Healthy Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake
This Healthy Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake is only 460 calories per serving which is 1/4 of this dish!
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked
- 9 ounces fresh spinach leaves
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1 14-1/2 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
- 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes, drained
- 2 oz Neufchatel cheese, cubed (you can substitute cream cheese))
- 1 cup shredded 2% milk mozzarella cheese, divided
- 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375ºF.
- Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt and adding spinach to the boiling water the last minute.
- Cook and stir chicken and basil in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 3 min. Stir in spaghetti sauce, garlic, and tomatoes; bring to boil. Simmer on low heat 3 min. or until chicken is done. Stir in Neufchatel.
- Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Stir in chicken mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella. Spoon into 2-qt. casserole or 8-inch square baking dish.
- Bake 20 min.; top with remaining cheeses. Bake 3 min. or until mozzarella is melted.
Notes
Source: adapted from Kraft
Calories: 460kcal