Chicken Pepper Pasta Bake Food

CHICKEN SAUSAGE, PEPPER AND ONION PASTA FAKE-BAKE

Steps:

• Place a pot of water on the stove to boil for pasta. When the water boils, salt it and cook pasta to al dente, with a bite to it. Prick sausages with a fork. Place chicken sausages in a large skillet and add 1 inch of water. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil to the skillet, 1 turn of the pan. Bring water to a boil then reduce heat a little. Allow all the liquid to cook away then brown and crisp the casings, 5 to 6 minutes. Preheat broiler. While pasta and sausage cook, heat a deep skillet over medium heat with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan. Add the peppers, onions and garlic and season with salt and pepper. When the sausages are cooked through, slice them on an angle and add them to the peppers and onions. Cook together until peppers and onions are tender and sliced sausages are crisp at edges then deglaze the pan with white wine or chicken stock. Stir in crushed tomatoes and bring to a bubble, reduce heat to low. Drain rigatoni and return to warm pot. Add ricotta cheese, salt and pepper, parsley and basil and half of the Parmigiano, a couple of handfuls, stir to combine. To assemble the "fake bake," place half the sausage, peppers, onions and sauce in the bottom of a flameproof baking dish. Top with all of the pasta and then the remaining sausage and sauce. Cover the top of the dish with the grated Parmigiano and place until broiler 2 minutes to brown cheese and set pasta.;

GREEK CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add garlic, thyme, rosemary and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from pan., In same pan, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add potatoes; cook and stir until potatoes are lightly browned. Return onion mixture to pan; stir in tomatoes, green beans and olives. Cook 1 minute longer., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle chicken with salt and remaining pepper; place over top of potato mixture. Bake, covered, 40 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 10-15 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 170°-175°. Sprinkle with feta and parsley. If desired, serve with orzo. To Make Ahead: Can be made a few hours in advance. Cover and refrigerate. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake as directed.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN AND PEPPER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until flexible but not soft, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Heat oil in a stovetop- and oven-safe casserole dish over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chicken strips until browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add onion, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, olives, thyme, lemon zest, and pepper flakes. Cook and stir until the onions have begun to look translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in the half-cooked pasta.
• Sprinkle Pecorino Romano and Grana Padano over the pasta mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and the cheeses have melted and browned, about 15 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

RACHAEL'S CHICKEN SAUSAGE, PEPPER, AND ONION PASTA FAKE-BAKE

Steps:

• Place a large pot of water on the stove to boil for pasta.
• When the water boils, salt it and cook pasta to al dente, with a bite to it.
• Prick sausages with a fork.
• Place chicken sausages in a large skillet and add 1 inch of water.
• Add 1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil to the skillet, (1 turn of the pan).
• Bring water to a boil then reduce heat a little.
• Allow all the liquid to cook away then brown and crisp the casings, 5 to 6 minute.
• Preheat the broiler.
• While pasta and sausage cook, heat a deep skillet over med. heat with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (2 turns of the pan).
• Add the peppers, onions and garlic and season with salt and pepper.
• When the sausages are cooked through, slice them on an angle and add them to the peppers and onions.
• Cook together until peppers and onions are tender and sliced sausages are crisp at edges, then deglaze the pan with white wine or chicken stock.
• Stir in crushed tomatoes and bring to a bubble, reduce heat to low.
• Drain the rigatoni and return it to warm pot.
• Add ricotta cheese, salt and pepper, parsley and basil and half of the Parmigiano, a couple of handfuls, stir to combine.
• To assemble the "fake bake," place half the sausage, peppers, onions and sauce in the bottom a baking dish.
• Top with all of the pasta and then the remaining sausages and sauce.
• Cover the top of the dish with the grated Parmigiano and place under broiler 2 minute to brown cheese and set the pasta.