|
Serves: 4
Print this Recipe
Mary Capone - Long Beach, California
Bake-Off® Contest 40, 2002
Broken lasagna noodles are used to make the pasta "rags" in this chicken dish. What a delicious way to use those pasta odds and ends!
CHICKEN
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup garlic-herb dry bread crumbs
2 ounces (1/2 cup) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast halves or thighs
PASTA
8 ounces uncooked lasagna noodles, broken into random 2-inch pieces
1/4 cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (9-ounce) package frozen spinach in a pouch, thawed, drained
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
GARNISH, IF DESIRED
Fresh basil sprigs
Shaved Parmesan cheese
Heat oven to 475°F. In shallow microwave-safe bowl, combine 3 garlic cloves, 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt, 3 tablespoons oil and the butter. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute or until butter is melted; stir to mix.
In another shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs and grated cheese; mix well. Coat chicken breast halves with garlic mixture; coat with crumb mixture", Place in ungreased 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan. Bake at 475°F. for 20 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear.
Meanwhile, cook broken lasagna noodles to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain; cover to keep warm. Heat 1/4 cup oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add 1 garlic clove; cook and stir 1 minute or until tender. Add spinach and 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt; mix well. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until spinach is cooked, stirring frequently.
Add cooked noodles, tomatoes and chopped basil to spinach mixture; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Serve pasta mixture with chicken. Garnish with basil sprigs and shaved Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 800; Protein 54g; Carbohydrate 60g; Fat 38g; Sodium 1100mg
From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
This recipe comes from the Cook'n collection. Try Cook'n for FREE!

Chicken and Black Bean Bake Chicken Cheese Enchiladas Speedy Layered Chicken Enchilada Pie Enchilada Pasta Soup Chicken Manicotti Olé Parmesan Chicken with Pasta Rags Bow-Thai Chicken Spicy Asian Lettuce Wraps Mexican Fried Rice Baja Chicken Salad with Taco Vinaigrette Chicken Cordon Bleu Stromboli Santa Fe Chicken Bread Bowls Chicken Florentine Panini Chicken-Chile Stromboli Spicy Picnic Chicken Tex-Mex Pasta Smokey Turkey Quesadillas Fiesta Spaghetti Stuffed Poblano Chile Peppers Spicy Jamaican Meat Pies with Island Salsa Chuck Wagon Cheeseburger Skillet Sloppy Joe Loaf 5-Way Cincinnati Pizza Baked Steak Burritos Saucy Pork Medallions with Spiced Couscous Spicy Pork Chops Caribbean Luau Pork Stir-Fry Jamaican Ham and Bean Soup Gnocchi Alfredo Casserole Cheesy Broccoli Loaf Ham and Eggs Frittata Biscuits Monte Cristo Folds Spinach, Prosciutto and Roasted Pepper Calzone Citrus Gazpacho with Honey-Lime Cream Tofu Black Bean Enchiladas Fiesta Flounder Fillets Swiss Spinach Strudel Crescent Samosas Arborio Rice Cake with Mushroom and Olive Ragout 10: 2002 Bake-Off® Winners: Quick & Easy Main Meals
|
|