is the perfect base! And you are so spot on the possibilities are endless, so happy your family loves it. I have also made this with 1% milk and it turned out fine, just a little more runny if that makes sense. xo San
Now this is right up my alley! I love things like this for dinner (and then leftovers for lunch)!! I am bookmarking this for later!
How did you make a casserole look so beautiful ?? This is a great dinner to try for my family.
Thanks Jen but just pull it out of the oven and sprinkle fresh parsley! xo San
I like the way this sounds and looks.. This could be a Saturday night try for us.
This sounds and looks amazing. I love baked pasta dishes because I can clean up the mess while it is baking and have a lot less to do after dinner 🙂
Yummy! I have to give this a try!!
Ooh, I know what we’re having for dinner tonight! That looks amazing!
That looks so good! I love that you baked it. Makes it look extra good.
I think this is going to be on our dinner menu soon, if not this weekend. I love that it’s baked after you cook it. I haven’t done that before.
YAY Rosey, I know you will enjoy it!
This dish looks amazing!! So yummy and creamy!! I love alfredo sauce and anything with noodles is a hit with my family!!!
I’m salivating looking at that picture and its something I can totally make! Yay! Thanks for the recipe!
Yummy! This looks so very good! I might try this over the weekend!
I Will Be Making This ASAP LOL! Looks Delicious!
Yumm Yummy I Can’t Wait To Make!
Yum. That looks really good. And as the mom of a girl, I totally agree about the earplugs!
Holy moly yum! That came out perfect and sounds simply heavenly! This is a must try, my mouth is watering!
How can it not
Be awesome!?? Chicken and pasta and bacon!
That looks so yummy
Your recipes are amazing!! I love the photos and ideas. This sounds like a dish I would definitely make my family for an easy dinner night.
That is totally my cup of tea! It sounds so comforting and delicious!
This is a good recipe for the family! I like that it’s baked as well.
What a delicious recipe! I really want to try this out. Hope I get something as delicious as yours 🙂
I love creamy sauces. This looks delicious!
that looks great, my family would definitely enjoy this recipe!