Italian Chicken And Pasta Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1 cup chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with basil, oregano, and garlic
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
3 cups cupped cooked chicken
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 (16 ounce) box bow tie pasta, cooked and kept warm

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a large baking or casserold dish with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat and cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until is tender. Add flour and cook for 2 minutes. Stirring constantly. stir in milk, diced tomatoes,and tomato sauce, cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until slightly thickened. Similar to making gravy from scratch.
Stir in chicken, 3 cups cheese,salt, pepper and sugar. Stir in pasta. Spoon mixture into baking dish, then sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.