Easy Greco Chicken And Pasta

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 -6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• to taste olive oil or to taste clarified butter
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 12 ounces spaghetti, vermicelli or 12 ounces angel hair pasta, uncooked

Recipe

• 1 brown chicken breasts in a large skillet over medium heat in olive oil, clarified butter or a combination until juices run clear.
• 2 remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
• 3 saute garlic in pan drippings til softened.
• 4 add cream soup and diced tomatoes to pan, stir to combine thoroughly.
• 5 add italian seasoning and cinnamon.
• 6 adjust seasonings, more or less of each, to your family's tastes.
• 7 if you intend to freeze the dish for later, go lightly on the seasonings as the flavors usually intensify with freezing.
• 8 bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10-20 minutes.
• 9 meanwhile, prepare pasta according to package directions.
• 10 add chicken on top of sauce.
• 11 top each breast with shredded cheese.
• 12 cover and heat until cheese is melted.
• 13 place pasta on a platter, top with sauce and chicken breasts.
• 14 pass parmasan cheese at table.
• 15 the sauce is very, very good made fresh but is fantastic when reheated, making it a great make-ahead dish.
• 16 follow the directions below.
• 17 freezer directions: cool sauce and chicken (do not put mozzarella on chicken breasts at this time!).
• 18 place sauce and chicken breasts, without mozzarella, in freezer bag.
• 19 remove air, seal, label, date and freeze.
• 20 keep pasta and mozzarella on hand for serving day.
• 21 to serve, thaw sauce and chicken.
• 22 reheat on medium-low to medium heat until chicken is hot throughout.
• 23 proceed with recipe as directed above.
• 24 alternately, sauce and chicken may be reheated in the microwave at 50% power.