This easy chicken and broccoli casserole uses rotisserie chicken and is full of delicious egg noodles. It’s a perfect comfort food, easy weeknight dinner, as well as a make-ahead. You can freeze it too! It’s as versatile as it is delicious. Leftovers reheat really well, too. Just pop a piece in the microwave and it tastes as fresh as it did when it came out of the oven.

This chicken and rice casserole can be made ahead of time and with any combination of vegetables you like.  I happened to have broccoli, carrots, celery, and onions on hand.  It’s a super way to use up leftover chicken and it’s such a nice comfort food.  The kids absolutely love it and it’s perfect for us if it’s made in advance, say on the weekend, and just heated up on a weeknight.  

This chicken noodle and broccoli casserole is easy to throw together and it’s also perfect as a make-ahead dish.  You know that during the work week I like a dinner that come together quickly with as little clean-up afterwards as possible.  You can make it on the weekend and pop it in the oven a day or two later or even freeze it for a few weeks and then defrost it in the fridge the night before.  It’s also flexible and not fussy on the broccoli.  You can either steam fresh broccoli or use frozen.  Notice I topped only half the casserole with sliced almonds.  The kids won’t eat nuts but the adults in the house love that little bit of a nutty crunch.