Thursday, January 15, 2009

Three Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta

I found this recipe on the Kraft webpage. I used GF brown rice noodles from Trader Joe's. I love Trader Joe's noodles the best. They cook up great and they reheat very well.


1-1/2 cups GF penne pasta, uncooked ( I used curly noodles because that is what I had)
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 Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese, divided
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF. Cook pasta as directed on package, adding spinach to the boiling water for the last 1 min.
COOK and stir chicken and basil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 3 min. Add spaghetti sauce and tomatoes; bring to boil. Simmer 3 min. or until chicken is done. Stir in Neufchatel cheese.
DRAIN pasta mixture; return to pan. Stir in chicken mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella. Spoon into 2-qt. or 8-inch square baking dish.
BAKE 20 min. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake 3 min.

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