Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Florentine

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"Fresh spinach, chicken, and a combination of cheeses make this dish comforting enough for the last days of winter yet fresh enough for the first days of spring. You also can cook the pasta mixture in individual eight-oz ramekins; bake for 15 minutes."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• cooking spray
• 3 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 3 cups fresh spinach, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) carton 2% low fat cottage cheese
• 4 cups hot cooked penne (about 8-oz uncooked tube-shaped pasta)
• 2 cups chicken breasts, shredded (roasted, boneless, skinless)
• 1 cup reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
• 1⁄2 cup fresh parmesan cheese, grated, divided
• 1⁄2 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can reduced fat, reduced sodium cream of chicken soup, undiluted

directions

1. Preheat oven to 435°F
2. Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion, and bell pepper; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add spinach, oregano ane black pepper; sauté 3 minutes or just until spinach wilts.
3. Place cottage cheese in a food processor; process until very smooth. Combine spinach mixture, cottage cheese, pasta, chicken, 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, milk and soup in a large bowl.
4. Spooon mixture into a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Bake at 425F for 25 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

Reviews

[55tbird]

Very good...will make this again for sure. Tastes very fresh.

 

[aurora]

Made this tonight and my husband loved it! I did add a cup of pasta water and an extra cup of cheddar cheese. Next time I'm thinking a bit of fresh zucchini would be good too. I'll definitely be making this again and again. Wonderful!!