easy chicken and pasta bake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Marisa Prevatt
Canton, MI

This is a recipe I created that is fast and nutritious, and bonus my kids love it. This is great for all the working mothers out there (like me), it can be made ahead of time and thrown in the oven after work. Serve with salad and garlic bread.

(2 ratings)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For easy chicken and pasta bake

  • 1 lb
    penne pasta, cooked
  • 1 md
    onion, chopped
  • 1 lb
    ground chicken
  • 4 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1/4 tsp
    red pepper flakes
  • 10 oz
    frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed of all excess water
  • 1 jar
    alfredo sauce
  • 1 jar
    tomato and basil spaghetti sauce
  • 1 c
    mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 c
    parmesan cheese

How To Make easy chicken and pasta bake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2
    On your cook top over med-high heat, brown ground chicken with chopped onions in a large sauce pan until chicken is cooked and onions are soft and translucent.
  • 3
    Add garlic, spinach, and red pepper flakes and cook until spinach is just heated through.
  • 4
    Turn down cook top heat to med and add both jars of sauce to the meat mixture. Stir thoroughly and cook for about 5 mins.
  • 5
    Transfer your meat and sauce mixture into a large bowl and mix in the cooked Penne pasta.
  • 6
    Pour pasta mixture into 9X13in. pan and sprinkle the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses over the pasta mixture.
  • 7
    Bake in your preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.

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