Chicken Parmesan Skillet Casserole

Name: Chicken Parmesan Skillet Casserole
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup Italian style panko crispy bread crumbs. (You really need the panko bread crumbs for this); 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 1 lb skinless boneless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces, patted dry; 1/4 tsp salt; 4 cloves garlic finely chopped; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes; 1 1/2 cup tomato basil pasta sauce (I ended up using the entire 22 oz jar, so be flexible!); 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese. (I use the whole bag, what's another 1/2 cup); 2 tablespoons shredded fresh basil (if you have it. I sprinkled a bit of dry basil seasoning on it)

cindybear @cindybearcooks

Self quarantine during pandemic. Needed filling recipe to make. I also had all the ingredients on hand! The recipe is touted as one skillet meal but I served it over spaghetti so I used a couple extra pots!

cindybear @cindybearcooks

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Ingredients

3 tablespoonsbutter
1/2 cupItalian style panko crispy bread crumbs. (You really need the panko bread crumbs for this)
1/2 cupshredded Parmesan cheese
1 lbskinless boneless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces, patted dry
1/4 tspsalt
4 clovesgarlic finely chopped
1 tspItalian seasoning
1/2 tspred pepper flakes
1 1/2 cuptomato basil pasta sauce (I ended up using the entire 22 oz jar, so be flexible!)
1 1/2 cupsshredded mozzarella cheese. (I use the whole bag, what's another 1/2 cup)
2 tablespoonsshredded fresh basil (if you have it. I sprinkled a bit of dry basil seasoning on it)

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Steps

1

Heat oven to 400 degrees farenheit
2

In a 10" oven proof skillet melt a tablespoon of butter. Add bread crumbs cook stirring frequently until toasted, about 5 minutes. Transfer to separate small dish. Add Parmesan cheese to toasted Panko crumbs. Set aside.
3

Wipe skillet and add remaining 2 tablespoons butter into skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and salt and cook until chicken is cooked thru, add garlic, Italian seasoning and pepper flakes; stir and cook another minute.
4

Stir in pasta sauce; heat to simmering. If the consistency is to thin I simmer intil it thickens to my liking.Remove from heat, top with mozzarella cheese. Bake until cheese is melted probably 5 minutes.
5

Sprinkle with bread crumb mixture. Top with basil.
6

I served this over spaghetti.