Italian Chicken And Pasta Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with basil, oregano, and garlic
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 cups cupped cooked chicken
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) box bow tie pasta, cooked and kept warm

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. spray a large baking or casserold dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 in a large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat and cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until is tender. add flour and cook for 2 minutes. stirring constantly. stir in milk, diced tomatoes,and tomato sauce, cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until slightly thickened. similar to making gravy from scratch.
• 3 stir in chicken, 3 cups cheese,salt, pepper and sugar. stir in pasta. spoon mixture into baking dish, then sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• 4 bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.