Mama’s easy homemade chicken and noodles recipe is the ultimate comfort food! With its tender chicken, wide egg noodles, and creamy gravy it is an easy recipe the whole family will love.
Chicken and noodles is one of our go-to recipes for Sunday family dinners. It is quick, easy, and oh-so-good along with mashed potatoes, green beans, and Mama’s soft dinner rolls! (I will also link the rolls below if you would like to make them along with your chicken and noodles)
The good thing is even my picky eaters absolutely love this chicken and noodle recipe. It has become a family favorite, therefore, I can’t go wrong! From Sunday dinners to school lunches, this recipe is a great way to make everyone happy any day of the week.
When we have friends over, they often request Mama’s easy homemade chicken and noodles recipe. I have even taken it to church gatherings and it’s been a hit.
Why Mama’s Chicken And Noodles Are So Easy
It is easy to tailor to your crowd which is also very helpful. Whether you are in need of a big batch or a small batch, you can tailor that easily by adjusting your ingredients just a little bit.
I will have a section that will give tips on adjustments below. I will also show you two different ways to make your chicken.
You can either cook your chicken in the slow cooker or in the Instant Pot. Either way is easy and will taste great, the only difference is one is faster.
I can easily put my chicken breasts in a slow cooker on Sunday morning and finish it when I get home from church making the whole process only around 15-20 minutes of my time.
As a mama, things can get very busy and I can get forgetful. Can you relate? There have been times I have forgotten to stick my chicken in the crockpot in enough time before supper. Therefore, I have had to use an Instant Pot to cook the chicken to make things go faster. I love having these two options on hand.
Let me walk you through the steps of how to make Mama’s easy homemade chicken and noodle recipe.
Simple Ingredients
- 2-3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts (ours are about a pound a piece.)
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 1/2-1 cup of water
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup of milk or a little more if you need a little more liquid
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 1/2 a bag of wide egg noodles (no yoke egg noodles are our personal preference.)
How To Adjust Mama’s Easy Chicken And Noodle Recipe For A Big Batch:
- use 4-5 large boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2-3 cans of cream of chicken soup ( use your judgment if you feel that two cans are enough leave it but sometimes I have had to add one more can of cream of chicken because the taste wasn’t strong enough without the third can.
- 1/2 cup of milk. You may want a little bit more liquid to keep them from getting too dry while waiting for a gathering. If this is the case, add water or chicken stock slowly until you have the desired consistency.
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 1 bag of noodles
- salt and black pepper to taste
Kitchen Tools Needed
- large pot or large Dutch oven
- strainer
- crockpot or Instant Pot
- wooden spoon
- forks to shred chicken
Directions For Crockpot Chicken and Noodles
Making the Chicken
CROCK POT: In a crock pot, add 2-3 large chicken breasts, 2 cans of cream of chicken, and 1/2-1 cup of water. Sprinkle salt and black pepper over the top.
Cook for 4-5 hours on high heat until you have tender chicken that you can shred with forks in the crock pot, or pull out and shred on a cutting board. Beware, this will be messy.
Note From Mama’s Kitchen:
Crock pot
Frozen chicken breast will take 4-5 hours on high heat.
Thawed chicken breasts will take 3-4 hours on high heat.
If you want to do low-heat, it will take 6-7 hours either way.
Making The Noodles
In a large pot or large Dutch oven, cook egg noodles according to directions. Once finished and drained, add cooked noodles to the crock pot with shredded chicken.
Add 1/4 cup of milk and a tablespoon of salted butter. Mix until combined.
Directions for Instant Pot Chicken and Noodles
INSTANT POT: If you are in a hurry and need this meal thrown together faster, put 2-3 large chicken breasts in the Instant Pot. Add 1 cup of water and 1 can of cream of chicken soup and put on the meat setting.
Note From Mamas Kitchen:
Instant Pot
Frozen thick chicken breasts will take approx. 40 min. to get tender enough to shred.
Nonfrozen thick chicken breasts will take approximately 25 minutes.
Cut the time in half for thinner chicken breasts.
