Chicken Parmesan Casserole. Best pasta for chicken parmesan casserole. Any type and shape of pasta works great for this tried and true Chicken Parmesan casserole. My personal favorite is penne because it is dense and thick enough to enjoy the sauce and chicken all together.

Plus, the leftovers hold great—just be sure to cover while reheating to retain moisture. For the most flavorful Chicken Parmesan Casserole, our test kitchen recommends using Rao's marinara sauce. Combining pasta, chicken, mozzarella cheese, marinara sauce, and bread crumbs turns Chicken Parmesan into a delicious casserole. You can cook Chicken Parmesan Casserole using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Parmesan Casserole

Prepare 3 of large boneless skinless chicken breast (cooked and cubed).
It's 1 1/2 of jars of fav spaghetti sauce(I used three cheese prego).
You need 1 box of pasta cooked al dente (I used rigatoni).
Prepare 2 cup of crushed croutons (I used garlic and butter).
Prepare 2 cup of mozzarella cheese.
It's 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the salt. Add the penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite. Mix the garlic powder into the bread crumbs. Working in batches, coat the chicken breast in the flour, then dip them in the egg, and finally coat with the bread crumbs.

Chicken Parmesan Casserole instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Add ur cooked pasta to a 9x13 baking dish. Drizzle pasta with olive oil.
Add your cooked, cubed chicken on top of pasta. I cubed my chicken seasoned it with italian seasoning and pan fried it in olive oil and minced garlic.
Sprinkle 1/4 cup of crushed croutons on top of chicken.
Pour spaghetti sauce all over pasta and chicken. You can use just 1 jar I like my pasta with a lot of sauce.
Add mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese and rest of crushed croutons.
Cover with aluminum foil and cook for 25 minutes. Remove foil and cook for another 5 minutes.

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