Pre-Chore Meal Prep - Baked Tuscan Chicken Casserole
Trust me, this pre-chore meal prep and make-ahead dinner tastes better than it looks. I just have shitty food photography skills – lol. Enjoy this yummy Baked Tuscan Chicken Casserole!
INGREDIENTS
1 lb chicken breasts
6 oz frozen chopped spinach
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup heavy cream
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
8 oz jar sun-dried tomatoes, drained with 1 tbsp oil reserved, and chopped
5 oz of mushrooms (optional)
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat your oven to 400ºF
*optional* sear chicken breasts in butter over high heat
2. In a bowl, mix the spinach, cream cheese, heavy cream, garlic, salt, onion powder black pepper, and Italian seasoning and beat to combine. Add parmesan cheese and 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese and continue beating to combine.
3. Lay the chicken breasts flat in the bottom of a large baking dish. Spread the spinach and cream cheese mixture on top of the chicken, top with sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms then drizzle a tablespoon of oil reserved from the sun-dried tomatoes. Finish by topping the chicken casserole with mozzarella cheese.
4. Cover with tinfoil and bake for 20 minutes covered and 15 minutes uncovered and until chicken reaches an internal temp of 165 F.
Serve over pasta or with your favorite sides!
