three-cheese chicken penne pasta bake

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked
• 1 (9 ounce) bag fresh spinach leaves
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 (14 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 2 ounces philadelphia neufchatel cheese, cubed
• 1 cup kraft 2% milk shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 2 tablespoons kraft grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 43 mins


• heat oven to 375 degrees f.
• cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding spinach to the boiling water for the last minute.
• meanwhile, cook and stir chicken and basil in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 3 min. stir in tomatoes and spaghetti sauce; bring to boil. simmer on low heat 3 min. or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally. stir in neufchatel.
• drain pasta mixture; return to pan. stir in chicken mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella; pour into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray.
• bake 20 min. or until heated through; top with remaining cheeses. bake 3 min. or until mozzarella is melted.