Casseroles are one of my favorite meals because they are so easy to fix on a weeknight when life is busy! Country Cowboy Casserole utilizes both your Instant Pot (or another pressure cooker like the Go Wise 8ct Copper 12-in-1 Pressure Cooker) and oven to make a delightfully cheesy pasta dish that the whole family will enjoy! Don’t have an Instant Pot? Don’t worry – I’ll give you instructions on fixing this great recipe without one as well!

Country Cowboy Casserole Recipe

One of the things I love about this recipe is that I often already have all of the items on hand at home, even if it wasn’t something I planned to fix that week. It uses lot of kitchen staples like cream of chicken and pasta. You can use whatever type of pasta your family enjoys most. Rotini, shells, bowties, etc. – they would all work well!

Country Cowboy Casserole Recipe

A delicious cheesy chicken casserole that the whole family will love!

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Course: Recipes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: casserole, chicken casserole, chicken recipe, country cowboy casserole, weeknight recipe

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 45

Calories: 311kcal

Author: Mirande Welle

Equipment

Go Wise Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

1 box shell pasta
1 bag mixed vegetables
2 cups shredded colby jack cheese
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 cans cream of chicken soup
⅓ cup milk
1 can French fried onions
½ teaspoon onion salt garlic salt, seasoning salt, and pepper (each)
2 lbs raw chicken breasts
water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan and set aside.
In your pressure cooker, place raw chicken breasts, onion salt, seasoning salt, garlic salt, pepper, and enough water to adequately cover. Close lid and set for poultry (12 minutes).
Fill a large pot ⅔ full of water and bring to boil. Add pasta and mixed vegetables and cook for the time stated on box (typically about 10 minutes).
Drain pasta and vegetables and pour into a large mixing bowl.
When your chicken is done, drain and shred. Add to large mixing bowl.
Add 2 cups shredded cheese, soup, milk, and ½ of the French fried onions into a bowl and stir well.
Pour mixture into prepared pan.
Top with the Sharp Cheddar shredded cheese and remaining French fried onions.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Serve immediately.

Notes

If you don't have a pressure cooker, don't despair! You can still fix this delicious recipe without it. The other quick-fix option I like is to boil the chicken until cooked through. Then you'll shred the chicken and mix in the seasonings. Then follow the rest of the instructions.

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Here are some photos of the process for you to see, although I think the recipe is pretty self-explanatory. You’ll notice the chicken is frozen – that’s another reason I love being able to use a pressure cooker. If you don’t have a pressure cooker, you can also put frozen chicken in boiling water to cook quickly that way as well.

If you’re looking for a great side dish to go with your Country Cowboy Casserole, this super easy butter biscuit recipe is perfect!

Susan Marina Brown Lane

Tuesday 23rd of May 2023

This looks really good. We have a family of 5, so I am always looking for bigger main dish meals! Pinned!Thanks!

gloria patterson

Sunday 9th of October 2022

this looks and sound easy enough to make........ I would have to cut it down a LOT but I think I will make this

monique s

Thursday 27th of May 2021

The kids loved this when I made it in the past and have been asking for it again. It is so tasty

Thursday 15th of April 2021

This looks hearty and something the kids would like to eat for dinner and as leftovers

Judith Bayer

Monday 28th of December 2020

I was intrigued by the name of the recipe Country Cowboy Recipe but boy am I glad to clicked on the link. This recipe is perfect for a family get together as people of all ages will love it. I always usually have all those ingredients on hand as well. Can't wait to try it.