Chicken & Spinach Pasta Bake!

Yes! Another Pinterest recipe today! It was pretty good...but I know now the next time I make it that I will add some additional ingredients such as some spaghetti sauce perhaps (red), additional onion, and some more cream cheese or sour cream! Hubby & the boy loved it so it was a hit! Here is the recipe:


8 oz uncooked rigatoni
1 T olive oil
1 c chopped onion ( at least if not more!)
1 (10 oz) pack frozen spinach, thawed
3 c cubed, cooked chicken breasts ( i used 3)
1 (14 oz) can Italian-style diced tomatoes, drained
1 (8 oz) container Philadelphia chive & onion cream cheese ( I used 2, but could actually use more!)
½ t salt, ½ t pepper
1½ c shredded mozzarella cheese

Prepare rigatoni according to pkg directions.  Spread oil on bottom of 11x17 in 9 X 13 in baking dish; add onion in a single layer.  Bake at 375 for 15 minutes or just until tender.  Transfer onion to large bowl, set aside.

Drain chopped spinach well, pressing between paper towels.  Stir in rigatoni, spinach, chicken, & next 4 ingredients into onion in bowl.  Spoon mixture into dish & sprinkle evenly with shredded mozzarella cheese.  Bake covered at 375 for 30 minutes; uncover & bake 15 more minutes or until bubbly.