# Cafeteria Chicken & Noodles

An old-school, comforting dish of creamy chicken and noodles inspired by cafeteria lunches of the 80s.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Difficulty: easy
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cup chicken broth
- 2 10-ounce can cream of chicken soup
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp chicken bouillon
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- 2 large cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 4 tbsp butter
- 12 oz rotini or egg noodles

## Instructions

1. Add 4 cups of chicken broth to a large pot over medium-high heat.
2. Add 2 cans of cream of chicken soup to the pot.
3. Add garlic powder, onion powder, chicken bouillon, and pepper, and stir to combine.
4. Bring the broth mixture to a boil.
5. Add shredded chicken, butter, and dry rotini or egg noodles to the boiling broth.
6. Cover the pot, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Turn off the heat and stir the mixture.
8. Cover the pot again, remove it from the burner, and let it sit for 10-15 minutes so the noodles can absorb the liquid.

## Equipment

- large pot
- spatula

## Tips

- You can use store-bought chicken broth instead of homemade.
- Use either rotini or egg noodles according to your preference.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4_Dr4uBCw/?stkn=MTJnNjVoMWI1NjZhcw==
- Creator: BigB (Brandon)
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cef0b5be-35bd-4665-aed5-f188bb8a7686
- Extracted: 2026-10-01

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