This savory pasta dish is topped with breaded chicken and mozzarella cheese. It is hearty and satisfying, but contains less chicken than most recipes for a more even balance of nutrients.
Vegetarian Option: This uses a reduced amount of meat, but if you choose to go further: replace Chicken Stock with Vegetable Stock, and replace the breaded chicken with breaded cauliflower. It’s delicious that way, too!
Easy Option: Buy a pre-made sauce of your choice to skip steps 1 and 2.
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
| Garden Tomato Sauce | |
| 2 cups diced bell peppers 1 cup diced onion ½ tsp black pepper | 2 tsp basil 1 can tomato paste 2 cans diced tomatoes |
| Breaded Chicken | |
| 1 XL Egg (or 2 small eggs) ½ tsp garlic powder ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp white pepper | ½ tbs grated parmesan ½ tsp garlic powder ½ tsp parsley ¼ tsp white pepper |
| Pasta | |
| 1 tsp salt 1 cup chicken stock 12 oz angel hair pasta | |
| Combine | |
| 1 cup shredded parmesan 8-12 oz mozzarella |
Instructions:
- Mix the ingredients to make a Garden Tomato Sauce.
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 2 cups diced bell peppers
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1.5 tbs minced garlic
- 2 tsp basil
- 1 can tomato paste
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 cans diced tomatoes (with liquid)
- Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, then turn temp down to low/warm.
- Trim 1 lb chicken and cut into 3/4” cubes.
- In a bowl big enough to also hold the chicken, mix:
- egg
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- Add chicken to the egg mixture so all chicken is coated.
- Cover chicken mixture and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Make breading by mixing:
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- ½ tbs grated parmesan
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp parsley
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- Heat a pan on the stove top to medium and add 1 tbs butter.
- Remove the chicken from the egg mixture and coat each chunk in the breading mixture before adding to the pan.
- Sauté the chicken until golden. Use the second tbs of butter if needed.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- In a separate pot, combine:
- ½ tbs olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 4 cups water
- Heat the water mixture to a boil.
- Break 12 oz angel hair pasta in half and add to the pot.
- Return pasta water to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer until al dente (about 4 minutes).
- Strain pasta.
- Combine!
- Mix pasta, sauce, and 1 cup of shredded parmesan in a 9×12 oven-safe casserole dish.
- Disperse breaded chicken on top.
- Cover with mozzarella.
- Bake 15 minutes, or until gently bubbling at the edge. The top should be a light golden color.
- Let rest 10 minutes.
- Cut into 8 squares to serve.
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