Chicken and Eggplant over Pasta

"Chicken and Rotini with Eggplant: A 60 Minute Recipe"

5 Main Steps For This Dish

01 Season

02 Bake

03 Cook Pasta

04 Combine

05 Serve

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Season

01

In a 9×9 baking dish spoon 4 oz. of marinara sauce onto the bottom and spread evenly. Place the chicken breasts and eggplant halves on top of the sauce. Cover with sauce and basil.

Bake

02

Place into the oven and bake for 40 minutes at 400 degrees

Cook Pasta

03

While the chicken is baking, in a large pot, prepare the rotini pasta according to the package instructions for al dente pasta.

Combine

04

When the chicken has finished baking, add 16 oz. of marinara sauce to the pasta. Cook the pasta until it reaches your desired heat, about 2-3 minutes. Finally, combine the chicken, eggplant, and pasta onto a plate to serve

Serve

05

Place the rotini on one half of the plate and add some sliced chicken pieces. On the other half of the plate place an eggplant half. Add any additional marinara sauce, grated cheese, and basil to taste.