Chicken Parmesan Pasta

Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Garlic Tomato Basil Sauce

Baked Chicken Breasts nestled on top of pasta smothered in garlic tomato basil marinara sauce.

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 823 kcal

Ingredients

• Baked Chicken Parmesan:
• 1.5 lb chicken breasts , skinless, boneless (4 chicken breasts)
• 1/4 cup olive oil (1 tablespoon of oil for each breast)
• 4 cloves garlic , minced
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs , such as Panko crumbs
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese , finely shredded
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese , shredded
• salt and pepper

• Garlic Tomato Basil Sauce:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 5 cloves garlic , chopped
• 28 oz whole plum tomatoes , from the can
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1/4 cup red wine
• salt and pepper
• Pasta:
• 1/2 pound linguine or fettuccine pasta
• For garnish:
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese , finely grated
• 1/4 cup green onions , finely chopped 

Instructions

• How to make Baked Chicken Parmesan:
• Preheat oven to 425 Fahrenheit. Spray a baking dish or baking sheet with olive oil spray.
• Coat chicken breasts in olive oil. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, to your taste. Combine 1/2 cup bread crumbs and 1/4 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese - Roll each chicken breast in this bread-cheese mixture. Combine minced garlic with the remaining shredded cheese and press this mixture on top of each cutlet, pressing lightly to adhere.
• Place chicken breasts in a baking dish.
• Bake for about 20 or 30 minutes, until chicken bounces back when pressed, is no longer pink and juices run clear, and until cheese is melted.
• How to cook Garlic Tomato Basil Sauce and Pasta:
• Heat olive oil over medium heat, add onion, garlic and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and basil and wine and cook the sauce on medium-low heat, while it simmers covered, for about 30 minutes.
• Place the sauce in food processor and process until puree consistency.
• Return the sauce to the same pan, re-heat gently and add salt and pepper to taste.
• In the mean time, cook pasta according to the package instructions. Drain.
• Reserve about 1/3 cup of the sauce and set it aside (you'll use it to top the chicken) - keep it warm.
• Add pasta to the cooking pan with the remaining sauce - keep it warm while you prepare chicken.
• Assemble:
• Place 1/4th of pasta (mixed with tomato sauce) onto each of 4 plates. Top each plate with chicken breast.
• Spoon a little bit of the remaining tomato sauce over the top of each chicken breast.
• Garnish with finely grated Parmesan cheese and finely chopped green onions.

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