Cheesy Chicken and Bacon No-Boil Pasta Bake
Updated Sep 18, 2017
Why boil pasta when you can just cover it in yummy sauce and cook it in the oven? This cheesy chicken and bacon pasta bake is quick, easy and delicious!
Cheesy Chicken and Bacon No-Boil Pasta Bake
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb uncooked spaghetti, broken in half
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 8 oz cream cheese, cut in 1-inch pieces, softened
- 6 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (2 oz)
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ Italian style panko crispy bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish with cooking spray. Spread spaghetti evenly in dish; set aside.
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Step2Sprinkle salt over chicken. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook chicken over medium-high heat 4 to 5 minutes, turning once, until browned. Add broth and cream cheese. Reduce heat to medium; heat to simmering. Stir constantly 1 to 2 minutes, breaking up cream cheese pieces, until combined. Mixture may appear grainy but will become smooth during baking.
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Step3Pour chicken mixture over pasta in dish; stir. Cover tightly with foil. Bake 28 to 30 minutes or until noodles are soft and inside of chicken is no longer pink. Stir mixture.
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Step4Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix bacon, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and melted butter. Sprinkle evenly over baked pasta mixture. Bake 8 to 10 minutes longer or until bread crumbs are golden brown and cheese is melted. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
730
Calories
37g
Total Fat
36g
Protein
64g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 730
- Calories from Fat
- 330
- Total Fat
- 37g
- 57%
- Saturated Fat
- 20g
- 98%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 130mg
- 43%
- Sodium
- 1390mg
- 58%
- Potassium
- 320mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 64g
- 21%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 12%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 36g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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