One Skillet Chicken Parmesan Pasta

If you are craving the yumminess of chicken parmesan, but don't want to go through all the work of breading a chicken breast and frying it up (plus it's a lot healthier then going that route too), this is the recipe for you. Made this dish last night for supper and this is going to be one of my new go-to recipes for some obvious reasons:

Look at that melted cheesy goodness!

• It's quick- takes like 20 minutes tops!
• It's easy - everything is cooked in one dish!
• It's tasty - which is the most import thing of all, right!

Ingredients:

8 oz. of your favorite pasta
(I used whole wheat rotini)

1 jar (26oz) spaghetti sauce

2 cups water

2 lbs of cooked chopped chicken
(I cooked/grilled mine on the George Foreman)

1 cup grated parmesan, divided
1 Tbsp. red pepper flakes

1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

2 Tbsp. melted butter

1 tsp. garlic powder

2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

 

Directions:

In oven-safe skillet, combine pasta, sauce and water. bring to boil. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 15-18 minutes, until pasta is tender.  While the noodles were cooking, this is when I cooked the chicken breast (which cuts the time down), but you could use chicken that has been previously cooked.

 

Stir in chicken and half a cup of the parmesan cheese. Cook over low heat about 5 minutes.

Top pasta with mozzarella cheese.

 

Combine panko, melted butter, remaining parmesan, red pepper flakes and garlic powder. Sprinkle over mozzarella cheese.

 

Place under preheated broiler until bread crumbs are toasted and cheese is melted.  

This is what the finished project looked like!!

 

I can't wait to make this dish again for family & friends cause it is soo f*ck-ing good! (pardon my language).  Hopefully you will love it too!



~Kellie Anne