14
Sep
2010
Emily
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Emily
Fueled by coffee and wine. Wife to a doc, mom to three boys (one with Autism), self-proclaimed tortoise wrangler. I knit, I get crafty, I tweet.
This is Amazing! I made it last week and the kids gobbled it up!
Recipe: 3 Cheese Chicken Penne
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked
1 pkg. (9 oz.) fresh spinach leaves
1 lb. Boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 tsp. Dried basil leaves
1 jar (14-1/2 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained
2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed
1 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
2 Tbsp. KRAFT 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 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.
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Yum! That sounds SO good.
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Thanks! It was a huge hit here too!
I just made this for dinner tonight! It was a HUGE HIT! Everyone loved it and better yet it was EASY to make.
I strongly recommend this recipe!
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