Chicken Parmesan Casserole
Heyyy friends! It’s Holly from Life in the Lofthouse back to share a new recipe today! First of all, Happy New Year! Raise your hand if you’re like me, looking for lighter food to kick off the New Year with? 🙂 With all the junk (and it was yummy junk) I ate over the holidays, it feels good to get back on track with some healthy eating. Don’t get me wrong…I still need my pasta and chocolate, just in a lighter form. That’s where this delicious Chicken Parmesan Casserole comes in! It’s the perfect family-friendly meal that everyone will love and can still keep their diets in check. Hallelujah! 😉
Ingredients:
1 (16 ounce) package uncooked penne pasta
1 pound cooked chicken, shredded or diced
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1½ (32 ounce) jars marinara sauce
chopped basil for garnish (optional)
Directions:
Cook the pasta according to package directions. Rinse and drain the pasta in a colander.In a large bowl combine cooked pasta, cooked chicken, Italian seasoning, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese and marinara sauce. Mix until combined.Spread the pasta in a 9×13 inch casserole dish and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and uncover and top with remaining cheeses. Bake for about 10 minutes until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through. Garnish with chopped basil if desired.
Cook’s Notes: You can use a store-bought rotisserie chicken for this recipe. It is already cooked and makes this a quick and easy meal!
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 16 ounce package uncooked penne pasta
- 1 pound cooked chicken shredded
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese divided
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1½ 32 ounce jars marinara sauce
- chopped basil for garnish optional
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- Rinse and drain the pasta in a colander.
- In a large bowl combine cooked pasta, cooked chicken, Italian seasoning, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese and marinara sauce.
- Mix until combined.
- Spread the pasta in a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish and cover with foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and uncover and top with remaining cheeses.
- Bake for about 10 minutes until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through.
- Garnish with chopped basil if desired.
Notes
You can use a store-bought rotisserie chicken for this recipe. It is already cooked and makes this a quick and easy meal!
Nutrition
Calories: 641kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 1793mg | Potassium: 1231mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1470IU | Vitamin C: 18.2mg | Calcium: 348mg | Iron: 5.1mg
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Looks delicious and right up my alley! Can't wait to try this one out.
Lord have mercy my family would love this Brandie!
So many wonderful flavors happening in this one y'all!
Will definitely make this again. Even my picky 9 year old grandson asked for seconds. So easy and delicious.
Yay Shirley! So glad you found a recipe for your picky eater. That can certainly be quite the challenge.
nice
Can it be frozen? If so, how to reheat?
Hi Alisha! It can be frozen. You may need to add about 10 minutes to the cooking time since you’ll be cooking from frozen. 🙂
Just to be clear, when it says use 1 1/2 32 ounce jars of marinara sauce, does that mean I use 48 ounces total of marinara sauce? Maybe I’m overthinking this, but that seems like a lot of sauce.
Hi Jenna, that is correct amount of sauce. Hope you love it! 🙂
Hi Brandie! If I’m using cooked chicken, how many cups of chicken = 1 lb?
I made this, added a little more cheese, because my Family is crazy for cheese, but it is delicious! Thank you for the recipe. 🙂
Made this for tonight’s Bunco gathering. Everyone raved about it. First time making this but definitely not the last!
Recipe calls for 16 oz uncooked pasta? So not 16 oz if it converted into a measuring cup, right? I know pasta doubles in size, so i dont want to put too much. I have 1/2 box of a 16 oz penne pasta. So 8 oz. Should i get another 8 oz?
You can either half all the ingredients and make a smaller casserole or get the additional pasta to make the full recipe.
Thanks for this recipe! I am making this for dinner tonight.
LOVE this. I made it with gluten free ziti and rotisserie chicken – CRAZY easy but so good. And approved by my 3 and 5 year olds. This will become a staple in our house!
Can this be msde with spaghetti sauce?