Parmesan Chicken With Pasta Rags

This is a great one-dish meal that my family loves. It's also a good way to use up broken lasagne noodles. I clipped this from a magazine some time ago, I forgot which one.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Chicken

• 3  cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 3  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 1⁄2 cup  seasoned bread crumbs
• 1⁄2 cup  grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast halves

• Pasta

• 8  ounces  uncooked  lasagna noodles, broken into random pieces
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1  clove garlic, minced
• 1  package  frozen  spinach leaves, thawed and drained
• 1⁄2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1  cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh basil
•  parmesan cheese, shaved,for garnish

Directions

1. Chicken:
2. Heat oven to 475°.
3. Combine garlic, seasoned salt, 3 tablespoons olive oil and the butter; microwave on high 1 minute, or till butter is melted; mix well.
4. Combine bread crumbs and grated cheese; mix well; coat chicken breasts with the garlic mixture then coat with the crumb mixture; place in an ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan and bake for 20 minutes or till chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear.
5. Pasta:
6. Cook broken lasagna noodles to desired doneness as directed on package; drain and cover to keep warm.
7. Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot; add 1 garlic clove, cook and stir for 1 minute; add spinach and 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt; mix well and cook 2-3 minutes or till spinach is cooked, stirring frequently.
8. Add cooked noodles, tomatoes and chopped basil; cook 1-2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.
9. Serve pasta mixture with chicken and garnish with shaved Parmesan cheese.