Baked Penne with Chicken and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

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Add chicken and pasta to pot, season with salt and pepper. When ready to cook, bake it. Gradually add milk, bring to a simmer (whisking frequently). When ready to cook, bake it straight from the freezer.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked penne with chicken and sun-dried tomatoes using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Penne with Chicken and Sun-Dried Tomatoes:
  1. Get 6 tbsp butter, plus more for baking dishes
  2. Make ready 1 Coarse salt and ground pepper
  3. Make ready 1 lb penne rigate
  4. Get 1 tsp olive oil
  5. Prepare 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (8 ounces each), halved horizontally
  6. Make ready 1⁄2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
  7. Make ready 4 garlic cloves, minced
  8. Prepare 6 cup whole milk
  9. Take 10 oz white mushrooms, trimmed and thinly sliced
  10. Get 1⁄2 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and thinly sliced
  11. Prepare 1 1⁄2 cup shredded provolone (6 ounces)
  12. Take 1 cup finely grated Parmesan (4 ounces)

Season with salt and pepper to taste. The most prominent flavor in this recipe is the homemade sun-dried tomato sauce. The sauce is made from scratch by combining cream with shredded Mozzarella cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, basil, and red pepper flakes. Cooked chicken and penne pasta are then smothered in this delicious creamy Mozzarella pasta sauce.

Instructions to make Baked Penne with Chicken and Sun-Dried Tomatoes:
  1. Preheat oven to 400. Butter two shallow 2-quart baking dishes. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta 3 minutes short of al dente; drain pasta, and return to pot.
  2. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper; cook until opaque throughout, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Halve each piece lengthwise, then thinly slice crosswise.
  3. In a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, melt butter over medium. Add flour and garlic; cook, whisking, 1 minute. While whisking, gradually add milk; bring to a simmer, whisking frequently. Add mushrooms and tomatoes; cook 1 minute. Off heat, gradually stir in provolone and 1⁄2 cup Parmesan.
  4. Add chicken and pasta to pot; season with salt and pepper. Divide pasta mixture between baking dishes; sprinkle each with cup Parmesan.
  5. Bake, uncovered, until top is golden and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

The sauce is made from scratch by combining cream with shredded Mozzarella cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, basil, and red pepper flakes. Cooked chicken and penne pasta are then smothered in this delicious creamy Mozzarella pasta sauce. Add cooked penne and basil and mix. Leave on stove until penne are warm. Slowly whisk in the broth and cream; bring to a simmer, whisking often.

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