Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake

Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake
  • 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


  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding spinach to the boiling water for the last minute.
  3. 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.
  4. Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Stir in chicken mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella; pour into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray.
  5. Bake 20 min. or until heated through; top with remaining cheeses. Bake 3 min. or until mozzarella is melted.

04/10/2017
Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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