Baked Chicken Penne

1 lbs uncooked Penne pasta

1 lbs chicken breast cut up in chunks

salt and pepper to season chicken

1 tsp olive oil

6 TBS butter

1/2 cup plus 2 Tbls of flour

5 cloves minced garlic

6 cups 2% milk

1 cup fire roasted diced tomatoes from a can with juice drained

8 oz italian blend of cheese

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees

salt and pepper the chicken and fry it in a pan with the olive oil until no longer pink. Take out of the pan and set aside.

As you are frying the chicken, boil the 1 lbs of Penne in salty water until al dente and drain and set aside.

In the same pan you cooked the chicken, melt the 6 Tbls of butter

When melted, add the garlic for 1-2 minutes.

Add the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes.

Add the 6 cups of milk slowly, whisking the flour into it so it doesn't get lumpy.

Spray a very large pan or divide it in two pans.

I used a 15 1/2 x 11 deep pan.

Mix the liquid, chicken and penne together and dump it into the pan.

Bake 400 degrees for 50 minutes.

Enjoy!

recipe from www.auntbsfavorites.blogspot.com