Chicken, Spinach, and Cheese Pasta Bake

Pasta, chicken, spinach, and cheese are baked to bubbly perfection in this simple comfort-food recipe.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 544 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 (8 ounce) package penne pasta
• 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1 (14 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
• 1 (10 ounce) package spinach

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.