Spinach Chicken Pasta Bake

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  1 breast fillet or 118g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  2 oz or 57g

• Spinach

  Raw

  1 package (10 oz) or 284g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  1 ¾ cup or 420g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Cream cheese

  Low fat

  1 cup or 240g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  1 cup, diced or 132g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Cook pasta according to package instructions; set aside.
3. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until no longer pink, about 7-12 minutes; set aside.
4. In the same pan, heat remaining olive oil over medium heat. Sauté onions until soft, about 5 minutes.
5. In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, chicken, spinach, tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Stir well.
6. Spread cream cheese over the mixture, then top with mozzarella cheese. Mix thoroughly.
7. Transfer mixture to a baking dish, top with sautéed onions, and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.
8. Remove from oven and serve hot.