Our Halloween traditions are simple. Every year, since the kids were young, we get together with friends to spend Halloween evening. We start with a quick meal and then headed out to Trick or Treat around the neighborhood. Although the kids have gotten too old for Trick or Treating, we’ve made new traditions. We’ve also expanded our menu a bit beyond the basic hot dogs or pizza we served when the kids were younger. I wanted an easy Halloween recipe we could all enjoy and came up with Mummy Chicken. It has five ingredients and is gluten free. Best ofall, I can put it together and baked in less than an hour! That’s my kind of recipe.
How to Make Mummy Chicken:
You’ll need black olives, mozzarella cheese sticks, chicken, gluten free pasta and chicken breasts.
Begin by placing six chicken breasts in a greased 9″ by 13″ pan. Cover them with canned gluten free spaghetti sauce and place them in a 350 degree oven to bake.
While the chicken is baking, cut 8 pieces of string cheese into strips. I used mozzarella since the kids like the taste, but use whatever kind of string cheese floats your boat.
Allow the chicken to bake for 25 or 30 minutes, or until done. While the chicken is baking, boil and drain the gluten free macaroni. If desired, add some salt free garlic and herb seasoning to give the pasta a little zing.
Place 1/2 cup to 1 cup pasta on a plate and top with s piece of chicken. I spread a little extra sauce from the baking dish on top of my chicken to add flavor. Arrange the cheese strips on top of the chicken to look like a mummy wrap. I did this by putting cheese diagonally across the chicken and then repeating the strips diagonally the other way. I overlapped some of the strips as well.
Add two black olives near the top for eyes. Garnish as desired.
Printable Recipe:
- 1 can (24 ounces) Gluten Free Spaghetti Sauce in flavor of your choice
- 8 (1 ounce each) pieces of string cheese
- 1 (16 ounce) package gluten free noodles, cooked and drained
- 6 pieces (about 2 pounds) chicken breasts
- 12 black olives
- garlic herb salt free seasoning, to taste, optional
- Place chicken breasts in greased 9″by 13″ pan. Top with Spaghetti Sauce. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until chicken is done. Meanwhile, cook and drain the gluten free noodles. Add garlic herb salt free seasoning, if desired. Cut string cheese into thin slices. Place 1 cup pasta on a place. Top with a chicken breast. Add string cheese in diagonal layers to create a mummy look. Add two black olives for eyes.
What is your favorite easy Halloween recipe?
What an awesome idea! Love Halloween recipe ideas, so fun and entertaining
This is such a cute recipe and it looks like it tastes great too! Way to be super creative!
What a fun idea and it looks really tasty. It’s so simple and so creative!
What a cute idea for kids to eat around halloween. Sure to get any mummy in the mood for fun.
I love how cute this recipe looks. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make this on the weekend to surprise the kids.
Ok this is amazing!! First my son is gluten free, and second my kids would flip over this!
What an awesome Halloween recipe idea! A meal like this would be perfect before hitting the streets for some trick or treating!
Oh my heavens! This is awesome. My kids would love this and i bet would finish everything on their plates if I did something like this. So creative and oh so fun!
This is so creative and cute. I will have to make this recipe for the kids who love chicken. It will be funny to see their faces when I bring out the plates. Thanks for sharing the recipe and the awesome creativity.
This is the cutest recipe I have seen in a long time. I totally need to make this for my kids.
What a fun idea! My kids, like most, eat a lot of pasta and this is a great way to jazz it up and make it fun. Perfect dinner for Halloween!
Halloween is quickly approcahing. We are going to have a reunion. This is a nice idea
Wow, this is nice! I want to make one for Halloween. I think my son will like it for dinner!
What a fun idea to make a Halloween dinner. maybe serve it with just candles lit
Yum! This not only looks delicious, but also super cute and fun! I will have to make this.
Oh my goodness–now THAT Mummy chicken is way too cute! Such a great dish for Halloween! love love love it!
This is super clever and I’m sure it’s super tasty. Halloween meals like this will be fun to make.
I am loving this recipe! I recently made a creepy green soup for Halloween and making this along side that one will make things even more exciting for the kids! I think it’s pretty easy to make, I just have to follow your instructions with detail.
I saw your green soup recipe. You are right, this recipe would go right hand in hand with that one.
This is too cute! Talk about a fun way to get the kids to try something new!
How cute! I love finding new gluten free recipes!
This is hilarious. Not to mention, easy enough for the kids to help with!
this would be great for a halloween party! so creative – did you come up with this recipe?
What a fun recipe idea, I never thought of making Pasta into a mummy. I bet kids would love this, I know I am not a kid nor do I have any but I would love to try this!
This is so cute! I love doing creative things for the holidays and this would be a fun one that my son and I could do together.
This is seriously the cutest thing ever! It’s so simple yet so creative. I can’t wait to make this chicken mummy for myself!
Oh what a fun idea… and I think would be even more fun to surprise the kids with this the week of Halloween!
I love the mummy presentation. More than the look, it also looks really tasty.
This looks like a fun recipe! Love chicken and cheese, so, this could be great! Thanks!
That is just too cute! I’ll bet it is a big hit with the kids! I love all of the cheese! You can never have too much 🙂
That looks adorable AND delicious. This is a great Halloween dinner. Thanks!
What an awesome idea. I think that both of my kids would FLIP for this!!