Creamy Italian Chicken Bake Recipe
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Looking for an easy dinner that the whole family will love? This Creamy Italian Chicken Bake will be everyone’s favorite and is about to become your new weeknight favorite. Packed with high-protein rotini pasta, tender shredded chicken, and a rich, cheesy Italian-inspired sauce, this casserole delivers big flavor with serious staying power. The best part? It all comes together in one pan with just a handful of ingredients, no complicated steps, no fancy techniques, just a hearty, satisfying meal the whole family will love.
The Italian flavor and the cream cheese come together to make a delicious sauce for the pasta bake! Using protein rotini ups the protein per serving while still keeping you full after dinner. Pair with a simple side salad, crusty bread, or a veggie for a complete, comfort-food dinner!
Creamy Italian Chicken Pasta Bake Ingredients
- Protein Rotini Pasta
- Chicken Bone Broth
- Olive Garden Italian Salad Dressing
- Shredded Chicken
- Parmesan Cheese
- Cream Cheese
- Mozzarella Cheese
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How To Make Cheesy Chicken Pasta Bake
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
Spray a 9X13-inch pan with olive oil or a non-stick spray. I use an olive oil sprayer for this part instead of canned nonstick spray.
Add 2 cups of chicken bone broth, shredded chicken salad dressing, uncooked rotini pasta, and parmesan cheese.
Mix everything together in the casserole pan.
Cut the brick of cream cheese into pieces and place on top of the pasta mixture.
Cover the pan with foil and place it in the oven.
At about the 15 to 20 minute mark, stir well, and add more chicken bone broth. Protein pasta tends to be a thirsty pasta, but this also helps mix in the cream cheese at this point.
Top the casserole with mozzarella cheese and cover the pan with foil again.
Return to the oven and bake until the total bake time reaches 35 minutes. If you want a golden top, remove the foil for the last 5 minutes the cheese will still be fully melted either way
Remove and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Pro Tips For This Pasta Bake
- Protein pasta is thirsty. Don’t skip doing a mid bake stir and extra broth; they keep the pasta from drying out and help the cream cheese melt evenly. If you feel it’s too dry, add more broth or check again.
- Use rotisserie, canned chicken, or crockpot shredded chicken to save time on busy weeknights.
- Want a golden cheesy top? Remove the foil for the last 5 minutes of baking. But don’t worry, the cheese will be fully melted either way.
- Leftovers reheat beautifully. You can add a small splash of broth or water to loosen the sauce if it seems dry.
Alternate Ingredients
- Regular or gluten free pasta
- Low fat or fat free cheese
- Low fat or fat free cream cheese
- Italian Cheese Blend
- Homemade or zesty Italian dressing
- Grilled or rotisserie chicken breast
- Shredded Chicken Breast
- Vegetable or turkey broth
What To Serve with Italian Chicken Pasta Bake
- Garlic Cheese Bread
- Caesar Salad
- Air Fryer Broccoli
- Oven Roasted Green Beans
- Cheesy Asparagus
- Grilled Zucchini
- Dinner Rolls
- Tomato And Cucumber Salad
- Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts
Macros For Cheesy Italian Chicken Pasta Bake
Each serving comes in at 546 calories, 24 grams fat, 28 grams of protein, and 34 grams of carbs. Want to lighten it up? Swap the cream cheese and mozzarella for low fat or fat free versions to cut calories and fat while boosting your protein ratio. Also you cn make this a 12 or 16 serving meal as well, we juts like big servings in my house.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 Ounce Protein Rotini Pasta
- 2 1/2 Cups Chicken Bone Broth
- 16 Ounce Olive Garden Italian Salad Dressing
- 3 Cups Shredded Chicken
- 1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese
- 8 Ounce Cream Cheese
- 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- Spray a 9X13 inch pan with olive oil or a non-stick spray.
- Add 2 cups of chicken bone broth, shredded chicken salad dressing, uncooked rotini pasta, and parmesan cheese.
- Mix everything together.
- Cut the brick of cream cheese into pieces and place onto of the pasta mixture.
- Cover the pan with foil and place it in the oven.
- At about the 15-20 minute mark, stir well, and add more chicken bone broth. Protein pasta tends to be a thirsty pasta, but this also helps mix in the cream cheese at this point.
- Top the casserole with mozzarella cheese and cover the pan with foil again.
- Return to the oven and bake until the total bake time reaches 35 minutes. If you want a golden top, remove the foil for the last 5 minutes — the cheese will still be fully melted either way
- Remove and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
