Chicken & Spinach Pasta Bake

We aren't eating much pasta around here these days. But? I figured a month and a half without making any type of pasta was a little intense. So I did it. And it was good. Original recipe is found here. I tweaked it a bit.

What you need-

Half a pound of pasta. We used rigatoni.

1 tbs. butter

1/2 tbs. onion powder

1 10 oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach (thawed)

3 cups cubed chicken breasts

1 (14 oz) can Italian-style diced tomatoes, drained

1 (10 oz) container Philadelphia Cooking Creme Savory Garlic flavor
Pinch of salt and pepper

1½ c shredded mozzarella cheese


Can I just say that initially the thought of the cooking creme made me want to vom? Just try it, you'll like it.


What you do-
Throw the butter in a skillet with the chicken and the onion powder. Brown it up. Boil the pasta. While that's happening, take the thawed spinach and get out as much of the liquid as you can. I squeeze it all between some paper towels. You also need to preheat the oven to 350. Drain the cooked pasta, and throw it in a large bowl with the spinach, cooked chicken, cooking creme, salt/pepper, and tomatoes. Mix it up really good. Spray a 13X9 dish with cooking spray and add the mixture into it. Top with the cheese and throw it in the oven.


I let mine cook for about 30 minutes, then I turned on the broiler for a couple of minutes to brown the cheese.

Thank you Pinterest for another yummy dinner!