chicken, spinach, and cheese pasta bake

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (8 ounce) package penne pasta
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1 (14 ounce) can italian-style diced tomatoes
• 1 (10 ounce) package spinach
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• 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. drain.
• heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. saute onion in hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• mix penne pasta, onion, chicken, diced tomatoes, spinach, and cream cheese together in a baking dish until the cream cheese melts and coats everything. sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the pasta mixture. cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. remove foil and continue baking until heated through and beginning to brown along the edges, about 15 minutes more.