Italian Chicken With Garden Spaghetti

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons oregano
• 2 tablespoons ground red pepper
• 20 basil leaves, finely chopped
• fresh basil leaf, finely chopped
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 large tomatoes, diced
• 1 (26 ounce) can hunt's spaghetti sauce with mushrooms
• 5 ounces tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 2 7/8 ounces french's french fried onions
• 1 egg
• grated parmesan cheese
• 12 ounces whole wheat spaghetti

Recipe

• 1 saute garlic and onions in 2 tbls. olive oil.
• 2 add tomatoes, oregano, basil (reserving about 1 tbls for later), red pepper, black pepper, sea salt.
• 3 simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
• 4 add tomato paste and spaghetti sauce.
• 5 continue to simmer over low heat for about an hour.
• 6 crush fried onions.
• 7 mix in 1/4 celsius parmesan cheese.
• 8 in a separate bowl, beat egg then add remaining basil.
• 9 dip chicken in egg mixture then coat in onion/cheese crumbs.
• 10 bake chicken @ 400*f for 20 min, in 9"x13" glass dish lightly coated with remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
• 11 cook whole wheat pasta according to package directions.
• 12 to serve, lay a crisp chicken breast atop a bed of spaghetti and sauce.
• 13 enjoy!