Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Bake

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Okay, I feel better now.  I just worked 7 days straight to get through training at my new job and today is my first day off.  It has been completely amazing to be home for half a day and lots of evenings with my men.  I feel like a different person.  I'm happy and relaxed and I'm getting stuff done - on the blog and around the house.  Such a good decision.

I'm ramping up a bunch of stuff for January right now.  I'm going to be doing a blogging series with lots of good info and tips I've learned.  I'm really looking forward to this series.  I've quite a few other  blogging series, because it's smart to keep learning - lord knows I'm no where near where I want to be, and there are pieces that I think could be explained with more detail from a new blogger/"I didn't know that!" perspective.  I'm going to try.  By no means am I some blogging guru, but I pay attention and ask questions of other bloggers I admire and I'm taking steps in the right direction.  Why not share?

And now, an easy and delicious dinner.  Whip this bad boy up and have a cookie.  Cookies make everything better.

Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Bake

Adapted from Plain Chicken

Ingredients:

1 pound penne pasta

12 ounces Alfredo sauce

8 ounces spaghetti sauce

8 ounces ricotta cheese

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 chicken breasts, cooked and chopped

2 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon dried parsley

2 cup mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cook pasta in salted boiling water until al dente.  Drain and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, stir together sauces, ricotta, garlic, eggs, Parmesan cheese and parsley.  Add chicken and pasta to sauce, and toss to combine.
4. Pour pasta mixture into a greased 9" x 13" baking dish, spread out your pasta.  Top evenly with mozzarella cheese.  Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and bubbly.