Applebee's Style 3 Cheese Chicken Penne

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1/3 cup italian salad dressing
• 3 cups penne pasta
• 15 ounces alfredo sauce
• 8 ounces italian cheese, shredded (mozzarella, parmesan, provolone)
• 4 tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 2 -3 garlic cloves
• 6 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 chop chicken and marinade in italian dressing for 30 minute.
• 2 chop tomatoes, add oil chopped garlic and basil to make bruschetta. set aside.
• 3 cook penne in boiling water.
• 4 grill or broil chicken.
• 5 divide pasta between two microwavable bowls.
• 6 pour alfredo sauce.over the pasta in each bowl.
• 7 layer on bruschetta.
• 8 add a layer of chicken.
• 9 add a layer of shredded cheese.
• 10 microwave for 3 min, or longer if previously chilled till cheese is melted.
• 11 serve with garlic bread.
• 12 can be prepared well ahead of time in individual bowls, then microwaved thoroughly.
• 13 nb. i have edited this recipe from the original post. thanks to jfitz who kindly pointed out i had omitted to include the garlic in the bruschetta. jfitz also added the that she cooked the meal in a casserole dish, in the oven. i have done this successfully also, but i have failed at it by using low quality shredded italian 3 cheese mix. always use fresh.