Chicken And Pasta Bake With Basil - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup broccoli floret
4 cups hot cooked penne (about 8 ounces uncooked tube-shaped pasta)
3 cups chopped chopped ready-to-eat cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 3 breasts)
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 garlic cloves, minced
cooking spray
Hot Asiago Cheese Sauce (use 2 cups)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups 1% low-fat milk
1 cup grated asiago cheese

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Steam the broccoli, covered, 4 minutes. Drain. Combine broccoli and next 7 ingredients (broccoli through garlic). Spoon into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 minutes or until bubbly.
Hot Asiago Cheese Sauce:
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Place flour in a medium, heavy saucepan; gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. Place over medium heat; cook until thick (about 8 minutes), stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add cheese, stirring until melted.