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dinnerOne Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta
A one-pot weeknight meal that combines chicken parm and pasta.
Tim ReynoldsIngredients
- 3 chicken breasts
- Italian seasoning
- 1 onion
- garlic
- 16 oz rigatoni
- 3 cups marinara
- 3 cups broth
- 2 cups mozzarella
- parmesan
Instructions
- 1Preheat Dutch oven.
- 2Sear seasoned chicken, remove.
- 3Sauté onion and garlic.
- 4Add marinara and broth.
- 5Add rigatoni, cover 7 min.
- 6Return chicken, cover 8 more min.
- 7Stir in cheese, melt on top.
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- 1
Preheat the pan
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- 2
Space out the veg
Crowded sheet pans steam instead of roast — give every vegetable an inch of breathing room.
- 3
Layer by cook time
Add slow-cookers (potatoes, carrots) first, then quick-cookers (broccoli, zucchini) in the last ten minutes.
- 4
Deglaze with broth
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