Creamy Italian Chicken Casserole

Long time no post! Just wanted to stop in and share a new recipe with you.

After getting home at 6pm, with a hungry husband looking me in the eye, i knew i needed to throw something together pretty quick! I had some leftover baked chicken breasts and a leftover chicken fajita breast. I also had a craving for Italian. So here is what i came up with.

Creamy Italian Chicken Casserole- loosely adapted from Dashing Dish

Ingredients:

• 4 large chicken breasts- I used about 9 smaller chicken tenders, just enough to layer the bottom of the dish
• 2 cups marinara sauce- I used my favorite family recipe
• 1 cup frozen spinach
• 1 brick 1/3 reduced fat cream cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Optional: Pasta or salad to serve with

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place chicken on a baking sheet seasoned with salt and pepper. Bake for 30 minutes or until fully cooked. Remove from oven and set aside.  Coat a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with cooking spray. Spread a thin layer of marinara sauce over the bottom of the pan. Next layer the bottom of the pan with the chicken. In a separate bowl, mix the cream cheese and spinach together until spinach is fully incorporated and the cream cheese is smooth. Drop/spread cream cheese and spinach mixture on top of the chicken breasts. Top with shredded mozzarella. Bake for 35 minutes or until sides are bubbling. Serve with pasta or salad. Enjoy!

PS- I know the dish only looks like a 9 x 9 but its only half of what was left....im still no good at this taking pictures thing!