Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Baked Chicken-Bacon Alfredo

This recipe comes from Our Best Bites. If you love artichokes, this is super yummy! Steve made a special request to have this weekly...I think maybe every-other-week will work.

8 oz. Penne or Bow-tie Pasta
1 recipe Guiltless Alfredo Sauce (or 1 16 oz. jar will work*)
2 cups Grilled Chicken breast (about 2 breasts)
6 oz. (1/2 a package) cooked bacon, chopped
1 14 oz. Marinated Artichoke Hearts, drained and chopped
1/2 cup chopped Green Onions
1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
Salt and Pepper to taste

Heat oven to 350. Cook pasta according to directions. While pasta is cooking, prepare Guiltless Alfredo Sauce. When pasta is cooked, drain and add to sauce. Toss with chicken, bacon, artichoke hearts, green onions and 1/2 cup cheese. Transfer to 8x8 baking dish** and cover with remaining cheese. Cover with foil and bake for about 20 min.

*I used the jar sauce because I had one in my pantry I needed to use and I didn't have time to make the sauce. I don't know what the home-made tastes like, but this dish was delishes with the jar sauce.

**The recipe says to use an 8x8 baking dish. When I was ready to put it in the dish, it seemed like way to much for that small of a dish. I put it into a larger dish and it was perfect. This makes a lot (the leftovers were just as yummy) so be prepared to use a bigger dish.

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