Cheesy Chicken Penne Bake

🥘 Ingredients

• Tuscan Heat Spice
  1 unit
• butter
  2 tbsp
• chicken breast strips
  8 oz
• chicken stock concentrate
  1 unit
• marinara cup
  4 oz
• mozzarella cheese
  1.5 oz
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• panko breadcrumbs
  1 oz
• penne pasta
  4 oz
• zucchini
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• medium bowl
• large pan
• medium bowl

1. 

   1

   Preheat oven to 500°F or heat broiler to high. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Trim and quarter zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick pieces. Place 1 tbsp butter in a medium bowl ; microwave in ⏱️ 10 seconds intervals until melted. Stir in panko breadcrumbs ; season with salt and pepper.

   zucchini: 1 unit, butter: 2 tbsp, panko breadcrumbs: 1 oz
2. 

   2

   Pat chicken breast strips dry with paper towels. Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken; season with salt, pepper, and half the Tuscan Heat Spice . Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 5 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a medium bowl . Wipe out pan.

   chicken breast strips: 8 oz, olive oil: 1 tbsp, Tuscan Heat Spice: 1 unit
3. 

   3

   Once water is boiling, add penne pasta to pot. Cook until al dente ⏱️ 10 minutes . Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain.

   penne pasta: 4 oz
4. 

   4

   Meanwhile, heat another large drizzle of olive oil in the pan used for chicken over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and remaining Tuscan Heat Spice; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and tender ⏱️ 7 minutes . Reduce heat to medium low.
5. 

   5

   Add marinara cup , chicken stock concentrate , and chicken to pan. Stir in drained penne, ¼ cup reserved pasta cooking water, and remaining butter. If needed, stir in more reserved cooking water 1 tbsp at a time until penne is thoroughly coated in sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. If your pan isn’t ovenproof, transfer mixture to an oven-safe baking dish.

   marinara cup: 4 oz, chicken stock concentrate: 1 unit
6. 

   6

   Sprinkle pasta mixture with mozzarella cheese and panko. Broil or bake until cheese is melted and bubbly and panko is golden ⏱️ 3 minutes . Watch carefully for any burning. Serve straight from the pan.

   mozzarella cheese: 1.5 oz