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Old School Egg Noodles with Chicken

A blue bowl with old school egg noodles with chicken

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Do 3 ingredients count as a recipe? This Egg Noodles with Chicken pasta is so simple, quick and surprisingly tasty! The only thing that needs cookin’ are the noodles. Its works great as a to-go lunch because it’s just as good  chilled. I make this when I’m in a hurry and don’t have time to cook.

Ingredients for Egg Noodles with Chicken:

16 oz Wide Egg Noodles
1  (12.5 oz) can White Meat Chicken
3/4 cup Real Mayonnaise

How to Make Egg Noodles With Chicken and Mayo:

1. Boil the egg noodles in salted water until al dente (cook according to instructions on package). Drain and rinse with cold water.

2. Drain the can of chicken and combine with  3/4 cup mayo in a small bowl, breaking the chicken into small pieces.

3. In a medium bowl, combine the noodles and chicken mixture until the noodles are coated.
Voila!

Notes:

Pasta will continue “cooking” until it’s rinsed with cold water.
You can use 1/2 cup of mayo to cut the fat; it just tastes better with the 3/4 cup.

Old School Egg Noodles with Chicken

5 from 2 votes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes
A blue bowl with old school egg noodles with chicken

Egg noodles and canned chicken coated with mayo is the ultimate comfort food. Easy and quick to whip up with pantry staples.

Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: egg noodles with chicken
Skill Level: Easy
Cost to Make: $5
Calories: 548
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

  • 16 oz Wide Egg Noodles
  • 15 oz White Meat Chicken
  • 1/2 cup Real Mayonnaise, (or to taste)

Instructions

  1. Boil the egg noodles in salted water until al dente (cook according to instructions on package). Drain and rinse with cold water.
  2. Drain the can of chicken and combine with 3/4 cup mayo in a small bowl, breaking the chicken into small pieces.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the noodles and chicken mixture until the noodles are coated.

Recipe Notes

: Pasta will continue "cooking" until it's rinsed with cold water. You can use 1/2 cup of mayo to cut the fat; it just tastes better with the 3/4 cup.

Nutrition Facts
Old School Egg Noodles with Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 548 Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Fat 23g35%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 107mg36%
Sodium 476mg21%
Potassium 293mg8%
Carbohydrates 55g18%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 184IU4%
Calcium 36mg4%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  • Cherri
    June 28, 2021

    I love this stuff. My mom use to make it for me when I was little. We add peas though. My husband and kids aren’t fans though. Just means more for me! 🙂

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      June 28, 2021

      Aww! I love when recipes bring back great memories like this! I’m glad you enjoyed it, Cherri!

      Reply

  • Harriet
    July 14, 2015

    Thanks so much for sharing these wonderful recipes.

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 14, 2015

      You are welcome Harriet, I hope you’ll find many new favorites on the site :).

      Reply

  • Inna
    April 13, 2015

    The kids loved those. Even hubby did! Was lazy to cook dinner, so decided to cook this, but ended up with much better than I thought! Natasha, you never let me fail!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      April 14, 2015

      Thank you Inna for the great review :). I’m glad to hear that everyone enjoyed it.

      Reply

  • Vika
    November 15, 2014

    I was looking for a quick lunch idea, and saw this. So easy and simple, yet good. Tastes even better the next day…just like tushenka 😉
    Thanks Natasha!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      November 16, 2014

      Oooh that’s true; it is good on the skillet the next day; the pasta gets crisp and so does the chicken. Mmmmm. 🙂

      Reply

  • Ella
    May 13, 2014

    Hello Natasha,

    Do you think that canned tuna will work fine instead of white chicken? What are your thoughts on that substitution?

    Thanks!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      May 13, 2014

      Yes, I’ve made it with tuna when I was out of chicken. Still very good 🙂

      Reply

  • Allie
    June 9, 2013

    amazing! made this for my boys and they loved it! (and they are pretty picky) thanks hun for such great recipes! Love following you on Instagram as well!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 9, 2013

      Allie what is your instagram screen name? P.S. so glad your boys loved it. Easy huh? 🙂

      Reply

  • Verusik
    August 16, 2012

    Natasha, thank you for the recipe. Made it a few times. Everyone in my family loved it! so easy but so delicious!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 16, 2012

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply

  • Marina
    August 12, 2011

    Add fresh shredded carrots and finely chopped celery for a fantastic pasta salad. It’s one of those dishes that I can actually get vegetables into my 3 year old.

    Reply

  • Irina
    April 12, 2011

    So easy and so delicious!!!

    Reply

  • Irina
    March 31, 2011

    made it few times, we love it, it’s like макароны по флотски

    Reply

  • Liza
    December 9, 2010

    Egg noodles have a really good flavour to them! I’ll often throw some in with frozen peas and then eat it drenched in butter! 🙂

    Reply

  • sveta
    December 13, 2009

    i make this for my husband all the time its a no brainer even the challenged cook could make this,

    Reply

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