Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake

Name: Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 1 , small onion, chopped fine; 4 , garlic cloves, minced, divided; 12 ounces (3¾ cups), penne; 1 , (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 3 cups, water; 2 teaspoons, table salt, divided; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1/2 cup, panko bread crumbs; 1 (2½-pound), rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups); 8 ounces, whole-milk mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 cups)

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2020

SERVES4

TIME30 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Toasting the panko bread crumbs in the microwave added crunch without the risk of burning them under the broiler.

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