Italian Baked Chicken And Pasta

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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

Recipe

• 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.