Chicken, Spinach, and Cheese Pasta Bake

Name: Chicken, Spinach, and Cheese Pasta Bake
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 397 grams Italian-style diced tomatoes; 710 milliliters chopped cooked chicken; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 227 grams package penne pasta; 355 milliliters shredded mozzarella cheese; 283 grams package spinach

Chicken, Spinach, and Cheese Pasta Bake might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 416 calories, 25g of protein, and 23g of fat. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up mozzarella cheese, olive oil, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cream cheese you could follow this main course with the Cream Cheese Dessert Wedges as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.

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Penne

Water

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Pot

Drain.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Saute onion in hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

Mix penne pasta, onion, chicken, diced tomatoes, spinach, and cream cheese together in a baking dish until the cream cheese melts and coats everything.

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Cream Cheese