Cheesy Chicken Penne Bake

⏱ 60 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Meat

This baked pasta dish combines shredded chicken breast with a creamy Alfredo and chicken broth sauce, tossed with penne rigate. Topped with cheddar cheese and baked until golden, it is a hearty and satisfying meal. It serves four people and takes about 60 minutes to prepare and cook from start to finish.

Cheesy Chicken Penne Bake

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breasts (fully cooked, seasoned to your liking and shredded)
  • 16 ounces alfredo sauce (I used “Clasico” brand..my mom would be shocked I didn’t make my own so shuuushhh)
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 yellow onion
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup chicken broth
  • 1 lb penne rigate

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Cook the chopped onion in a small amount of olive oil until it becomes translucent, taking care not to let it burn.
  2. Cook the penne rigate pasta in boiling water.
  3. In a separate pan, mix the Alfredo sauce with the chicken broth and allow it to simmer gently while the pasta cooks.
  4. When the pasta is al dente, drain it and return it to its cooking pot. Add the shredded chicken and the simmered Alfredo sauce mixture to the pot.
  5. Stir everything together thoroughly, ensuring the pasta is evenly coated with the sauce.
  6. Grease a glass baking dish with butter. Transfer the pasta mixture into the dish and sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese evenly over the top.
  7. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake for a further 10 minutes.
  8. Serve the baked pasta hot.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium313800 mg

Recipe details

CategoryMeat
AuthorCucina Natalia