Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Florentine

By cwatkins_25

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil $
• Cooking spray
• 3 cups thinly sliced mushrooms $
• 1 cup chopped onion $
• 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 3 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (16-ounce) carton 2% low-fat cottage cheese $
• 4 cups hot cooked penne (about 8 ounces uncooked tube-shaped pasta) $
• 2 cups shredded roasted skinless, boneless chicken breast $
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided $
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1/2 cup 2% reduced-fat milk $
• 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed reduced-fat, reduced-sodium cream of chicken soup, undiluted

Details

Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425°.
Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion, and bell pepper; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add spinach, oregano, and black pepper; sauté 3 minutes or just until spinach wilts.
Place cottage cheese in a food processor; process until very smooth. Combine spinach mixture, cottage cheese, pasta, chicken, 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, milk, and soup in a large bowl. Spoon mixture into a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Bake at 425° for 25 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.
Note:
You can cook the pasta mixture in individual eight-ounce ramekins; bake for 15 minutes.