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Cheesy Southwest Chicken Casserole

Serve chicken and pasta casserole for your family's Southwest cuisine night - a cheesy meal.

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Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 1 hr 10 min
Servings 5

Ingredients

3: cups uncooked mafalda (mini-lasagna noodle) pasta (6 ounces)

1: cup frozen whole kernel corn

1/4: cup sliced ripe olives

1/4: cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/3: cup milk

8: medium green onions, sliced (1/2 cup)

1: large roma (plum) tomato, chopped (1/2 cup)

1: jar (16 ounces) double Cheddar cheese pasta sauce

1: package (9 ounces) frozen cooked smoke-flavor chicken breast strips

1: cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces)

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350º. Spray rectangular baking dish, 11x7x1 1/2 inches, with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
2 Mix pasta and remaining ingredients except cheese in large bowl. Spoon into baking dish.
3 Cover and bake 45 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and casserole is bubbly.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

To make ahead, omit the milk and mix uncooked pasta, 1 1/4 cups water and the remaining ingredients (except cheese) in the sprayed dish. Cover tightly and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours. Increase the first bake time to 1 hour, then add cheese and bake 5 to 10 minutes longer.

Mafalda looks like mini-lasagna noodles and can come in long ribbons or short pieces. Use the short variety for this recipe. If you don't have mafalda on hand, you can use another pasta of a similar size, such as gemelli, rotini or mostaccioli.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 490
Calories from Fat: 215),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 24g; 24%
(Saturated Fat 11g, 11% ),
Cholesterol: 100mg; 100%;
Sodium: 1110mg; 1110%;
Total Carbohydrate: 40g; 40%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% ),
Protein: 31g; 31%

% Daily Value*:

Iron: 14%;

Exchanges:

1 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 5/26/2010 8:06:03 AM REPORT ABUSE KatieR said:

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This was ok. My husband and I both agree that this would have been better for lunch than dinner. I thought it tasted like a mix of mac & cheese and nachos. It was very easy to make.

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