Easy Chicken Spinach Bake

by Ashley
(Saskatchewan, Canada)

This easy chicken and spinach bake with pasta and cheese makes a wonderful weeknight dinner.

Recipe Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta
  
  
• 1 pkg. fresh spinach leaves (283g/10oz size bag)
  
  
• 1 lb cooked chicken cubes
  
  
• 1 tsp dried basil
  
  
• 1 1/2 cups jarred pasta sauce
  
  
• 1/2 can diced tomatoes drained (796ml/28oz size can)
  
  
• 1/4 cup light cream cheese
  
  
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese - divided
  
  
• 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
  
  

How the chicken spinach bake is made:

• Preheat oven to 375F
  
  
• Cook pasta - adding spinach leaves to water for the last minute
  
  
• Meanwhile, in skillet cook chicken - if not already cooked - and then add basil, pasta sauce and tomatoes
  
  
• Bring to a boil
  
  
• Stir in cream cheese
  
  
• Drain pasta and spinach
  
  
• Return to pot
  
  
• Add chicken mixture and toss lightly
  
  
• Stir in 3/4 cup of the mozzarella cheese
  
  
• Put all in a 13 x 9 inch baking pan
  
  
• Place in oven on center rack and bake 20 minutes
  
  
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella and 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
  
  
• Continued to bake 3 more minutes
  
  
• Remove from oven and serve
  
  

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