Love & Best Dishes: Italian Chicken Over Rigatoni Recipe | Valentine's Day Dinner Ideas

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: turkey breast

Chicken thighs are often cheaper and more flavorful.

Start with a soup-size pot.

Add 2 large cans of tomato sauce to the pot.

Pour in 3 cups of tomato juice.

Add dried crushed garlic to the pot.

Add 1/4 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese.

Add 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning and some oregano.

Place 4 chicken breasts (skin and bone on) into the pot.

Cook the chicken for about 1 hour.

Remove the chicken and let it cool before shredding it.

Use scissors to cut the chicken into pieces instead of shredding it.

Return the cut chicken to the pot.

Add the remaining half of the Parmesan cheese to the pot.

Salt the mixture to taste, using about a tablespoon of salt.

Boil water for the rigatoni, which will take about 11-12 minutes.

Cook the rigatoni according to package instructions until al dente.

Serve the rigatoni on a plate and cover it with the chicken and sauce.

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