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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lavonne39

posted:10/27/2009

Have made this several times. Everyone I have served it to loves it. One of the few recipes I make exactly like the recipe! It's a keeper.

cgirl47

posted:10/26/2009

one of the best recipes on the site. doesn't need any other spices, i usually use italian diced tomatoes instead of regular, but i've never tried it with plain. this is in regular rotation at our house, we love it and its a great way to get in 2 servings of veggies (tomatoes, sauce and spinach!)

leahrae15

posted:10/25/2009

We loved this dish. My 2 year old had 2 helpings and hubby loved it.

Carol39110

posted:10/19/2009

I left out the spinach, but the recipe was very good. The cream cheese made a nice change to regular spaghetti sauce.

a cook

posted:10/18/2009

The neufchatel cheese really adds a nice cheesiness to the recipe. I made it without chicken since I didn't have any thawed out. My husband really liked it. It was a good use of the fresh spinach we had too.

a cook

posted:10/13/2009

I uses elbow noodles and didn't bake it due to a time crunch. It was fantastic!

a cook

posted:10/11/2009

Delicious--even the kids loved it!

tamaragill

posted:10/7/2009

Absolutely DELICIOUS!!! Will definatly be making this a lot!!!

yekrats21

posted:10/1/2009

I liked it a lot!!!