Easy Chicken Parm Bake
Author: The Chef
Recipe type: Main dish
Cuisine: American
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
- 2 large sprigs fresh basil
- Salt, to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 8 Tyson Crispy Chicken Strips
- 1 (1 pound) box cavatappi, penne, or other short pasta
- 8 mozzarella slices
- ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 8 basil leaves, minced, for garnish
- Preheat oven to 400ºF/205℃.
- Arrange Tyson Crispy Chicken Strips on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake
- according to package instructions. Remove from oven and lower temperature to 375ºF.
- Heat olive oil in a large saucepan. Add onion and saute until translucent, about 5
- minutes.
- Add minced garlic and saute for another minute or two. Stir in dried oregano, onion
- powder, garlic powder, and a large pinch of salt and pepper.
- Add crushed tomatoes, basil, and another big pinch of salt. Let simmer, stirring
- occasionally for 20 minutes.
- Remove basil sprigs and fold in the heavy cream. Taste sauce and add more salt and
- pepper if necessary.
- Heat a large pot of heavily salted water. Bring to a boil and cook pasta for 3 minutes less
- than the cooking time on the package. Drain pasta and pour into a 9x13-inch glass
- baking dish.
- Pour the creamy tomato sauce onto the pasta and mix thoroughly. Arrange the Tyson
- Crispy Chicken Strips on top of the pasta. Place the sliced mozzarella on the chicken
- strips and sprinkle with the shredded parmesan.
- Place in the oven and bake for 12–15 minutes until cheese is melted. Remove from oven
- and sprinkle with minced basil leaves.
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