Cheesy Chicken Parmesan Pasta Casserole
Recipe type: Dinner, Main Dish
 
Ingredients
  • 12 oz. Barilla Penne pasta
  • 2 cups cooked cubed chicken (approximately 2 small chicken breasts or 5-6 tenders)
  • 1 – 24 oz. jar Barilla Pasta Sauce (Traditional or Marinara)
  • 1½ cups shredded Galbani Mozzarella cheese
  • ⅓ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Bring water to a rolling boil and add a generous amount of salt.
  3. Add pasta and cook until al dente (approximately 10-11 mins) in a large stockpot of generously-salted boiling water.
  4. While pasta is cooking, pan-fry chicken breast and cut into cubes. You can also use grilled chicken breast or leftover chicken breast.
  5. Grate the cheese and set aside.
  6. Drain and return to pot. Add the cubed chicken, pasta sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper.
  7. Gently stir to combine until the pasta and chicken are evenly coated.
  8. Spray or grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  9. Pour half of the pasta into the greased into the baking dish.
  10. Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, half of the Parmesan cheese, and half of the basil.
  11. Add the remaining half of the pasta evenly on top. Sprinkle with the remaining ½ cup of mozzarella cheese and remaining Parmesan cheese.
  12. Bake for approximately 20 minutes (oven temps. vary) until the cheese is melted.
  13. Remove from oven and sprinkle with a little extra Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.
  14. Serve warm while ooey and gooey!
  15. Enjoy!
Recipe by It's Free At Last at https://itsfreeatlast.com/cheesy-parmesan-chicken-penne-pasta-a-quick-easy-meal-for-the-holiday-rush/