Savoury Chicken Bake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups penne
• 1 cup baby carrots, cut in half diagonally
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 cups pasta sauce, divided
• 1 1/4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 grease a 11" x 7" baking dish.
• 3 in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the penne as per package instructions, stirring occasionally.
• 4 stir in the carrots and cook for another 4 minutes or until the pasta is tender.
• 5 drain well.
• 6 meanwhile, in a large non-stick skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
• 7 add the chicken and oregano and cook, stirring, until the chicken is browned and no longer pink inside.
• 8 toss the pasta and carrots with 2/3 cup of the pasta sauce.
• 9 spread in the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the mozzarella.
• 10 place the cooked chicken pieces on top of the pasta.
• 11 top with another 1/2 cup of the mozzarella and pour the remaining sauce over the cheese.
• 12 cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes or until heated through.
• 13 remove the foil, top with the remaining mozzarella and broil for 1 to 2 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.