Description
This Chicken Alfredo Baked Ziti is so easy to make. With tender chicken and pasta in a creamy, cheesy homemade Alfredo sauce, it’s the best weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 450 g uncooked ziti or penne noodles
- 2 cups shredded chicken (cooked)
- 1/4 cup chopped turkey bacon (cooked)
- 1.5 cups mozzarella cheese
- parsley to garnish
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 tbsp flour
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups freshly grated parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat oven to 375 degrees, and spray a dish with cooking spray and set aside. You can start cooking the pasta now in a large pot, while you make the Alfredo sauce.
- Sauté: Heat butter in a saucepan on the stove. When melted, add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute, continually stirring.
- Thicken: Sprinkle with flour and cook for another minute, whisking continuously.
- Simmer: Add cream then parmesan. Whisk until combined and smooth, and it starts to simmer.
- Reduce: Allow this to simmer for another minute or two to thicken up.
- Season: When done, add salt and pepper if you wish and remove from heat.
- Combine Pasta: Once pasta is cooked to al dente, drain and return pasta back to pot.
- Mix: Add in the Alfredo sauce, shredded chicken and chopped turkey bacon. Toss to combine.
- Layer: Pour half of the mixture into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle half the mozzarella cheese on top.
- Top: Pour the rest of the mixture into the dish and again top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake: Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and starts to turn golden.
- Garnish: Garnish with parsley before serving.
Notes
For a lighter version, instead of 2 cups of cream, use 1 cup chicken broth and 1 cup cream.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dishes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 688 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 873 mg
- Fat: 50 g
- Saturated Fat: 29 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 168 mg
Keywords: Chicken Alfredo Baked Ziti, creamy pasta, cheesy ziti, chicken bake