Greek Pasta Bake

bmcnichol's Note:

Yummy casserole. Adapted from Light and Tasty.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 (12 ounce) package whole wheat penne
• 4 cups cubed cooked chicken breasts
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can diced tomatoes , drained
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach , thawed and squeezed dry
• 2 (2 ¼ ounce) cans sliced ripe olives , drained
• ¼ cup chopped red onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped green peppers
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
2. In a bowl, combine pasta, chicken, tomato sauce, tomatoes, spinach, olives, onion, green pepper, basil and oregano.
3. Transfer to a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Sprinkle with cheeses.
5. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

Reviews

[flower7]

This is very tasty - kind-of Greek-Italian fusion! I halved the recipe and used leftover deli roasted chicken (white meat only), orange bell pepper, and just a tiny bit more spinach (I had about 6 oz from a 16 oz bag of frozen spinach and wanted to use it up). I also used more cheese, but that's something I almost always do, being a serious cheese lover! Baked the half recipe in an 8x8 (2 qt) dish. Thanks for sharing! [Made for Adopt A Tag 2010/2011]

[bad kitty 1116]

I was excited about this recipe , but didn't end up liking it. It was too much stuff all thrown together and it tasted like it. I followed the recipe exactly except using roasted red peppers instead of the green. We ate it for dinner but most of the leftovers got thrown away. I wouldn't make this again and it wastes some expensive ingredients in my opinion. Just not for us, thanks anyway!

[Helen1]

As always I subbed a few things. I used souvlaki chicken breasts from Costco, a jar of ready made pasta sauce, and parmesan cheese because I had no mozzarella. The rest I had. It was very tasty and I really liked the addition of black olives. Heated up well in microwave too.