Baked Caesar Chicken Pasta Recipe, Quick Easy Weeknight Meal

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Dollar General. All opinions are 100% mine.

This chicken pasta recipe started as a pasta salad.  I make LOTS of salads in the summer.  But when the weather starts getting cooler, I’d rather eat something warm.  So I added some cheese, baked it, and turned it into a Baked Caesar Chicken Pasta recipe!  This is super simple and quick to throw together.

Dollar General asked me to create a recipe with ingredients from my local store.  I recently discovered that they have a grocery section in their store with a wide variety of well-priced items, making it a great place for stocking my pantry.  They even have a refrigerated section!  They carry many name brands but for this recipe I chose one of their private brands, Clover Valley.  Find these products and more at Dollar General

Ingredients for Baked Caesar Chicken Pasta Recipe

• 1 – 12 oz. box Clover Valley bow tie pasta
• 1 – 10 oz. can Clover Valley chunk white chicken breast
• 1 cup creamy Caesar salad dressing
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups chopped fresh spinach (optional)
• 1 chopped roasted red bell pepper (optional)
• 2 cups Caesar croutons
• 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese

1. Cook pasta as instructed on the package.  Drain.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 9″ x 13″ baking dish.

3. Mix all ingredients, except croutons & parmesan. Pour into baking dish.

4. Sprinkle croutons and parmesan on top.

5. Bake, covered with foil, at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.  Uncover and bake 5-10 minutes more or until lightly brown on top.

This is so creamy and good you’ll want to make it over and over again!

HINTS:

• Make early in the day.  Then after pouring the pasta mix in the baking dish, put it in the fridge or freezer to bake later.
• Split into 2 smaller dishes.  Eat one immediately and freeze the second.
• Or, eat one immediately and share the second with another family in your neighborhood.
• Discover DG easy meal recipes at Dollar General

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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