Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicken mozzarella pasta. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cook pasta according to package directions. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces in a single layer and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken mozzarella pasta using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Mozzarella Pasta:

1. Make ready Sauce:
2. Prepare 1 tbsp. olive oil
3. Take 1 large zucchini, thinly sliced
4. Prepare 1/2 yellow onion, finely diced
5. Prepare 3 cloves garlic, minced
6. Prepare 1 can (28 oz.) unsalted crushed tomatoes
7. Make ready 1 tsp. each sugar, dried basil
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp. each salt, pepper
9. Take 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
10. Prepare 2 heaping cups chopped spinach
11. Make ready Pasta:
12. Make ready 2 tbsp. olive oil, divided
13. Prepare 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
14. Prepare 1 lb. Penne pasta
15. Get 1/4 cup shaved parmesan cheese
16. Prepare 8 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into bite sized cubes

Add the chicken pieces in a single layer and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Chicken Mozzarella Bake is an easy to make meal that is seasoned chicken breast, mozzarella cheese, and your favorite pasta sauce baked together in one skillet. Serve alone or over pasta for a complete meal in minutes. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.

Steps to make Chicken Mozzarella Pasta:

1. Start by cooking the zucchini and getting the sauce ready. In a large pot, heat the olive oil. Cook the zucchini coins until they are just tender, then remove them to a plate and set them aside. If needed, add a bit more oil to the pot, then add the onion with a pinch of salt and cook, stirring often, until they have softened up. Stir in the garlic and cook another minute or so, until fragrant. Then pour in the crushed tomatoes and stir in the sugar and seasonings.
2. Once the sauce begins to simmer, lower the heat and let it bubble gently. Heat a large pot of salted water over high heat. Once it boils, cook the penne pasta according to the package directions. Once the pasta is done, drain it, then return it to the pot and toss lightly with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Sprinkle the shaved parmesan over the pasta and set it aside.
3. While your waiting on the pasta water to come to a boil, start the chicken. In a large, deep skillet, heat the remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil over med-high heat. Once it's hot, add the chicken to the skillet and season it with salt and pepper. Cook until it's all browned and completely cooked through. Then place your chicken over top of the pasta.
4. Last, stir the spinach into the simmering sauce. Once it wilts down, stir the zucchini and mozzarella cheese cubes into it. Stir gently until the mozzarella begins to soften. Before it completely melts, remove the sauce from the heat and pour it over top of the chicken and pasta. Then serve.

Drain the pasta and stir into the chicken and tomato sauce. Transfer to a shallow heatproof dish and sprinkle over the chopped mozzarella. Chicken Mozzarella Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes - Italian-inspired dinner with the best homemade creamy pasta sauce! The sun-dried tomato pasta sauce is made from scratch using basil, red pepper flakes, garlic, paprika, cream, and shredded Mozzarella cheese. Add the cooked pasta and the parmesan cheese, stir everything until the pasta is coated with the buttery pesto sauce and the chicken is evenly dispersed throughout the pasta.

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