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3 Cheese Chicken Penne Bake
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3 Cheese Chicken Penne Bake

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Baked Chicken and Pasta with 3 cheeses

"Made this tonight for tea. All the family loved it, even my very fussy 6 year old :) I also sneaked in some peppers, mushrooms & olives (which the kids can't stand)' and they never even noticed them...result!!!" - Pamelaner

Yield: 6 Servings Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: ItalianMain Ingredient: Pasta|Pasta|

(4.8, 24) 88% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 6 Servings
1.5 cupspenne; uncooked
283 g fresh baby spinach
1 poundboneless skinless chicken breast; diced
1 teaspoondried basil
1.5 cupspasta sauce
1.67 cupsdiced tomatoes
0.25 cupcream cheese
1 cupmozzarella
2 tablespoonParmesan

3 Cheese Chicken Penne Bake Preparation

Heat oven to 375F. Cook pasta as directed, adding spinach to boiling water for the last minute. Meanwhile, heat large skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Add chicken and basil and cook until chicken is no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Add pasta sauce and tomatoes and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Stir in cream cheese until melted. Drain pasta and spinach, return to saucepan. Add chicken and mix lightly. Stir in 0.5 cups of the mozzarella and spoon into baking dish. Bake 20 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan. Bake 3 minutes or until cheese is melted.

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  • Calories Per Serving: 378
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    3 Cheese Chicken Penne Bake Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Really good. Wife and 14 month old daughter loved it!!!!!!
    1 months, 3 weeks, 23 hours, 10 minutes ago
    1 months, 3 weeks, 1 days, 19 minutes ago
    Very easy to make and my boyfriend loved it!
    1 months, 3 weeks, 1 days, 4 hours, 18 minutes ago
    Love this
    1 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes ago
    Tried it. Did a few things different but definitely will make again. Even my three year old who's hella picky ate it. :)
    4 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 5 hours, 7 minutes ago
    Very good! I do recommend adding a little more seasoning to the meat and sauce (italian seasoning, salt). And I used a can of garlic roasted tomatos that added a little more flavor to it.
    5 months, 1 weeks, 4 days, 1 hours, 21 minutes ago
    5 months, 4 weeks, 9 hours, 54 minutes ago
    This was a huge hit with 17 year old son and my wife. ( rare feat!!)
    6 months, 2 days, 22 hours, 6 minutes ago
    Tried it yesterday, very nice !
    6 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 14 hours, 6 minutes ago
    Very good! Doubled everything except spinach- just b/c I didn't have enough to double. Turned out great! Will def make again!
    6 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 22 hours, 32 minutes ago
    6 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 18 minutes ago
    Yummy! I used 2 cups of mozzarella and seasoned the chicken with salt and pepper. Luckily I tasted it before going in the oven because it needed more salt, but other than that it was tasty.
    7 months, 1 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes ago
    I made this last night! It was delicious! I added some diced mushrooms & replaced the parmesan with sharp cheddar because I don't like Parmesan! Will make this again. Yum.
    7 months, 5 days, 5 hours, 26 minutes ago
    7 months, 1 weeks, 17 hours, 20 minutes ago
    Yum! Doubled it, teenagers loved it. Easy to make.
    7 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 18 minutes ago
    It was very simple to make and had a wonderful flavor. I also added olives.
    7 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 22 hours, 59 minutes ago
    Loved this!! Will make again.
    8 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 20 hours, 39 minutes ago
    Awesome!! Absolutely loved this! Will definitely make again and again and again...
    10 months, 3 days, 48 minutes ago
    Tastes great!! And incredibly easy to make!!
    10 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 14 minutes ago
    11 months, 1 weeks, 4 days, 2 hours, 15 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. pasta
    2. penne
    3. Chicken
    4. spinach
    5. mozzarella
    6. Parmesan
    7. Italian

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