Chicken Pasta Bake

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Ready in 1 hour
by FWC_Cliff

Ingredients

2 C. any small pasta

2 Tbs. Olive oil

1 C. Chicken breast cubed

1 C. Onion diced

2 Cloves garlic minced

2 can (16 oz) Diced tomatoes with juice

2 C. Mozzarella grated

1 tbs Dried Parsely

1 tsp. Kosher salt

1/2 tsp. Black pepper

1/2 C. Bread crumbs

1/2 C. Parmesan cheese grated

2 Tbs. Butter plus more for buttering the baking dish


Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Drain pasta into a large mixing bowl. While water is heating, put the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook for 3 minutes. Add the onions and garlic, stirring to combine, and cook until the onions are soft and the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Combine the chicken mixture into the bowl with the cooked pasta. Add the canned tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper then mix. Place the mixture in a oiled baking dish. In a small bowl mix together the bread crumbs and the Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over the top of the pasta mixture. Dot the top with small bits of butter. Bake about 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown,

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