Baked Chicken Alfredo

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Description

This recipe is quick and easy and any novice cook can do it. It was made for the little ones who always wanted to order out at Pizza Hut® or Olive Garden®. Serve with additional Parmesan cheese if desired. This recipe can also be eaten without being baked but the kids love that it resembles baked casseroles found in restaurants.

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups milk
  • 6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese, divided
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt, divided
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 chicken breasts, patted dry
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add penne and cook
  2. stirring occasionally
  3. until tender yet firm to the bite
  4. about 11 minutes. Drain.
  5. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add minced garlic; saute until golden
  6. about 30 seconds. Stir in cream cheese until smooth. Add milk; stir until there are no lumps. Lower heat to medium. Add 3/4 of the Parmesan cheese
  7. parsley
  8. Italian seasoning
  9. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  10. and black pepper. Simmer
  11. stirring occasionally
  12. until sauce is smooth
  13. about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
  14. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over low heat. Season chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and garlic powder on both sides. Cook chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C)
  15. about 6 minutes per side. Cut chicken into 1/2-inch cubes.
  16. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  17. Butter bottom and sides of a 9×13-inch casserole dish. Cover bottom with a layer of pasta. Place half of the chicken cubes on top. Pour 1/2 of the sauce over the chicken. Repeat layering pasta
  18. chicken
  19. and sauce. Sprinkle top with remaining Parmesan cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.
  20. Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbly
  21. about 15 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and bake until cheese is golden
  22. about 5 minutes more.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 58 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins

Servings: 10

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