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Chicken and Kale Alfredo Bake

Jeff Lynch
Jeff Lynch @hobbit_chef

A weeknight, healthy casserole.

Chicken and Kale Alfredo Bake

A weeknight, healthy casserole.

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Ingredients

50 Minutes
4 Servings
  1. 6 ozuncooked whole-wheat penne pasta
  2. 2 cupsstemmed chopped kale
  3. 1.5 tbsp.Olive Oil
  4. 2 (6 oz)Skinless, boneless Chicken Breasts, cut bite sized
  5. 1/2 tspblack pepper
  6. 1/4 tspkosher salt
  7. 2 cupsfat free milk
  8. 2 tbsp.all purpose flour
  9. 2 ozparmesan or emmenthaler swiss cheese, grated, divided
  10. 1/2 cupchopped shallot
  11. 1 tspgrated lemon rind
  12. 1 tbsp.lemon juice
  13. Cooking Spray
  14. 3/4 cupor 2 oz pre shredded park skim mozzarella cheese
  15. 1 1/2 Tbspbreak crumbs (Panko is best, but Italian is fine)

Cooking Instructions

50 Minutes
  1. 1

    Preheat Oven to 400 degrees

  2. 2

    Cook pasta about 6 minutes, Add kale and cook 2 more minutes or until the pasta is al dente. Drain and place pasta mixture into a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high. Salt and pepper the chicken pieces. Add to pan; cook 4 minutes a side, add chicken to the pasta mixture. (Do not wipe out pan.)

  4. 4

    Combine milk, flour and 1/4 cup Parmesan or Swiss Cheese in a bowl. Heat pan over medium. Add shallot to the drippings in the pan and cook about 2 minutes. Stir in the lemon rind and lemon juice; cook 1 minute. Add milk and cheese mixture; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes or until thickened. Add this to the pasta mixture, and toss to coat.

  5. 5

    Spoon pasta mixture into a 2 quart glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan, Mozzarella and panko. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until browned.

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