Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Crock Pot Chicken Marinara

(recipe from April Clark, my sis-in-law)

2-3 thawed chicken breasts
2 jars marinara/spaghetti sauce
salt, pepper, garlic powder
1/2 c. parmesan cheese (more or less)
1 c. mozzarella cheese (more or less)
seasoned breadcrumbs
cooked spaghetti or penne noodles (or whatever noodles you like)

Put marinara sauce, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and chicken breasts in a crockpot until chicken is cooked, about 6 hours on low. Then about 10-15 minutes before dinner, sprinkle a nice layer of bread crumbs, then parmesan cheese, then shredded mozzarella cheese on top. Serve when cheese is melted, put over noodles.

A longer version is to cook the chicken in the oven in a 9x13 pan with the sauce but not covering the chicken. Coat the chicken in breadcrumbs. Cook until chicken is cooked and a little crispy from the breadcrumbs---about 1 hour 20 minutes at 350 degrees then add cheeses at the end...

2 comments:

Angela said...

I made this for dinner last night and it was delicious! I found out I was out of mozzarella cheese, and decided to add a cup of parmesan cheese instead, to the marinara sauce. So the chicken cooked like that in the crock pot for 3 1/2 hours. I didn't end up adding the breadcrumbs at the last minute, and it was still very good. The chicken was juicy and the flavors of the sauce with the parmesan cheese hit the spot.

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