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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350* and spray a 9x13 - deep dish glass baking dish - with a non stick spray. | 2. Using a very large mixing bowl, add Chicken, Sauce, minced Garlic, Pesto, diced Tomatoes, Onions, Mushrooms, shredded Mozzarella, Cheddar and Gouda. | 3. Add the Penne Rigate or Rotini noodles and mix well. | 4. Pour the mixture into the glass baking dish. | 5. Next mix the Romano or Parmesian cheese with the Italian bread crumbs and sprinkle over the top. | 6. Cover with Aluminum foil. | 7. Bake for 25 minutes or until the casserole is hot and bubbly. | 8. Remove the foil and add the 12 thick sliced tomatoes to the top of the Casserole ( make it pretty so each serving has a tomato on top )., Next drizzle them with the olive oil.,. | 9. Bake the casserole for 15 minutes more or until the tomatoes are roasted and pretty ( keeping a watch on them so the tomatoes are not over cooked ). | 10. Serve with a Simple salad and maybe some French Bread or Garlic Texas toast. | 11. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chicken	2	lbs	boneless cooked diced	1931.2044	1.1787	166.1924	134.459
mozzarella cheese	16	ounces	shredded	1469.6377	123.4677	61.5071	81.0569
cheddar cheese	6	ounces	grated smoked	299.3706	18.2174	22.81	15.1046
gouda cheese	6	ounces	grated smoked	605.556	3.7762	42.4229	46.6754
rotini pasta	16	ounces	cooked drained	403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
classico tomato spaghetti sauce	26	ounces		403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
sun tomato pesto	10	ounces	sun-dried	403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
tomato	14 1/2	ounces	roasted diced	94.5456	20.9644	4.9328	0.8221
mushroom	8	ounces	sliced drained	77.1106	15.3994	5.0802	1.1113
onion	1/2	cup	diced sauteed	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
garlic	1	teaspoon	roasted minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
italian breadcrumb	1/2	cup	seasoned	403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
romano cheese	1/4	cup	grated	-	-	-	-
tomato	12	slices		43.2	9.336	2.112	0.48
extra virgin olive oil	1 -2	tablespoon		403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.