Baked chicken pasta dish. What would easy weeknight dinners be without family-friendly staples like chicken and pasta? These easy recipes from a variety of cuisines showcase the versatility of chicken and noodles. If there were any doubt, these dishes prove the two go great together.

These two versatile ingredients can be mixed with different sauces to make tasty lasagne dishes and Combine two of the nation's favourite ingredients in comforting dishes, ideal for midweek family meals. You just can't go wrong with chicken pasta. This is a quick and easy dish in which penne pasta is tossed with chicken in a simple sauce of cream, pesto and Parmesan cheese. You can cook Baked chicken pasta dish using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Baked chicken pasta dish

Prepare of Ingredients.
You need 1 lb of boneless chicken breasts.
You need 1 box of rotini pasta or desired noodles.
It's 1 packages of any cheese, mozzarella, blended whatever you like best.
It's 1 1/2 cup of parmesan grated cheese.
Prepare 1 of salt and pepper to taste.
Prepare 1 of you can also beat or flatten chicken before you cut them if desired, tenderizes and cooks a little quicker.
It's 1 can of or bottles pasta sauce any kind.

Granted, any baked pasta dish always brings me back to my college days when my roommates and I basically lived on pasta bakes night after night after glorious night. It's all of the goodness of chicken parmesan, turned into a baked ziti dish. Chicken Pasta Bake is made with chunks of chicken, penne pasta and a cheese sauce. This pasta bake is topped with Parmesan cheese just before baking.

Baked chicken pasta dish step by step

preheat oven 350°.
cut chicken into small pieces whether cubed or sliced, (i like to season my chicken with kickn chicken or beer can chicken by grill mates) in a non stick frying pan cook chicken till no longer pink in the middle.
boil water medium to large pan and cook pasta til aldente or til noodles are almost cooked all the way through, still has a lil bite to them.
spray non stick spray in a glass pirex dish, or any glass pan, decent size.
in a medium to large mixing bowl put in cooked chicken, pasta, cheese (not all the cheese, you want some left over to spread out over the top, and you dont have to use the whole bag if you dont want it too cheesy) and sauce add desired amount of salt and pepper and mix well.
pour into baking dish and cover the top with remaining sauce and cheese.
place in oven until all cheese is melted and almost golden brown or for about 20-30 min depending on your oven. once the cheese is melted through the dish its usually fully cooked and more than 20 min is not needed.
you can also try my other version, i call it my pizza pasta dish, just substitute chicken for pepperoni and sausage or whatever u like on your pizza :).

Cheesy Baked Pasta with Chicken is a delicious baked pasta that will satisfy your entire family. This baked pasta is comfort food at it's finest. Place chicken in single layer on top of pasta mixture in baking dish. This vegetarian baked pasta dish is bursting with color and flavor. Fontina, smoked mozzarella and Parmesan cheese add creaminess and flavor depth.