Thursday, September 17, 2009

Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake

This is a Kraft.com recipe (thanks to Melynie's tip, I get a lot of great recipes from here). Nate and I just tried this one and really liked it. It tastes even better the next day.

Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake
Prep Time:
20 min
Total Time:
43 min
Makes:
4 servings
What You Need!
1-1/2 cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked
1 pkg. (9 oz.) fresh spinach leaves
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1 jar (14-1/2 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained
2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA 1/3 Less Fat Cream Cheese, cubed
1 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
Make It!
HEAT oven to 375ºF.
COOK pasta as directed on package, adding spinach to the boiling water the last minute.
COOK and stir chicken and basil in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 3 min. Stir in spaghetti sauce and tomatoes; bring to boil. Simmer on low heat 3 min. or until chicken is done. Stir in cream cheese.
DRAIN pasta mixture; return to pan. Stir in chicken mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella. Spoon into 2-qt. casserole or 8-inch square baking dish.
BAKE 20 min. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake 3 min.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Orange Julius


6 oz. orange juice concentrate

1 c milk

1 c water

1 tray ice cubes

1/2 sugar

1 t vanilla

Blend ingredients in blender.

Yum!