January 3, 2012

Cheesy Chicken Pesto Pasta

This is from my new favorite food blog, www.plainchicken.com She has 22 brownie recipes. You can see her original post with pictures here. I used cottage cheese instead of ricotta because it's much cheaper. And next time I will bust the spaghetti in half before I cook it so that it's easier to stir.

Cheesy Chicken Pesto Pasta

2 chicken breast, cooked and chopped (I sprinkled my chicken with some garlic seasoning before I cooked it)
8 oz spaghetti
6 oz pesto
8 oz ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella or Italian cheese blend
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400.

Cook spaghetti for 2 minutes less than the package directions specify. Drain the spaghetti well and transfer it to a bowl. Stir in chicken, ricotta, pesto, 1/2 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese. Toss the mixture well and transfer it to a 9-inch square dish. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

Bake until the cheese is melted, about 20 minutes. Turn the oven to broil and broil for 1 minutes or until golden.

1 comment:

Rach said...

I made this the other day and it was soooo yummy!! and it was easy. :)

Thanks Di!!