Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Three Cheese chicken Penne Pasta Bake

1 ½ cup multigrain penne pasta, uncooked
1 pkg. (9oz) fresh spinach leaves
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 tsp dried basil leaves
1 jar (14 ½ oz) spaghetti sauce
1 can (14 ½ oz) diced tomatoes, drained
2 oz (1/4 or 8 oz pkg.) Philadelphia Neufchatel Cheese, cubed
1 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cook pasta, adding spinach to boiling water for last 1 min.
Cook and stir chicken and basil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 3 min. Add sauce and tomatoes; bring to boil. Simmer 3 min. or until chicken is done. Stir in Neufchatel cheese.
Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Stir in chicken mixture and ½ cup mozzarella. Spoon into 2 qt. baking dish.
Bake 20 min. sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake 3 min.

From: Kraft Foods

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