Name: Chicken and Pasta Bake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 43 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup pasta; 2 tbsp olive oil; ½ cup chicken breast; ½ small onion; 1 clove garlic; 14 ½ oz tomatoes with juice; 1 cup mozzarella; ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley; ¼ tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ¼ cup bread crumbs; ¼ cup Parmesan; 1 tbsp butter

An alternative to the usual Mac N’ Cheese favorite. When you want to switch things up with your kids’ meals, this one is a go. The inspiration for this dish comes from one of Giada De Laurentiis’ show about cooking with kids. Try out this delicious chicken and pasta bake recipe.

How To Make Chicken and Pasta Bake

It's like Mac N' Cheese in a way but uses cubed chicken breasts and your own pasta of choice.

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 43 mins

Total: 58 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

1 cup pasta
2 tbsp olive oil
½ cup chicken breast, cubed
½ small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
14 ½ oz tomatoes with juice, diced
1 cup mozzarella, shredded
¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
¼ tsp kosher salt
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup bread crumbs
¼ cup Parmesan, grated
1 tbsp butter, plus more for buttering the baking dish

Instructions

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.
Meanwhile, 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.
Put the chicken mixture into the bowl with the cooked pasta.
Add the canned tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper.
Stir to combine.
Place the mixture in a buttered 8 by 8 by 2-inch 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 until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.