Three Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 446.1
  • Total Fat: 18.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 78.5 mg
  • Sodium: 800.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
  • Protein: 46.0 g

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Introduction

This recipe is already listed in Spark People, but the calories seem way off on the other recipies. This recipe is already listed in Spark People, but the calories seem way off on the other recipies.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 1/3 cups multi grain penne pasta, uncooked
    9 ounce fresh spinach leaves
    1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
    1 t. dried basil leaves
    14 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
    14 oz. can diced tomatoes, drained
    2 oz. Neufchatel cheese, cubed
    1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
    2 T. grated parmesan cheese

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cook pasta as directed on package, adding spinach to the boiling water for the last minute.

Cook and stir chicken and basil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat for 3 minutes. Add spaghetti sauce and tomatoes; bring to boil. Simmer 3 minutes or until chicken in done. Add Neufchatel cheese and stir.

Drain pasta mixture, return to pan. Stir in chicken mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella. Spoon into 2 quart baking dish.

Bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake 3 minutes.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DBARNES306.