Thursday, June 28, 2012

Three Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake

My healthy recipe for June was Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake.  I got it from  The Girl Who Ate Everything (her site has tons of awesome recipes!) I thought it was awesome!  The best part about this dish is that I put an entire bag of spinach in it!  It really didn't taste that healthy which is a good thing.  It was 460 calories for a huge serving! Here is the recipe:

Three Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake
Source: adapted slightly from Kraft

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked 
1 pkg. (9 oz.) fresh spinach leaves 
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces 
1 tsp. dried basil leaves 
1 jar (14-1/2 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained 
2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) Neufchatel cheese, cubed 
1 cup shredded 2% milk mozzarella cheese, divided 
2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:
Heat oven to 375ºF.

Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt and adding spinach to the boiling water the last minute. 

Cook and stir chicken and basil in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 3 min. Stir in spaghetti sauce, garlic, and tomatoes; bring to boil. Simmer on low heat 3 min. or until chicken is done. Stir in Neufchatel. 
Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Stir in chicken mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella. Spoon into 2-qt. casserole or 8-inch square baking dish. 

Bake 20 min.; top with remaining cheeses. Bake 3 min. or until mozzarella is melted.

460 calories per serving; Makes 4 servings.

1 comment:

  1. This looks like another good one to try. Keep posting these recipes! We tried the veggie bean lasagna last month and really liked it. I love these sneaky ways to fit extra vegetables into the meals!

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