How To Make Chicken Alfredo Baked Ziti
A cozy baked pasta dish perfect for a cozy weather! This amazing chicken alfredo pasta dish is cheesy, creamy and easy to make!
Serves:
Ingredients
For Chicken Baked Ziti:
- 12ozziti pastauncooked (or any pasta shape)
- 2cupsshredded cooked chicken, (about 2 small chicken breasts)
- 1 ½cups mozzarella cheeseshredded, part-skim
- basilfresh, finely chopped
- 1tbspolive oil(or butter)
For Alfredo Sauce:
- 4clovesgarlicminced
- 3tbspall-purpose flour
- 1cupchicken stock(or vegetable stock)
- 1cuplow-fat milk
- ¾cupParmesan cheesefreshly-grated
- ½tspsalt
- ¼tspblack pepper
Instructions
Chicken Baked Ziti:
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Mist a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
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Cook the pasta al dente in a large stockpot of well-salted boiling according to package instructions. Drain.
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Return pasta to the stockpot and add chicken and alfredo sauce.
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Gently toss to combine until the pasta is evenly coated.
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Pour half of the pasta into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of mozzarella.
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Layer the remaining half of the pasta evenly on top. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining 1 ½ cup of mozzarella.
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Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the cheese is melted and just barely starts to turn golden. Remove and serve immediately, sprinkled with additional toppings if desired.
Alfredo Sauce:
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Heat olive oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat.
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Add garlic and sauté one minute, stirring occasionally, until fragrant.
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Sprinkle with flour, and stir to combine.
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Sauté for an additional minute to cook the flour, stirring occasionally.
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Slowly add chicken broth, whisking to combine until smooth.
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Whisk in milk, and bring the mixture to a simmer.
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Let cook for an additional minute until thickened, then stir in Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper until the cheese melted. Remove from heat and set aside.
Nutrition
- Calories: 1773.47kcal
- Fat: 109.66g
- Saturated Fat: 66.59g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 32.71g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.28g
- Carbohydrates: 62.48g
- Fiber: 2.70g
- Sugar: 8.12g
- Protein: 131.57g
- Cholesterol: 370.64mg
- Sodium: 4005.85mg
- Calcium: 3341.58mg
- Potassium: 718.78mg
- Iron: 3.65mg
- Vitamin A: 850.15µg
- Vitamin C: 0.70mg
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