Three Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake
A quick and easy dinner that everyone in the family will love!
Servings: 5
Calories: 348kcal
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups penne pasta uncooked
- 9 ounces baby spinach leaves
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 26 ounces spaghetti sauce
- 14 ½ ounces canned diced tomatoes drained
- 2 ounces cream cheese cubed
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cook pasta as directed on package, add spinach to the boiling water the last minute.
- Cook and stir chicken and basil in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-heat 3 min. Stir in spaghetti sauce and tomatoes; bring to boil. Simmer on low heat for 3 minutes or until chicken is done. Stir in cream cheese until melted.
- Drain pasta mixture and return to pan.
- Stir in chicken mixture and 1/2 c. mozzarella.
- Spoon into 9x13" casserole baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Bake 20 minutes; top with remaining cheeses. Bake for three minutes more or until mozzarella is melted.
Notes
Whole wheat pasta works great too!
Nutrition
Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 1159mg | Potassium: 947mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1072IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 205mg | Iron: 3mg