Did you know that today is National Noodle Day? Seems like there is a day for everything these days. 😉
In honor of the big day, I have teamed up with some of my favorite pasta loving blogging friends to bring you some of our favorite noodle dishes. I will be sharing my Cheesy Pasta, Ham, and Vegetable Noodle Casserole with you first but you can find all of the links to the other delicious recipes above at the end of the post.
If your home is anything like ours, weeknights can be a bit of a gong show. By the time we are home from work, getting dinner on the table is one of the last things that I feel like doing. I love casseroles that I can make ahead of time and just pop in the oven when I get home. This one is easy to double so you can make one for dinner tonight and make one for the freezer. We also have enough leftovers for lunches or dinner the next day which is a double bonus for me!
My husband is a vegetarian so when I make one up for him, I just substitute extra firm tofu for the ham and cream of mushroom soup instead of the cream of chicken soup.
- 1 package (12 oz or 340g) pasta noodles {wide egg noodles or fusilli work well}
- 1 can cream of broccoli soup, undiluted
- 1 can cream of chicken soup {or cream of mushroom if vegetarian}, undiluted
- 1½ cups milk
- 2 cups frozen corn, thawed
- 1½ cups frozen broccoli/cauliflower, thawed
- 1½ cups fully cooked ham {or substitute extra firm tofu cubed}
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1.4 tsp salt
- 1 cup +1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook pasta as per the package directions and drain. Do not rinse.
- In a large bowl, combine the soups and milk. Stir in the noodles, vegetables, ham {or tofu},pepper, salt, and 1 cup cheese.
- Transfer to a greased 9x13 inch baking dish or a 23+oz CorningWare dish.
- If you are freezing, cool the unbaked casserole, cover and freeze. Remove from freezer the night before cooking and partially thaw it in the refrigerator. Baking time may vary slightly from below.
- Cover and bake for 50 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with ¼ cup cheese. Bake for an additional 5-10 minutes until the cheese has melted and the dish is bubbly.
For more tasty pasta dishes, don’t forget to check out all of these posts. Bon Appetit!
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Katie’s Cucina /My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia / The Lily Pad Cottage
This noodle dish screams comfort to me. Looks so yummy, Jenn! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Julie!
YUM Jenn!!! I love that you can freeze it too… PINNED!
Thanks Maryann! I love having a freezer of food ready to go! 🙂
this looks really good, my boys would even love it! Thanks for sharing
XO
Kristin
This sounds like my dream meal and I know my guys will LOVE it! Pinning 🙂
So glad you included a vegetarian option for this recipe!! Looks really yummy!
My boys actually prefer the vegetarian option! 😉
Looks like a super satisfying dinner, Jenn! YUM! Pinned.
Love ham casseroles – this one looks so yummy and filling!
Oh this looks great. I have some ham frozen in the freezer think I need to defrost it and make this casserole!