Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake

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Hundreds of people can't be wrong. Check out this creamy, cheesy, hearty casserole that sports a solid 5 stars for deliciousness as well as smarts.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

43 min

servings

total:

4 servings, 2 cups each

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What You Need

1-1/2

cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked

pkg. (9 oz.) fresh spinach leaves

lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

tsp. dried basil leaves

can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained

jar (14 oz.) spaghetti sauce

oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed

cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided

Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

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

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 spaghetti sauce; bring to boil. Simmer on low heat 3 min. or until chicken is done, stirring occasonally. Stir in Neufchatel.

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

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

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Note

If watching sodium, prepare using no-salt-added diced tomatoes and lower-sodium spaghetti sauce.

Substitute

Substitute an 8-inch square baking dish for the 2-qt. casserole.

Serving Suggestion

Serve with CRYSTAL LIGHT Iced Tea.

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bethk29

posted:10/3/2012

Love it and so does the kids! I was excited to heat up the left overs the next day!

kristimoore06

posted:9/27/2012

This recipe was really good, ended up using 2 cups of mozzarella, I like extra cheese though. Followed the recipe exactly, ended up needing a 2 1/2 qt. dish to bake it and it still was hard to keep it all in.

a cook

posted:9/3/2012

I did not like this recipe. I think there was too much tomato flavor going on for me. Thought it was going to be a creamy dish.

loepkerd

posted:8/20/2012

This is so good! Made my chicken in bite-sized pieces the night before. I used all the ingredients but just cooked the spinach in with the tomatoes, and used Kraft 3 cheese italian w/ philly (YUM) instead of mozzarella. TRY THIS - the spinach is almost hidden, but full of our vitamins. Thanks again Kraft!!

AbigailElizabeth

posted:7/23/2012

Loved it! Cut spinach in half since hubby isn't crazy about it... Definitely a keeper!

a cook

posted:7/3/2012

Just a good, yummy any night dinner! Easy to make and tastes great!

PinkSock

posted:2/26/2012

This tuned out fabulous even tho I goofed up the recipe! By mistake I poured in the entire regular sized jar of spaghetti sauce in with the chicken. So, I used the entire 1# box of penne, 4oz of cream cheese, and doubled the mozzarella - baked for the same time in a 9 x 13 pan. Was very good! Next time I'm going to add in a small can of sliced black olives.

dbarnett77

posted:1/17/2012

Wow! I didn't expect this to be near as good as it was. I made exactly as the recipe is written and it was SO good! Even my husband who only likes green beans and corns for his veggies ate the spinach in it! (Both kids liked too)

Subbzero24

posted:1/16/2012

This recipe is awesome! I didn't have spinach so we put zucchini and broccoli in its place. Wow, it turned out spectacular!! Will definitely be adding this to our regular meals!

Christine183

posted:1/16/2012

Excellent the only thing I changed was the amount of mozzarela cheese, I doubled the amount because I really love cheese. This was one of the best recipes I've tried.