Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake

Name: Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Europe, 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

Main Courses

Europe

Italian

Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans

Pasta

Weeknight

Fastest Chicken Parm Ever.

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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