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This Easy Chicken Noodle One Pot recipe is perfect for those nights when you need a recipe that comes together quickly and doesn’t create a lot of pots and pans to clear up.
The recipe takes about 30 minutes to put together and with only one pan to wash at the end of it, you can be in and out of the kitchen fast. All you need to do is browning some chicken, onions and mushrooms, gradually adding the rest of the ingredients and allow everything to simmer together.
Updated May 2026 with fresh tips and metric measurements, in addition to the existing imperial measurement.
As always, I like to share a bit about the recipe, along with tips for making it, but you can use the Jump to Recipe button at the top of this post if you prefer to go straight there.
Tips for Making This Recipe
The pasta actually cooks in the sauce for this chicken noodle one pot recipe, meaning you only need to use one pan. The sauce is made with milk which makes it deliciously creamy. You can use half fat or 2% milk if you prefer. I do not recommend using skimmed milk.
Feel free to change up the veggies depending on what you have on hand, fresh or frozen. If using fresh carrots, be sure to cut them in thin slices so they cook up quickly. If you are adding asparagus, fresh peas or other tender vegetables, wait until closer to the end of cooking time so they do not over cook.
You can use whatever pasta shapes you have on hand for this Chicken Noodle One Pot recipe. It’s great for using up the odds and ends left in open packets. I sometimes even mix pasta shapes together. Tri-colour pasta adds a lovely bit of colour, while whole wheat pasta adds extra fibre and flavour.
Like my One Pot Beef Noodle recipe, Chicken Noodle One Pot is perfect for last minutes suppers but it’s special enough for mid-week entertaining as well. Served with a crisp green salad and/or some crusty bread for a hearty, nutritious and satisfying family meal.
Cool leftovers quickly and store in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Chicken Noodle One Pot – Printable Recipe
Chicken Noodle One Pot Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless, chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons mild olive oil
- 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 cup boiling water
- 3 cups penne or fusilli pasta
- 1 cup frozen peas or frozen mixed vegetables You can also use fresh vegetables or a combination of fresh and frozen
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
- Cut chicken in 1 inch cubes.
- Sauté the onion until it begins to soften.
- Add the chicken and cook until it begins to take on a bit of colour.
- Add the mushrooms, garlic, basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Stir in the flour and cook for a minute.
- Add the milk, a bit at a time, cooing and stirring until the sauce comes to the boil.
- When the sauce begins to thicken, stir in the mustard, 1 cup of boiling water and the pasta.
- Let the pasta cook in the sauce on a low boil for about ten minutes.
- Add the frozen vegetables and cook for four to five minutes or until the pasta is al dente.
- Serve in warmed bowls.
Notes
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I’m always looking for a new ‘I don’t feel like cooking dish’ and here it is. It looks so comforting too.
Thank you, Janette! It really is a great comfort food recipe 🙂
Oh, I love me a one pot meal! Thanks for this meal idea.
Thank you for visiting and commenting, Christine 🙂
I love one pot meals! This chicken noodle one looks so yummy and inviting!
Thank you, Kecia 🙂 It’s one of our favourites!
Nothing like a one pot meal and this one surely does not disappoint!
Thank you, Nic 🙂
I love finding new yummy one-pot meals and yours perfect!
Thank you, Linda! Me too, one pots are some of my favourite recipes!
Yes, love one pot meals! And I was so surprised to see this one starts with uncooked pasta. I’ll be pinning this one to try.
I know what you mean, Pauline, I was worried about using uncooked pasta to start as well, but it cooks in the sauce really nicely. I hope you enjoy it when you try it 🙂 Let me know what you think!
You are right April, this is a great dish for that busy day when you need a great go to meal. Your post is awesome and thank you so much for sharing it with Full Plate Thursday.
Happy Spring!
Miz Helen
Thank you, Miz Helen and Happy Spring to you too 🙂
This looks so good! I love quick and easy one pot meals, pinning to try. I would love if you would come share this, and any of your other posts, at What’d You Do This Weekend? The party is open now at http://joylovefood.com/whatd-you-do-this-weekend-9/ 🙂
Thank you, Joy, and thank you for pinning 🙂 Thank you for the invitation, I’m on my way over to your party now!
Thanks so much for sharing this delicious recipe at What’d You Do This Weekend? I hope you will join us again this Monday!
Thank you, Joy. I look forward to ‘seeing’ you on Monday 🙂
Just loved the recipe, April, sounds delicious; and the best thing about it is that it takes 30 minutes to put together! Thank you for sharing! Pinned!
Thank you, Hadia, and thank you for pinning too!
Hmmm..I certainly do know those kind of nights!
I can’t resist mushrooms and that picture of the mushrooms in the pan looks so good. Thank you for sharing with the last See Ya in the Gumbo party and for all the encouragement and support you have given my lik-up over the years, April!
Thank you, Michelle, and it is a pleasure! I’ve so enjoyed See Ya in the Gumbo and I look forward to seeing what is next for Ms. enPlace 🙂
Wow you have my full attention with this lovely Chicken one pot recipe…sigh I could go for some as we speak! Thank you for being a part of #PureBlogLove, love all your recipe posts and have pinned your links. Hope to see you this Thursday night at 8 Pm
Besos
Heidy
I’m so glad you like it, Heidy! Thank you for pinning the recipes 🙂 Hope to see you this evening!