Italian Baked Chicken and Pasta
Time: 55 mins
Ingredients
- 1 cup Italian pastina (or any small pasta, I used small shells)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup cubed chicken breast
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice (I recommend using the ones with Italian seasoning)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon butter, plus more
- butter, for baking dish
Directions
- 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- 2 Bring medium pot of salted water to boil.
- 3 Add pasta and cook until just tender about 5 minutes. Drain into large bowl.
- 4 Meanwhile heat olive oil in medium sautee pan over med heat.
- 5 Add chicken and cook about 3 minutes.
- 6 Add onions and garlic combine and cook about 5 minutes more or until chicken is done and onions soft.
- 7 Add chicken to pasta in bowl, stir in canned tomatoes, mozzarella, parsley, salt, and pepper. Stir until combined.
- 8 Place in buttered 8x8x2 dish.
- 9 In small bowl combine bread crumbs and Parmesan.
- 10 Spread over pasta mixture.
- 11 Dot the top with butter.
- 12 Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
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