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This Chicken pasta casserole bake is similar to Baked ziti, but with added chicken and fresh spinach. If the kids don't like spinach, you can always leave it out.

Serve this chicken pasta bake with Caesar salad and Garlic bread.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

* 8 oz. penne pasta
* 1 Tbsp. olive oil
* 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
* 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
* 1 28 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
* 1 14 oz. can diced tomatoes, drained
* 1 3 oz. package cream cheese
* 2 cups fresh baby spinach, washed and patted dry with a paper towel
* 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
* 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick spray.

2. Cook pasta according to package directions for "al dente." Drain. Pour into prepared baking dish.

3. Heat oil in a large saucepan or dutch oven over medium-high heat. While oil is heating, cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.

4. Brown chicken in oil. Add Italian seasoning, half of the spaghetti sauce and the drained tomatoes. Let simmer 2-3 minutes.

5. Cut cream cheese into small chunks. Add to chicken and tomato sauce mixture. Simmer until cream cheese is melted.

6. Stir in spinach. Cook another minute, until spinach wilts slightly.

7. Pour chicken mixture over pasta. Top with one cup of the shredded mozzarella. Top with the remaining spaghetti sauce, remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

8. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes, or until bubbly. ~ Chicken Pasta Casserole Recipe

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Baked ziti is one of those incredibly adaptable recipes you can change to suit your mood, your family's tastes or the ingredients you have on hand. Try adding browned ground beef or roasted vegetables to this easy Baked ziti Recipe.

Serve this simple baked ziti with Garlic bread and Caesar salad.

Ingredients

* 16 oz. ziti pasta
* 1 large egg
* 15 oz. ricotta cheese
* 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
* 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (optional)
* 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
* 4-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce (homemade or from a jar)
* 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Prepare pasta according to package directions for "al dente." Drain.

3. In a large bowl, beat egg. Add ricotta cheese garlic powder, basil and 1 cup of the mozzarella. Mix well.

4. Add cooked pasta and 2 cups of the Spaghetti Sauce.

5. Pour 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce in a 9 x 13 pan.

6. Top with the ziti mixture. Top with the remaining sauce. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese over the sauce.

7. Cover with foil, and bake 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 10-20 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.

8. Let the baked ziti rest 10 minutes before serving.

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Garlic bread is the perfect accompaniment to Lasagna or Spaghetti. And this Garlic bread recipe is amazingly easy to make.

This garlic bread is soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside. We melt the butter and cook the crushed garlic a little to help ensure that the baked garlic bread will not have a raw garlic flavour. The amount of garlic could be increased if you are using a mild-flavoured garlic or if you like a strong garlic flavour. Other herbs, such as basil or chives, could be used in addition to, or instead of, the parsley.

Indeed, once you learn how to make garlic bread, you can vary the recipe to suit your tastes, adding different seasonings, cheese, and more or less garlic.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

* 1 loaf fresh Italian bread
* 3 Tbsp. butter, softened
* 2 Tbsp. olive oil
* 3 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Slice Italian bread in half, lengthwise.

3. In a small bowl, mix together butter, olive oil, garlic and Italian seasoning. Spread evenly over both sides of the bread.

4. Close the loaf (with the buttered sides facing each other), and wrap in aluminum foil. Place on a baking sheet.

5. Bake 15 minutes. Unwrap (carefully!) and place open-faced on the baking sheet. Bake another 5-7 minutes on the middle rack until golden.

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