Weeknight Chicken Alfredo Bake

Time :50 minutes
Yield :4 servings

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Weeknight Chicken Alfredo Bake is easy, breezy, and delicious; exactly what you need when you're finally home after a long day at work. The sauce is creamy, the chicken is savory, the spinach is fresh, and the cheese is melty. It's like a warm "Welcome Home" in a dish! This Weeknight Chicken Alfredo Bake will make your weeknights so much more fun!
Weeknight Chicken Alfredo Bake is easy, breezy, and delicious; exactly what you need when you're finally home after a long day at work. The sauce is creamy, the chicken is savory, the spinach is fresh, and the cheese is melty. It's like a warm "Welcome Home" in a dish! This Weeknight Chicken Alfredo Bake will make your weeknights so much more fun!

Ingredients

  • 1 (6-ounce) package fresh baby spinach chopped
  • 1/3 cup refrigerated pesto sauce
  • 1 (15-ounce) jar Alfredo sauce
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 12 ounces penne pasta cooked
  • 2 1/2 cups rotisserie chicken chopped
  • 4 ounces mozzarella cheese low-moisture and part-skim, shredded
  • 2 tablespoons fresh basil thinly sliced, for topping
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika for topping

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Lightly grease a 7x11-inch baking dish.
  • Toss the spinach and the pesto together in a medium bowl.
  • Stir the Alfredo sauce and the chicken broth together in another bowl.
  • Spread 1/3 of the Alfredo mixture in the prepared baking dish.
  • Top the Alfredo layer with 1/2 of the spinach-pesto mixture.
  • Stir together the cooked pasta, the chicken, and the remaining Alfredo mixture.
  • Spoon 1/2 of the chicken mixture over the spinach-pesto layer in the baking dish.
  • Repeat layering with the spinach-pesto mixture and the chicken mixture in the baking dish.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Sprinkle on the mozzarella and bake until hot and bubbly, about 5 minutes.
  • Top with the basil and the paprika.
  • Serve.
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