Walter Longino

Creamy Pesto Chicken Casserole

A delicious dish with tender chicken and pesto sauce!
Course: Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • Pasta: Penne Rigatoni or Corckscrew all work well (16 oz)
  • Rotisserie Chicken: chopped 4 cups
  • Prepared Pesto ½ cup
  • Alfredo Sauce 15oz
  • Baby Spinach 3 cups
  • Canned Diced Tomatoes 1 can, 15oz
  • Shredded Mozzarella 2 cups
  • Parmesan/Romano grated cheese 1/2 cup
  • Milk 1/2 cup
  • Panko Bread Crumbs ½ cup
  • Olive Oil 1 tablespoon

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray dish with cooking spray and set aside
  2. Boil pot of water and cook pasta for 2 minutes less than the shortest time listed on package, drain.
  3. In a bowl, mix your chicken, spinach, tomatoes and mozz cheese. Pour alfredo sauce, pesto and milk over top to combine.
  4. In a small mixing bowl add your parmesan cheese and bread crumbs with olive oil and stir with fork.
  5. Add pasta to the chicken mixture and stir until everything mixes.
  6. Pour into prepared dish, smooth out for even layer then sprinkle with parmesan/panko bread crumbs.
  7. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until everything is bubbly and bread crumbs are toasted.