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Chicken-and-Pasta Bake with Basil

Source of Recipe

Cooking Light Magazine


Recipe Introduction

This soul-satisfying casserole only needs a side salad or bread to make it a complete meal.
Chicken-and-Pasta Bake with Basil
WW Points
Makes 6 servings

Asiago Cheese Sauce:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups 1% low-fat milk
1 cup grated Asiago cheese

3 cups broccoli florets
4 cups hot cooked penne (about 8 ounces uncooked tube-shaped pasta)
3 cups chopped ready-to-eat roasted skinned, boned chicken breasts (about 3
breasts)
2 cups hot Asiago Cheese Sauce
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
cooking spray

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2 Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Place flour in a medium, heavy saucepan; gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. Place over medium heat; cook until thick (about 8 minutes), stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add cheese, stirring until melted.

3 Steam the broccoli, covered, 4 minutes. Drain. Combine broccoli and next 7 ingredients (broccoli through garlic). Spoon into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until bubbly.

Per serving equals: CALORIES 332 (21% from fat); FAT 7.9g (sat 4.1g, mono 2.2g, poly 0.8g); PROTEIN 24.9g; CARB 39.5g; FIBER 2.5g; CHOL 40mg; IRON 2.6mg; SODIUM 478mg; ++++ WWP: 7