Chicken-Mozzarella Pasta Recipe: Easy and Delicious & In Under 20 Minutes!

This is one of my families favorite pasta recipes. It is so simple to make and it comes together in under 20 minutes. You will need the following ingredients:

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Recipe:

1 pound of boneless chicken breast

1/2 onion, diced small

1 large clove of garlic, minced

1 jar of marinara sauce (I used my homecanned recipe)

1 teaspoon of oil

salt and pepper to taste

1 package of fresh mozzarella balls

1/4 cup of parmesan cheese

1 pound of short pasta

Cook the pasta according to package.

Trim and dice the chicken breast into small bite size pieces.

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Preheat a large skillet to medium high heat and add the oil. Place the chicken into the skillet and season this with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken until it is almost cooked through.

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Add the onion and cook until the chicken is done, or a internal temperature of 165 degrees.

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Turn the heat to medium low and add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Be careful not to burn the garlic.

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Pour the marinara sauce into the skillet and heat it through.

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Add the mozzarella balls and turn the heat off and let the hot sauce began to melt the mozzarella. I also like to add a sprinkle of fresh parmesan at this time. You don't want this to be totally melted just beganing to melt.

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Place the noodles into a bowl and add the chicken mozzarella sauce on top and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

Note: You can use homemade sauce if you have a favorite recipe instead of adding the store bought kind. Also, you can add some red pepper flakes if you like your pasta spicy.

I like to serve this meal along side a salad and a slice of garlic bread.