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Chicken & Pasta Skillet

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 35-40m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound boneless skinless skinless chicken thighs (cut in fourths)
  • Garlic salt
  • 1 medium green pepper (chopped)
  • 1 small yellow onion (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 jar (24 ounce) spaghetti sauce (your favorite or homemade)
  • 2 1/2 cups dry mostaccioli pasta (cooked, drained or similar pasta)
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (divided)
  • Salt & pepper
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Season the chicken with garlic salt and pepper.

  • Step 2: Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large skillet then heat on medium-high. Add chicken, cook until browned and almost cooked through (it will finish cooking in the sauce). Transfer to a plate.

  • Step 3: Add in onions and bell pepper to the same skillet, add more oil if you need to; cook until vegetables are crisp-tender.

  • Step 4: Add chicken back to the skillet, then Parmesan cheese and spaghetti sauce; cook 20 minutes over low heat stirring a few times.

  • Step 5: Stir in cooked pasta and 1 cup mozzarella cheese until melted in the sauce. Add salt and pepper.

  • Step 6: Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese over the top. Cover with lid let stand 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • A large skillet

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