Recipe for Barbecue Chicken Spaghetti Bake
Makes 6 servings
Cooking time: 20 minutes
8 oz dry spaghetti
2 cups (7 oz) cooked and shredded chicken (use this crockpot recipe, it’s so good)
3/4 cup prepared barbecue sauce
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1. Preheat oven to 350ยฐ F. Prepare a 8×8 square baking dish by spraying it with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Cook spaghetti in boiling water until al dente (I broke each of the spaghetti noodles into quarter pieces so that it would be easier to serve and for the kids to eat).
3. Stir the shredded chicken and barbecue sauce together in a small bowl.
4. In another bowl mix the sour cream and cottage cheese together.
5. Place half of the spaghetti noodles in the bottom of the baking dish. Top with dollops of the sour cream/cottage cheese mixture (use half of the mixture). Spread half of the chicken over the top. Repeat.
6. Sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese. Bake for about 20 minutes. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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I hate to be one of those who makes changes to a recipe & then rates it, but I am. I found it to be pretty good! I had some fettuccine to use up & I added an extra 1/4 cup of my award-seeking bbq sauce. I don’t have much luck with layered dishes, (too dry) so I mixed up the pasta, a pound of chicken, bbq sauce, sour cream, cottage cheese & an extra 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese. I still topped it with 1 cup of cheese & next time I’ll add some bacon to the mix.
I’ve been following the lead of Sara Moulton (& others) who recommend soaking pasta in warm salted water for 30-45 minutes (depending on the pasta) for baked pasta dishes to eliminate overcooked pasta. It also saves energy, eliminates some kitchen heat & makes 2 less dishes to wash.
Yumm!
Is 3/4 cup of bbq sauce enough? Sorry, but it looks like this would come out rather dry.
If you like it more saucy, you can always add 1/2 cup or so more!
Do you think this would be fine with 1 cup sour cream and no cottage cheese? I don't have any on hand
Yes! I think that would be fine.
Anonymous, I'm glad you liked it! We loved it so much at our house!
I made this last night. It was great. I used your shredded chicken recipe and loved the ease.
Thank you!
Anonmyous, I actually used low fat cottage cheese and sour cream and it turned out great! Hope you enjoy!
Can you taste the spur cream? My husband doesn’t like sour cream but I do. I would love to be able to sneak it in if you can’t taste it.
hmmm, I don’t think it’s that pronounced…you could probably sneak it in!
I will be making this next week. I will lighten it with lowfat sour cream & low fat cheeses and try it with whole spaghetti. Thanks for sharing the recipe!