Baked Penne Pasta and Chicken
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 391.1
- Total Fat: 10.7 g
- Cholesterol: 65.9 mg
- Sodium: 484.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 49.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
- Protein: 22.4 g
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Introduction
the original recipe used Ziti, but it is hard to find around here, so i use Penne. also, the original recipe called for 32 ounces of ricotta and 6 cups of mozzerella. no chicken. and 16 ounces of sauce.this is a good lower calorie version of that recipe, and topping each serving with an extra spoon of spagetti sauce, you wont notice that you have missed out on all of that fat!
my family LOVES this recipe! the original recipe used Ziti, but it is hard to find around here, so i use Penne. also, the original recipe called for 32 ounces of ricotta and 6 cups of mozzerella. no chicken. and 16 ounces of sauce.
this is a good lower calorie version of that recipe, and topping each serving with an extra spoon of spagetti sauce, you wont notice that you have missed out on all of that fat!
my family LOVES this recipe!
Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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14.5 ounce box of Penne Pasta (i use Smart Taste by Ronzoni
15 ounces Ricotta Cheese
8 ounces (2 cups) mozzarella, shredded
24 ounces spagetti sauce
12 ounces chicken breast cooked and chopped into bite size pieces
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
cook and drain pasta, mix with the ricotta cheese, chopped- pre-cooked chicken breast and half of the mozzerella cheese. (i usually have a couple of left over chicken breasts all ready cooked from a day or so before, so i dont count that in to the prep time)
in the bottom of a baking dish, spread about half of the spagetti sauce
pour the cheese, chicken, penne mixture into baking dish and smooth it out a bit
pour on the rest of the spagetti sauce and spread it around.
sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese over the top
bake in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.
if you like, you can serve with a bit more heated spagetti sauce on top.
Serving Size: about 8 - 1.5 cup servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LUCKYDOGFARM.
in the bottom of a baking dish, spread about half of the spagetti sauce
pour the cheese, chicken, penne mixture into baking dish and smooth it out a bit
pour on the rest of the spagetti sauce and spread it around.
sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese over the top
bake in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.
if you like, you can serve with a bit more heated spagetti sauce on top.
Serving Size: about 8 - 1.5 cup servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LUCKYDOGFARM.