Sunday Supper, Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake
Chicken Parmesan or Chicken Parmigiana,
is a classic Italian American dish,
consisting of crisp breaded chicken breasts covered in tomato sauce,
topped with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses,
and served on a bed of spaghetti
I gave this traditional dish a new twist
that is delicious, satisfying and much easier!
Instead of chicken breasts, I used chopped chicken
and it’s layered with marinara sauce, cheese tortellini,
Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheese and baked
The fresh tortellini does not have to be boiled first,
it cooks right in the sauce while the dish is baking
AND
you can use rotisserie chicken to save even more time~
{I actually used leftover grilled chicken}
Winner winner chicken dinner!
This dish is easy to assemble,
the ingredients are layered into a baking dish
First put 1/3 of the marinara sauce in the bottom of the dish
Top with half of the tortellini
Sprinkle with Parmesan
Top with 1/2 of the chicken
Then half of the Mozzarella
Repeat layers
After the final layer of chicken
add the final layer of sauce*
*for this top layer I used 1 cup of Roasted Garlic Alfredo
and the rest of the marinara
Dollop the sauce on with a big spoon
and try to push any tortellini that isn’t covered
down into the sauce
Top with remaining Mozzarella
Cover with foil and refrigerate for 4-24 hours before baking
When ready to bake, remove from refrigerator for 30 minutes
Loosen the foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes
Uncover and continue to bake for 15 minutes or until bubbling
Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese
Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake
Equipment
- large casserole dish
Ingredients
- 1 pkg 20 oz. refrigerated tortellini Rana 5 cheese family size
- 1 jar 32 oz marinara sauce [4 cups] Rao's
- 4 cups chopped or shredded cooked chicken
- 1 cup Alfredo sauce Classico Roasted Garlic Alfredo
- 2 cups grated Mozzarella cheese Kraft Creamy Melt Mozzarella
- finely grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Spread 1/3 of the Marinara sauce into the bottom of a large casserole dish
- Top with a layer of 1/2 of the tortellini and sprinkle with grated Parmesan
- Top with a layer of 1/2 of the chicken
- Sprinkle with 1/2 of the grated Mozzarella
- repeat layers, beginning with another layer of marinara sauce
- After the chicken layer, cover with the rest of the marinara sauce and the 1 cup of Alfredo sauce. Poke any tortellini that's not covered down into the sauces as much as you can
- Cover the top with remaining Mozzarella cheese
- Cover the dish with foil and refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours
- Remove dish from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking and loosen the foil
- Bake loosely covered at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes
- Uncover and continue to bake for 15 minutes or until bubbling
- Serve with a sprinkle of finely grated Parmesan cheese
The boys loved it and HHjr & I ate it 2 nights in a row!
The leftovers reheated beautifully using the same baking method
with foil on for 30 and off for 15 minutes more
Enjoy!
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So cheesy, so good! Chicken Parmesan is one of my favourites.
Thank you Angie, it really was good!
A great riff on chicken parm and a perfect weeknight dinner.
Thanks so much Bernadette!
Jenna, this is a perfect Sunday supper that my family would love! We all love pasta. Thanks for sharing your delicious recipe. Happy Sunday 💛
Thank you Pam, super easy and super good!
Looks so yummy Jenna. Easy too. We eat a lot of chicken, so thanks for the recipes.
Thank you Linda, simple but delicious!
What a great recipe Jenna…great week night meal. I could eat pasta and chicken every night. LOL. Happy Sunday my friend.
Thank you Kari, it’s so easy and so good!
Something this delicious and elegant should not be so easy to make😉–really no skills required. Genius recipe, Jenna!
Thank you Linda, so easy and so good!
That would be a huge hit in our house! Thanks, Jenna!
I hope you try it Jeanie, I can’t wait to make it again!
Pinned, Jenna. Thanks!
It’s a keeper Rita!! 💕
Sounds so tasty Jenna! Love the addition of the tortellini!
It was soo easy and soo good, I can’t wait to make it again!
Love this twist to a favorite dish!
thanks Linda!
I love those dump and bake dinners Jenna and I’ll be trying this one! I have a partial bag of tortellini in the freezer to use up. Thank you.
Thank you Kitty, I hope you enjoy!
This is so easy (right up my alley) and it looks so rich and delicious! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!
Thank you Helen, it’s a keeper!
Thanks for sharing with us, you’re being featured this week when the next To grandma’s house we go link party starts!
Thank you Tarah, see you then!
Oooh sounds yummy, quick and easy, just how I like cooking! Thanks for joining in on Home Matters Linky Party! I will be featuring your post this week! #HomeMattersParty xx
Thanks so much Joy!
Parmesan is just so good – love this!
So easy, so good!