Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake

Name: Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
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 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained; 1-3/4 cups CLASSICO Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce; 2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed; 1 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided; 2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

5 steps

Prep:25minCook:20min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:43:58 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories727.6 kcal (36%)

Total Fat24.3 g (35%)

Carbs84.5 g (33%)

Sugars6.2 g (7%)

Protein56.2 g (112%)

Sodium2593.7 mg (130%)

Fiber4.9 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 ½ cupsmulti-grain penne pasta

uncooked

1 x 9 ozfresh spinach leaves

pkg

1 lbboneless skinless chicken breasts

cut into bite - size pieces

1 tspdried basil leaves

1 x 14.5canned diced tomato with juice

drained

1 ¾ cupstomato and basil pasta sauce

2 ozneufchatel cheese

cubed

1 cup2 % milk shredded mozzarella cheese

divided

2 Tbspgrated parmesan cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 375ºF.

Step 2

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

Step 3

Meanwhile, cook and stir chicken and basil in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 3 min. Stir in tomatoes and pasta sauce; bring to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 3 min. or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally. Add Neufchatel; cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or until completely melted.

Step 4

Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Stir in chicken mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella; spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray.

Step 5

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

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