How To Make Chicken Parmesan Baked Ziti
Cook up this flavorful and cheesy baked ziti for your next dinner party! It’s loaded with filling chicken for a fuller and more flavorful meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 12ozDeLallo penne ziti,or any pasta shape
- 2cupschicken breasts,cooked, shredded
- 25ozDeLallo Pomodoro Fresco Tomato-Basil Sauce,pasta sauce
- 1½cupsmozzarella cheese,shredded, 2% low fat
- ⅓cupparmesan cheese,freshly-grated
- ¼cupfresh basil leaves,packed, roughly chopped
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
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Cook the pasta to al dente in a large stockpot of generously-salted boiling, according to package instructions. Drain.
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Return the pasta to the stockpot, then add chicken and tomato 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 a greased 11 x 7-inch or 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
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Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, half of the Parmesan cheese and half of the basil.
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Layer the remaining half of the pasta evenly on top.
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Sprinkle evenly with the remaining ½ cup of mozzarella cheese.
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Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the cheese is melted and just barely starts to turn golden.
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Remove, then sprinkle immediately with the remaining Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 637.02kcal
- Fat: 27.72g
- Saturated Fat: 13.83g
- Trans Fat: 0.09g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8.61g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.95g
- Carbohydrates: 53.13g
- Fiber: 3.96g
- Sugar: 8.74g
- Protein: 41.78g
- Cholesterol: 114.02mg
- Sodium: 1120.79mg
- Calcium: 525.24mg
- Potassium: 728.26mg
- Iron: 2.45mg
- Vitamin A: 204.79µg
- Vitamin C: 2.54mg
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