EASY DINNER IDEA

CHICKEN CAESAR PASTA BAKE 🥘✨ Make it for dinner tonight—or prep it now and save it in the freezer for a busy night when figuring out dinner is the last thing you want to do! 🙌 Ingredients: • 1 lb pasta, cooked • 2 cups cooked or rotisserie chicken • 8 oz cream cheese, softened • 1 cup Caesar dressing • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese • 1 tsp garlic powder • Salt and pepper, to taste • Extra Parmesan, for topping • ½ cup breadcrumbs, for topping Instructions: Preheat oven to 375°F. Add the cooked pasta to a greased 9×13 baking dish. In a large bowl, mix together the softened cream cheese, Caesar dressing, Parmesan, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir in the cooked chicken. Add the chicken Caesar mixture to the pasta and stir until everything is evenly coated. Top with additional Parmesan and breadcrumbs. Bake uncovered for 20–25 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Broil for 1–2 minutes at the end if you want the topping extra golden! FREEZER INSTRUCTIONS ❄️ Prepare the pasta bake as directed, but do not add the breadcrumbs. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and foil, label and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Remove the plastic wrap, add the breadcrumbs and bake at 375°F for 30–40 minutes, or until hot all the way through. To bake from frozen, remove the plastic wrap, cover with foil and bake at 375°F for approximately 60–75 minutes. Add the Parmesan and breadcrumbs during the last 15–20 minutes, then uncover and finish baking until hot and bubbly. Three dinners ready for the freezer = three nights I don’t have to figure out what’s for dinner 🙌 Save this one for your next freezer meal prep!