Farmhouse Chicken Macaroni Casserole

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Farmhouse Chicken Macaroni Casserole is a hearty supper recipe comes from an out of print Amish cookbook of mine that was published in Buchanan County, Iowa, home to a large and historically significant Amish settlement.  This community is full of very traditional recipes, ones that reflect a mid-20th century flair, which means canned soups in recipes.  My parents made Farmhouse Chicken Macaroni Casserole and my Dad declared it "very tasty."

Today's recipe comes from Buchanan County, Iowa and it's one of those simple farm meals that are so plentiful in Amish kitchens.

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My parents added a bit more cheese and they added mushrooms to this in addition to the cream of mushroom soup,  so it was a very mushroomy casserole.  You can't go wrong, in my opinion, with more mushrooms, but if you want to dial back on those a bit, feel free.  This is one of these casseroles that is very "breathable", meaning you can adjust proportions (more chicken or less, more cheese or less, etc) and you won't really change the basic flavor profile.  I often have written that you could eat in an Amish farmhouse kitchen for a year and have casserole every night and even though many of the recipes are somewhat similar, they are also different enough to try!

In my experience, most Amish farms at the very least have laying hens for eggs, but many also raise their own chickens for meat. So an Amish version of this casserole would most likely use fresh farm-raised chickens and that would enhance the flavor even more. So use the freshest chicken you can get your hands on for this recipe.  And the Amish version of this would not contain that much in the way of spice, but I'm wondering if you couldn't spice it up a bit with perhaps a dash of cayenne pepper.  But that is just me, adjust the flavor as you see fit!

So, if you want a delicious, easy, hearty supper fit for a barn-raising crew, give this a try!

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• 🍲 Chicken Macaroni Casserole Ingredients
• 📋 Instructions
• 🍲 More Amish Chicken Casseroles
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🍲 Chicken Macaroni Casserole Ingredients

• 4 cups diced uncooked chicken
• 2 cups uncooked macaroni
• ¾ cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 /2 pound grated cheese
• 1 /2 chopped onion
• 1 can mushroom soup
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup crushed cracker crumbs
• 1 tablespoon of butter

📋 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix all ingredients except for the cracker crumbs and butter store overnight in the refrigerator.
3. Spoon casserole mixture into a 9 X 13 inch baking dish.
4. Sprinkle with buttered crumbs and bake 1 hour at 350.

🍲 More Amish Chicken Casseroles

Gloria's Cheat Chicken Casserole - So good!

Church Committee's Chicken Casserole - Try this!

Easy Sour Cream Chicken Casserole - Wow!

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