Lasagna Chicken

Parmesan chicken has became a delicious staple in our house. There is just something so tasty about cheesy chicken baked in marinara sauce with a heaping fork full of noodles. When I saw this recipe, I knew we would really enjoy it.

I have to say, if you have not tried Hy-Vee aisles online to order your groceries, you are really missing out! Our usual grocery shopping day used to be Sunday afternoons, which was usually about the time everyone else in town was shopping. I can sit in bed, sip on some coffee and order my groceries. Then the magical part. You pull right up in front of the store and they bring your groceries right out and load them into your car. You are there 2 minutes tops. ONLY 2 MINUTES! It blew my mind.

What you will need for this recipe:

2 medium boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons tomato paste
½ cup ricotta cheese
3 ounces fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced
1 ½ cups marinara sauce
1 ounce parmesan cheese, shredded

Last Sunday while I was doing my normal online grocery shopping, I stumbled across these marinated tomato basil chicken breasts. I thought they would be perfect for this recipe.

The only down side to these chicken breasts were their shape. When I unwrapped them, I noticed they were more long then round shaped.

Preheat oven to 400°

You start by cutting the chicken breasts from one end to the other, almost all the way through. Note that the chicken breasts I got were a little weird shaped, so I couldn't cut down the middle of the whole chicken breast.  Open the chicken breasts up.

Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then spread the tomato paste on one of the chicken breast halves.

 Spread the ricotta on top of the tomato paste, then a layer of mozzarella cheese. The recipe called for fresh mozzarella, but I decided to just use up the shredded mozzarella I had in the fridge. When I make this recipe again, I will probably use fresh mozzarella, as it will make it more cheesier, and you can't go wrong with more cheese!

Close the chicken breast and insert toothpicks through the chicken breasts to seal the top and bottom together.

Place the stuffed chicken breasts on the baking sheet or in a casserole dish. If you place them in a casserole dish, put a small layer of marinara on the bottom of your dish before you place your chicken breasts in. Then pour more marinara over the breasts and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Bake for 30 minutes.


While chicken is baking, boil some spaghetti noodles or make some yummy garlic bread.

Once chicken is done, Enjoy! :)

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Recipe credit to Buzz Feed - For original recipe see link below

https://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/4-very-easy-ways-to-cook-boneless-skinless-chicken-breast?bffbfood&utm_term=.orL98kG42#.jspdKOBQ5


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