CHICKEN PARMESAN TENDERLOINS WITH ROASTED GARLIC SPAGHETTI

PREP TIME

15 mins

COOK TIME

25 mins

TOTAL TIME

40 mins

This delicious family friendly meal is

Author: Michelle Nahom

Recipe type: Chicken, Pasta

Serves: 6

Cuisine: Italian

INGREDIENTS:

Roasted Garlic Spaghetti:

• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil (I used the olive oil that my roasted garlic cloves were sitting in)
• ¼ cup parsley, chopped
• ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 lb spaghetti
• 6 roasted garlic cloves

Chicken Parmesan tenderloins:

• 1 jar of Bertolli Tomato and Basil sauce
• handful of basil, torn
• 4 roasted garlic cloves
• 2 lbs of chicken tenderloins
• 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
• olive oil for frying
• 4-5 slices of deli mozzarella cheese

INSTRUCTIONS:

Roasted Garlic Spaghetti:

1. Cook your pasta according to package directions.
2. Drain pasta.
3. Add roasted garlic cloves, extra virgin olive oil, chopped parsley, and Parmesan and toss until well mixed.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Chicken Parmesan Tenderloins:

1. Coat the chicken tenderloins with the bread crumbs.
2. Pan fry chicken.
3. Add to glass baking dish, and warm with mozzarella cheese over the top until melted.
4. In the meantime, heat Bertolli sauce. Once hot, add torn basil and roasted garlic cloves. Stir to mix.
5. Add chicken tenderloins to the pasta, and spoon sauce over the top.