Baked Caprese Pasta

I made this tonight and my family devoured it.  It was fresh and delicious. I was thinking next time I might substitute Chicken fingers for the mozzarella sticks. Original recipe found HERE.
Baked Caprese Pasta

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tbsp flour
• 1 1/4 C chicken broth
• 1 1/2 C milk (Fat content lower than 1% not recommended)
• 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/3 tsp kosher salt
• 1 lb penne pasta, cooked
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 1/3 C mozzarella, cubed
• 1/2 C fresh basil, chopped
• 1 (8 oz) box Mozzarella Sticks

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Melt butter in a medium-sized sauce pan and add garlic. Let cook until fragrant, about 1 minute and stir in flour, cooking an additional minute.
3. Whisk in broth and milk, stirring constantly until thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and stir in salt and red pepper.
4. In a 9x13" casserole dish, place 1/2 of the pasta into the bottom and top with 1/2 of the tomatoes, and basil, and all of the mozzarella. Repeat with the remaining pasta, tomatoes and basil.
5. Pour garlic sauce evenly over the pasta.
6. Cut each mozzarella stick into a several pieces and place across the pasta in an even layer. Cover with foil.
7. Bake for 20 minutes, uncover, and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until the mozzarella sticks are melted and crisp and the sauce is bubbling.