Italian Chicken With Garden Spaghetti
photo by jimbostallings
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons oregano
- 2 tablespoons ground red pepper
- 20 basil leaves, finely chopped
- fresh basil leaf, finely chopped
- 1 cup chopped white onion
- 2 large tomatoes, diced
- 1 (26 ounce) can hunt's spaghetti sauce with mushrooms
- 5 ounces tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- 2 7⁄8 ounces French's French fried onions
- 1 egg
- grated parmesan cheese
- 12 ounces whole wheat spaghetti
directions
- Saute garlic and onions in 2 Tbls. olive oil.
- Add tomatoes, oregano, basil (reserving about 1 Tbls for later), red pepper, black pepper, sea salt.
- Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
- Add tomato paste and spaghetti sauce.
- Continue to simmer over low heat for about an hour.
- Crush fried onions.
- Mix in 1/4 Celsius parmesan cheese.
- In a separate bowl, beat egg then add remaining basil.
- Dip chicken in egg mixture then coat in onion/cheese crumbs.
- Bake chicken @ 400*F for 20 min, in 9"x13" glass dish lightly coated with remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
- Cook whole wheat pasta according to package directions.
- To serve, lay a crisp chicken breast atop a bed of spaghetti and sauce.
- Enjoy!
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