Chicken Dinners With Few Ingredients
Five-and-under-ingredient chicken dinners the Pepper community makes when the pantry is bare and there's still a whole family to feed.
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dinner5 Ingredient Chicken Parmesan
An easy chicken parmesan built on frozen breaded patties and 5 ingredients.
Hillary JonesIngredients
- 16 oz angel hair
- 1 zucchini
- 24 oz marinara
- 3-4 breaded chicken patties
- 3 cups mozzarella parmesan mix
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 375F.
- 2Layer cooked pasta with zucchini.
- 3Pour marinara over.
- 4Top with chicken patties and cheese.
- 5Cover and bake 35 min.
- 6Uncover, bake 5-10 more min.
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