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