Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake: Simple to Make and Skinnyfied!

If youโ€™re an Alfredo fan, youโ€™re going to adore this dreamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake. Itโ€™s such a simple, no-fuss dinner that requires very few ingredients.ย Each skinny sliceย hasย 250 calories and 7 grams of fat.ย This is one of my mainstay dishes and wonderful for a pasta night. Once baked, any leftovers freeze great too!
Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake Made Skinny

Helpful Tips About this Recipe

Makes 6 servings. Each serving 1 slice.

Shopping Tips
I used Classico Light Alfredo Sauce for this recipe. Itโ€™s shelf-stable and found in the pasta sauce aisle. There are other brands available, if you canโ€™t find this one.
There are several brands of whole grain or whole wheat penne pasta that will work for this recipe. I used Barilla Whole Grain.ย 
Fat-free ricotta cheese is sold in most supermarkets. I bought mine at Trader Joeโ€™s. If you canโ€™t find it, you can use fat-free cottage cheese. It will still taste great.

WW Freestyle SmartPoints
5-Blue
WW SmartPoints
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7-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 6
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SKINNY FACTS:ย for 1 slice
250 calories, 7g fat, 3g sat. fat, 99mg chol, 24g prot, 23g carb, 3g fiber, 495mg sod, 5g sugar
FACTS:ย for Freestyle SmartPoints
157 calories, 3g sat. fat, 8g protein, 5g sugar

 

Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake Made Skinny

Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake: Simple to Make and Skinnyfied!

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Bake Time: 22 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 6
Calories 250 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 ounces dry whole grain penne pasta, (1ยฝ cups) see shopping tips
  • 1 (10 oz.) package frozen spinach, thawed and drained
  • 2 cups cooked chicken, diced
  • 1 (15 oz.) jar light Alfredo sauce, see shopping tips
  • 1 cup fat-free ricotta, see shopping tips
  • 1 egg, I like using Egg-Landโ€™s Best eggs
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, for topping

Instructions
 

  • Cook pasta al dente, not overcooked. Drain.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9 x 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, stir together cooked pasta, spinach, chicken, Alfredo sauce, ricotta, egg, and pepper. Mix well. Spoon intoย baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese evenly over the top.
  • Bake for about 25 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and cool slightly.ย ย Cut into 6 slices.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 24gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 495mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gBlue Smart Points: 5Green Smart Points: 7Plus Points: 6
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