How To Make Roast Chicken on Angel Hair Pasta
This unique pasta recipe is easily a two-in-one meal that you can cook in an hour. Chicken is roasted on top of angel hair pasta with loads of oregano.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbangel hair pasta
- 6tbspolive oil,divided
- 1cantomatoes with their juices,diced
- 1tspsalt,divided
- ½tspblack pepper
- ¼tspred pepper,crushed
- 2tbspfresh oregano,chopped, divided
- 1½lbschicken legs,(thighs and drumsticks attached), on the bone
- 1½lbschicken breast halves,on the bone
- 1sprigfresh oregano,leaves removed, for garnish
Instructions
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Bring a pot of salted water to a rapid boil over high heat and cook the angel hair for about 4 minutes until al dente. Drain the pasta.
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Use 1 tablespoon of olive oil to coat the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Using tongs, transfer the pasta to the baking dish.
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Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil evenly over top of the pasta and set the dish aside.
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Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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Warm 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the tomatoes and their juices, some salt, black pepper, red pepper, and 1 tablespoon of the oregano.
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Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Spoon the tomato mixture evenly over the nests; they will not be covered completely.
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Rub the chicken skin with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Sprinkle with the remaining salt and black pepper. Set the chicken on the nests, skin side up. Sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of oregano.
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Transfer the dish to the oven and roast the chicken for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breasts and thighs registers 165 degrees F. Remove from the oven and rest for 10 minutes.
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Cut the legs in half to make 2 thighs and 2 drumsticks. Cut the breasts in half horizontally.
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Break up the angel hair with a metal spoon or knife. Serve the chicken pieces with some of the pasta from underneath.
Nutrition
- Calories: 1267.25kcal
- Fat: 65.00g
- Saturated Fat: 15.11g
- Trans Fat: 0.28g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 32.75g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 11.87g
- Carbohydrates: 87.60g
- Fiber: 5.13g
- Sugar: 3.87g
- Protein: 78.55g
- Cholesterol: 267.05mg
- Sodium: 872.89mg
- Calcium: 101.62mg
- Potassium: 1059.09mg
- Iron: 4.96mg
- Vitamin A: 96.41µg
- Vitamin C: 4.33mg
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