Wheel of Fortunate Diners (Chicken Pasta casserole)

This is a very attractive dish to serve. When you are serving it spoon out a bit from each vegetable section for each serving. Sprinkle with cheese at the table. Serve with a fresh crisp green salad and hot crusty rolls. This is a great do ahead dish assemble it and then just put it in the oven 45 minutes before serving. I like spicy so I add hot peppers and hot sauce but I have tamed it down in case you do not like hot

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  lb boneless skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced stir fry style
• 4  tablespoons cornstarch
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 2  small zucchini, washed peel on,sliced 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 (14 ounce) can kernel corn
• 1  large  red pepper, diced 1/2 inch pieces

• Sauce

• 1 (19 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3  roma tomatoes, chopped
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped
• 2  cloves garlic, pressed
• 1  teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried parsley
•  salt and pepper

• Pasta

• 1  lb penne pasta
•  parmesan cheese or  asiago cheese

Directions

1. Cook Pasta according to pkg instructions until almost tender 8-10 minutes.
2. Mix corn starch with some salt & pepper and toss thr chicken to lightly coat.
3. Heat skillet add 2 tbsp Olive oil and stir fry the chicken until golden apprx 5 minutes- set aside.
4. Sauce: Mix all the sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer in a saucepan, simmer 10 minutes, remoive from heat.
5. Lightly grease a largedeep pie dish or other cassero;e dish.
6. Mix chiken & pasta and pour into the dish.
7. Arrange the peppers pieces, corn and zucchini on top with each vegetable occupying 1/3 of the top in a wedge shape.
8. You should now have a 3 colored top on the casserole with each of the vegetables carefully covering 1/3 of the top of the casserole.
9. Pour the sauce over all (you will likely have some extra sauce just put this in a freezer bag& freeze it for your next pasta dish).
10. Use enough sauce to cover the dish and contents but do not have it swimming.
11. Bake at 375F for 30 minutes covered and 15 minutes uncovered.