Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole

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This easy cheesy chicken casserole is an easy holiday dish, and you can never have too many easy holiday dishes. Am I right? Just a little penne, some traditional marinara sauce, and lots of delicious cheese make this dish a hit for the whole family.

I must say that the best part of the holidays this year has been the fact that I have found so many easy weeknight meals. With my husband and myself both traveling more with our jobs, it has been insane trying to get holiday meals planned. I have made sure that above all else, I have an easy holiday meal planned to take with me to holiday parties.

Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole

I guess in an ideal world I would be meal planning over the weekend, but a simple dinner dish like this one doesn’t require much planning ahead. As long as I have my few ingredients on hand, I know I can share a delicious meal for the holidays.

To make this easy cheesy chicken casserole you only need a few ingredients on hand:

Barilla Penne Pasta
Barilla Red Sauce
Galbani Mozzarella
Galbani Ricotta
Cooked Shredded chicken
salt, pepper, oregano to taste

Normally I love a good casserole that I can place in the oven, but since I use cooked chicken breast in this dish, I don’t even have to wait for the oven to warm up.

Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole

To get started, I boil the water to get my pasta all good and al dente. After I have drained out the water, I lower the stovetop temp and add in 2 jars of the Barilla red sauce. Stirring constantly. Once the red sauce and pasta are mixed completely, I then add 3 Tablespoons of Ricotta and 1/4 cup of Mozzarella. Allow these to melt together, and then add the cooked chicken last.

I will then cover and cook for 15 minutes to allow all of the cheeses, sauce, and chicken time to melt together. I also like to add a little salt and pepper and oregano to flavor things up a little more.

Once everything is melted together, I then turn the stovetop to low and serve the family. It’s such a quick and easy weeknight meal, and it’s one the whole family enjoys.