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 Creamy Chicken Alfredo Casserole Recipe

Time 

15 Mins

50 Mins

By SOUTHERN LIVING

Yield

Serves 4 (serving size: about 2 cups)

January 2017

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  Cold winter nights call for warm comfort food, those dishes that traditionally take hours and hours to prepare. However, even on busy weeknights you can create a hearty and satisfying meal for your family. Comfort food simply does not have to take hours to prepare. Homemade sauces and slow- roasted chickens are great to prepare when you have time on the weekends, but for a quick and easy meal after work and school, let quality convenience products assist you in putting a delicious casserole on the table. This Creamy Chicken Alfredo Casserole uses jarred Alfredo sauce and pesto sauce, as well as a rotisserie chicken. In less than an hour you can have a hot, cheesy, pasta and chicken dish ready. Add a tossed green salad and warm crusty bread, and your family will leave what they were doing and crowd around the table for a great family

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 meal. This casserole is also ideal for a weekend gathering of family and friends; simply make two dishes, or double the recipe. If you ever have leftover chicken, remember to shred it and freeze it for recipes just like this one. This recipe promises to become a family favorite, so keep it close by.

Related: Poppy Seed Chicken

Ingredients

1 (6 oz.) package fresh baby spinach, chopped

1/3 cup refrigerated pesto sauce

1 (15 oz.) jar Alfredo sauce

1/4 cup chicken broth

12 ounces uncooked penne pasta, cooked according to package directions

How to Make It

Step 1 Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss together spinach and pesto in a medium bowl.

Step 2 Stir together Alfredo sauce and chicken broth in another bowl. Spread one-third of Alfredo mixture (about 1/2 cup) into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish. Top with half of spinach mixture.

    Step 3

cooked pasta, chicken, and remaining Alfredo mixture; spoon half of chicken mixture over spinach mixture. Repeat

Stir together

 layers once with

2 1/2 cups

chopped

rotisserie and chicken mixture. chicken

Step 4 Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Remove from oven, and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven, and bake until hot

remaining spinach mixture

 4 ounces pre-

shredded low-

moisture part-

skim mozzarella

cheese (about 1

cup) and bubbly, about 5

 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil

1/4 teaspoon paprika

minutes. Top with basil and paprika.