Chicken Florentine Artichoke Bake

For the Magazine Monday series and Presto Pasta Nights I am making another Italian dish from the magazine of the same name, Italian.



Pre-Qualifiers for a work day meal: Easy. Healthy. Appetizing and Flavorsome.

That is how I would describe this dish. I work full-time as a Government drone; I get home in time to walk the shibas and dive right into meal prep….if we are going to eat before 8 that is. So here is another recipe that I will be saving since it met the aforementioned pre-qualifiers.


Chicken Florentine Artichoke Bake
Pre: 30 minutes Bake: 30 minutes

Ingredients............. (And Do NOT let what appears to be lengthy list of ingredients fool you....this is super easy)

3 cups bow-tie pasta
1/3 cup chopped onion (1 small)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 ¼ cups milk
1 TB fresh snipped oregano or 1 teaspoon dried
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 (14 oz) can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
1 10-ounce package frozen spinach, thawed and well drained
½ cup oil-packed sun dried tomatoes, chopped
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup coarse dried bread crumbs
½ teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon butter, melted


Preheat oven to 350 F. Cook pasta and drain.

In medium skillet, cook onion in I TB butter until tender.

In a bowl, combine eggs, milk, herbs, salt, red and black pepper. Stir in cooked pasta, chicken, onions, Monterey jack cheese, artichokes, spinach, dried tomatoes and 2 TB Parmesan cheese.

Transfer to ungreased 3-quart baking dish.

Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes. In small bowl combine 2 TB Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and paprika. Drizzle with melted butter; toss gently to coat. Sprinkle crumb mixture over pasta mixture.

Bake uncovered about 10 minutes or until golden brown.



From Italian Magazine, Fall/Winter 2010 issue.

I will be sending this to CreamPuffs in Venice for her roundup of Magazine Monday. Surf over to visit the Creampuff...see what's cookin'

Also, this is a candidate for Presto pasta Nights. An easy meal to toss together when you are craving pasta and want a healthy bite for dinner! Check out
Sarah & Maison Cupcakes who is this week's host!

Ciao!