chicken pastina bake

How To Make chicken pastina bake

• 1

  Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• 2

  Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Drain pasta into a large mixing bowl.
• 3

  Put olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook for 3 minutes. Add the onions and garlic, stirring to combine, and cook until the onions are soft and the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Put chicken mixture into the bowl with the cooked pasta.
• 4

  Add the canned tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Place the mixture in a buttered 8x8x2 inch baking dish.
• 5

  In a small bowl, mix together the bread crumbs and the Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over the top of the pasta mixture. Dot the top with small bits of butter.
• 6

  Bake until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
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