Baked Chicken Cacciatore Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb boneless chicken piece, cooked and shredded
• 1/2 lb mini penne pasta, cooked,rinsed,drained and cooled (pre-cooked weight)
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms or 1 (15 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
• 2 carrots, shredded (about 1 cup after shredding)
• 3 cups prepared spaghetti sauce
• 1 can condensed tomato soup
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 3 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 cup italian cheese blend (mozzarella, provolone, asiago, parmesan blend sold preshredded in a bag)
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in 4 quarts of rapidly boiling water.
• 2 shred chicken into bite size pieces.
• 3 toss chicken with dried spices.
• 4 shred carrots.
• 5 slice mushrooms.
• 6 drain and rinse pasta.
• 7 oil bottom of a large (4 quart) casserole dish with the olive oil.
• 8 layer shredded chicken, sliced mushrooms, shredded carrots and cooked pasta.
• 9 pour spaghetti sauce and condensed soup over all; mix thoroughly.
• 10 top with cheese.
• 11 cover tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees f for 30 minutes.
• 12 remove foil, and bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until cheese is browned.