You will need:
Chicken Parmesan Baked Ziti
You will need:
- 16 Oz Mostacccioli or Ziti Barilla Pasta
- 1 rotisserie chicken, cut apart and shredded
- 1 jar Barilla Marinara pasta sauce
- 2 cups of Galbani mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese
- Galbani Ricotta
- salt and pepper to taste
Cook the pasta according to the package directions until Al Dente. Typically for this dish, you use Ziti pasta but Mostacccioli is usually what I have around and it works great too! Coat the bottom of a 9×13 pan with a layer of pasta sauce. Add a layer of pasta on top of the sauce.
On top of the pasta layer, add a layer of shredded chicken. Then add more sauce to cover the chicken. To simplify this recipe, I always pick up a rotisserie chicken when I am at Walmart to shred, but you could always baked chicken breasts and then shred them.
Add the rest of the pasta, another layer of sauce and then a layer of ricotta cheese. I have found the best way to add ricotta is to spoon it over the pasta and then use a spatula to spread it. Use Galbani Ricotta for a smoother traditional Italian taste. It is the #1 Ricotta brand in Italy and America for good reason, using this ricotta will add extra creaminess to your dish.
I cannot rave enough about this bread. Seriously thinking about it makes me want to head to the store for the ingredients. It is delicious and cheesy.
You will need:
- 1 loaf Italian Bread (You want a bread with a firmer crust)
- 1 stick of butter
- 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
Melt the butter and then mix in the seasoning. Cut the bread on a diagonal one way and then repeat the other way. Make sure to not cut the bread all the way through.
Open up each diagonal and sprinkle 1 teaspoon of butter mixture and a little bit of cheese into each crevasse. Wrap the entire loaf of bread in tinfoil and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 5 minutes.
Serve your Chicken Parmesan Baked Ziti with a slice of deliciously cheesy bread!
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What is your favorite way to make Baked Ziti?
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