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Mama’s Recipe Box: Easy Cheesy Penne Bake

By Bonnie Owens on January 13th, 2010

Baked-Penne-MDEvery mom needs a repertoire of go-to meals for dinner.  You know, the kind that you can throw together in a half hour using ingredients you always have on hand that your family just gobbles up.  This is one of my go-to meals.  And every time I make it I wonder why I don’t make it more often.  In fact, it is so yummy that my husband and I fight over the leftovers.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound uncooked penne noodles
  • 1/2 cup oil-packed sun dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 2 chicken breasts, cooked and sliced
  • 1 15-oz jar of alfredo sauce ( I love Paul Newman’s)
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Cook penne a few minutes short of al dente (refer to package for al dente instructions).  Drain pasta and pour it into a large, shallow baking dish.
  2. Sprinkle tomatoes, broccoli and chicken over the noodles.  Pour the alfredo sauce on top and mix with a spoon until everything is well coated with sauce.  Sprinkle parmesan cheese evenly over the mixture.
  3. Bake until the top is slightly golden, about 20 minutes.  Cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

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