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Chicken Alfredo Spaghetti Bake

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 adult servings
Calories 541 kcal

Equipment

  • oven safe pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large chicken breast cubed
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 3 large garlic cloves minced
  • 2 cups uncooked spaghetti noodles broken into 2 inch pieces
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Over one burner on the stove, begin boiling water for the pasta. At the same time, on another burner, place the oven safe pan and drizzle with olive oil. Add in the chicken chunks and begin to saute.
  • Once the chicken is thoroughly cooked, remove from pan and let rest on a plate. Drizzle the pan with a little more olive oil and add in the onion to begin to cook. Cook and stir for a few minutes until the onion becomes translusent. Add in the garlic and the oregano. Stir to combine.
  • By this time the water is most likely boiling. If it is, add in a very small handful of salt and then add in the spaghetti bits. It will take about 5-6 minutes for the pasta to cook to al dente. You will not want to cook the pasta more than that because it will finish cooking in the oven.
  • Add in the cream cheese into the pan and stir continuously while it melts. Add in 3/4 cup of the parmesan cheese and stir to combine. Add back in the chicken. Once the pasta is done boiling, spoon into the pan. DO NOT DRAIN THE PASTA WATER. Pasta water is perfect to help thin out any sauce you are making to go along with the pasta. You will need the pasta water for the alfredo sauce. Pasta water is perfectly filled with salt and starches from cooking the pasta. Add in the pasta water, one ladle at a time until the sauce is on the thin side. You will want it thin while it bakes.
  • Place the pan in a preheated 375°F oven and let bake for 20 minutes or until the sauce is bubbly. Remove from oven and top with the last 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese and your choice of fresh herbs. Some of my favorites are basil and chives. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 541kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 27gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 438mgPotassium: 416mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 649IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 265mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chicken, pasta
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