Description
A simple recipe for baked pasta topped with breaded chicken, marinara sauce, and melted cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound pasta (penne or rotini)
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 24 ounces marinara sauce
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Cut chicken breasts in half horizontally to create four thin cutlets. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Set up a breading station: place flour in one shallow dish, beaten eggs in a second, and breadcrumbs mixed with 1/2 cup Parmesan, oregano, and garlic powder in a third.
- Dredge each chicken cutlet first in flour, shaking off excess. Dip in egg, letting excess drip off. Coat thoroughly in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden brown. The chicken does not need to be fully cooked through.
- In a 9×13 inch baking dish, spread a thin layer of marinara sauce on the bottom. Toss the cooked pasta with about 1 cup of marinara sauce. Spread the pasta evenly in the dish.
- Place the browned chicken cutlets over the pasta layer. Spoon remaining marinara sauce over the chicken.
- Top the chicken generously with the shredded mozzarella and remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the chicken is cooked through (internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- You can use store-bought marinara sauce to save time.
- For crispier chicken, you can bake the breaded chicken separately for 10 minutes before assembling the casserole.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 850
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 15
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 70
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 40
- Cholesterol: 110
Keywords: Chicken Parm Pasta, baked chicken pasta, chicken parmesan casserole, easy chicken pasta