Chicken Italiano Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, finely chopped or 1/4 cup pesto sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 cups marinara sauce or 2 cups pasta sauce
• 1 1/2 cups reduced-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 ounces grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup garlic-flavored croutons, roughly crushed leaving some larger pieces

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 lightly spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• 3 place the chicken in the bottom of the dish in a single layer.
• 4 sprinkle the minced garlic, red pepper flakes, basil/pesto and oregano evenly over the chicken.
• 5 spread the sauce evenly across the top.
• 6 on top of the sauce, sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella and 1/2 of the parmesan evenly across the dish.
• 7 sprinkle the crushed croutons across the top and follow with the rest of the cheese.
• 8 bake for 40-45 minutes. let stand for 5 minutes before serving.