Combine cooked chicken and liquid from the Instant Pot with your drained cooked noodles in the noodle pot.
Add 1/4 cup of milk, a tablespoon of salted butter, and 1 can of cream of chicken. Mix until combined.
Mama's Easy Homemade Chicken And Noodle Recipe
Mama's easy homemade chicken and noodles recipe is the ultimate comfort food! With its tender chicken, wide egg noodles, and creamy gravy it is an easy recipe the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 2-3 large boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 1/2-1 cup of water
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup of milk or a little more
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 1/2 a bag of wide egg noodles
Instructions
- CROCKPOT: In a crock pot on high heat, add 2-3 large frozen chicken breasts, 2 cans of cream of chicken, and 1/2-1 cup of water. Sprinkle salt and black pepper over the top. Cook for 4-5 hours on high until you have tender chicken.
- Shred chicken with forks in the crock pot.
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook your egg noodles according to directions.
- Once you have tender noodles, drain.
- Combine chicken and cooked noodles in the crock pot.
- Add 1/4 cup of milk and a tablespoon of salted butter. Mix until combined. If want more liquid, add milk, water, or chicken stock but not much. Do a little bit at a time until you reach the desired consistency.
- Ready to serve.
Notes
See the instructions in the above paragraphs for the Instant Pot directions.
Variations and Additional Thoughts
- You can use homemade noodles or a different kind of noodles than what I use above. Our personal preference is the wide no-yoke egg noodles.
- For more classic flavors use chicken stock instead of milk and only use 1 can of cream of chicken.
- Certainly, this is one of the best comfort food recipes for busy weeknights or any family dinner.
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Wow this looks yummy! I’m always after new pasta recipes to try going to give this a go at some point
This makes my mouth water!
I know just the person I am going to share this recipe with! Thanks for the recipe.
Awesome! Hope they enjoy it!
It is for sure good!
For sure! Thanks for stopping by!
Great! Let me know what you think! I hope you love it as much as we do!
This is my kind of recipe. Simple to make but you know it’s going to taste delicious and be filling. I will definitely need to give this a try, I love crockpot meals.
This looks so good! Definitely comfort food! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
You’re welcome! Thanks for your support!
Me too! Super easy and simple is my jam!
Super simple recipe! Looks so easy to make – Ash 🙂
It’s so simple! That’s why I love it!… well and of course because it’s delish!
The chicken noodle recipe looks delicious, I’ll definitely be making this!
Awesome! Let me know what you think when you do try it!
This is just the kind of meal my kids love (me too actually!) – can’t wait to try it! Thank you!
Me TOO!! Let me know what you think! And you’re welcome!
Love this easy recipe! Chicken noodle soup is my favorite, and I can’t wait to try this one with the cold weather approaching.
Let me know what you think when you try it! Thanks for your support!
This mama homemade chicken and noodles looks so delicious! I enjoy comfort foods for the season. I love that it’s super easy! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
You’re welcome! And it is so very easy!
This dish looks yummy. My son would love it.😍
It’s so very good! I hope you give it a try!
Looks DELISH! Can’t wait to try.
It is for sure! Let me know what you think once you try it!
This looks so yummy! Going to make this for dinner tonight!
Awesome! Let me know what you think!
OMG! THIS looks so delicious! 😁
It for sure is!
Oh my goodness this looks amazing! Saving for when the weather cools down in Texas!
Let me know what you think!
I love this comfort meal! My youngest son doesn’t like meat; he only eats chicken and also loves pasta. I`ll definitely cook this recipe next week. Thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome! Let me know what you think!
Chicken and noodles are such a yummy comfort meal! Thanks for sharing this delicious looking recipe!
You’re welcome! Enjoy!
Looks delicious! I’ll be making this over the weekend!
Haha! Come on over! I’ll make them for you! They are so good!
I’ve always been too intimidated to make chicken noodles but I think this recipe is easy enough for even me to follow! Thank you for sharing!
It’s so so easy! You should totally try it! It’s not hard at all! I’m all about easy and this is as easy as it gets I feel like! Let me know if you try them!