Recipe: Italian Baked Pasta and Chicken

Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked pasta (any small pasta will do)
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup cubed chicken breast (1-inch cubes)
½ cup diced red onion
1 clove garlic, minced
4 large tomatoes diced
½ cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup shredded mozzarella
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
¼ cup bread crumbs
¼ cup grated Parmesan
1 tablespoon butter, plus more for buttering the baking dish

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until just tender. Drain pasta into a large mixing bowl.

Meanwhile, put the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook for 3 minutes. Add the onions, diced tomatoes, mushrooms, spices and garlic, stirring to combine, and cook until the onions are soft. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes.

Put the chicken mixture into the bowl with the cooked pasta add mozzarella cheese. Stir to combine. Place the mixture in a buttered 8 by 8 by 2-inch baking dish. 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. Bake until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.