Chicken, Spinach, and Cheese Pasta Bake

Made this last night for supper. Turned out amazing. I want to try it with Alfredo sauce instead of the cream cheese

We really liked this! It definitely needs seasoning though, so I made sure to add a decent amount of salt, pepper, and garlic powder. I also mixed the spinach together with hot pasta and hot chicken in a large bowl to help the spinach wilt before adding it all to the baking dish rather than stirring it in the baking dish. It would have been difficult to stir that much spinach in the baking dish with the other ingredients.

The rating is for my modifications. I boiled fresh chick tenders in salted water with a little cayenne pepper. I couldn't find the Italian-style DICED tomatoes so I used Italian-style STEWED tomatoes (I chopped them). I substituted onion and chive cream cheese for the original kind. We prefer things a bit spicy, so I added some seasonings.. garlic salt, S&P, and reduced-sodium Lawry's seasoned salt along with an extra can of tomatoes (original Rotel) because it seemed a bit dry. (I may have had a bit too much pasta.) Also, I didn't add the mozzarella until the last 15 minutes of baking. I think I will try using fresh spinach next time. I served this delicious meal-in-itself with hot, crusty French bread.

Made this last night with rave reviews from my family! I used light cream cheese to cut down on the fat. Will definitely make this again!

I added chopped artichokes hearts to the recipe and it turned out divine!

I made this delicious dish for my family of 7 and they loved it! It doesn't tell you how to make the chicken but I sautéed it with garlic, basil, a dash of salt, pepper and a dash of thyme. First I boiled the noodles (al dente') about 11 min. While boiling the noodles, i sautéed the boneless skinless chicken tenderloins (with the seasoning listed above). I added the onions to the chicken and sautéed again for about 6 min. Once onions browned, I added the penne pasta (drained of course). Then I added the diced tomatoes. I couldn't find "Italian-styled" diced tomatoes so I added Italian herb seasoning and about 2 teaspoons of sugar). I stirred that together and added it to the pasta, chicken and onions. I transferred it to a big baking dish and added the cream cheese and spinach. I mixed all of it together in the baking dish and sprinkled the mozzarella cheese through the dish and on top for garnish. Baked it covered with foil for 30 min and it came out perfect! The entire family loved it! I will be making this again in the future and will save this as one of my favorite family dishes!