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Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina

Giada De Laurentiis

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Kids' Cooking Class

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (574)

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Prep
15 min
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Cook
40 min
Total:
55 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup pastina pasta (or any small pasta)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup cubed chicken breast (1-inch cubes)
  • 1/2 cup diced onion (about 1/2 a small onion)
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/4 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 salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. 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 and garlic, stirring to combine, and cook until the onions are soft and the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Put the chicken mixture into the bowl with the cooked pasta. Add the canned tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper. 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.

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  • recipe Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina
    Elise Arvada, CO 11-07-2009

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    YUM!

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    Ooohhhh my gosh it was delish, it was easy to make too. When you take one bite your tummy begs for more!
  • recipe Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina
    Linda Port Richey, FL 11-07-2009

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    Two things!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    First, I did not see this episode but I read some the reviews and saw the photograph of the dish..... definitely not pastina... in the picture so I used the mid-sized elbow macaroni and it was very good. Secondly, I find it a little annoying for people to substitute ketsup & etc. to a recipe and rate it low. Come on people!Read more
  • recipe Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina
    null null, null 11-06-2009

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    Crunchy-yummy

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    This dish was very good. I was a little sceptical about making it, but in the end i was very happy with it. It had a lot of... taste and the extra crunch it gets in the oven is just the best topper ever. I would reccomend that others try it.Read more
  • recipe Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina
    Courtney Honeoye Falls, NY 11-05-2009

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    Lucky!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Giada ... she's beautiful and she's Italian! End of statement.
  • recipe Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina
    Kristin San Antonio, TX 11-02-2009

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    Very Good

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I tried out this dish for dinner last night and it turned out wonderful. I used Italian style breadcrumbs and Italian style... diced tomatoes to add a little extra flavor. It was very easy to put together and fast as well. This will be a keeper for a quick week night meal.Read more
  • recipe Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina
    jack spring hill, FL 11-01-2009

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    Very delicious and easy to make!!!!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    first time making this dish and wont be the last time. but i used marinara sauce instead of the diced tomatoes and it turned... out excellent. Read more
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