Baked Curried Pasta with Chicken, Spinach & Mushrooms
9
Points® value
Total Time
55 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
This pasta bake gets a bold flavour boost from curry powder—both in the sauce and the cheesy topping. The spices work well with the nutty flavour of whole wheat pasta and perk up mild chicken breast. There’s plenty of veggie goodness, too, from tender mushrooms and silky baby spinach.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Uncooked whole wheat pasta
8 oz, shell variety
Olive oil
1 tbsp(s)
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast
1 pound(s), cut into bite-sized pieces
Red onion
1 cup(s), sliced, chopped
Mushrooms
8 oz, sliced
Garlic
2 clove(s), large, minced
Baby spinach
12 oz
Canned tomato paste
2 tbsp(s)
Curry powder
4 tsp(s), divided
Kosher salt
¾ tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ tsp(s)
No-salt-added chicken stock
1 cup(s)
2% reduced fat milk
½ cup(s)
Low sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp(s)
Neufchâtel cheese
1 oz
Shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
½ cup(s)
Panko breadcrumbs
2 tbsp(s)