Recipe: One Pot Cheesy Chicken Parmesan Pasta

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Heat olive oil in a pot.

Add bite-sized pieces of chicken thighs to the pot and cook until most of the way through, creating a crust.

Remove chicken and set aside in a clean bowl to avoid cross-contamination.

Season the chicken with salt, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and creole seasoning before removing it from the pot.

Add chopped onions to the pot and sauté until they start to soften, adding more olive oil if necessary.

Add a good amount of garlic to the onions and stir.

Pour in a combination of marinara sauce and chicken stock to deglaze the pot, scraping up any bits stuck to the bottom.

Return the chicken to the pot and add the pasta, ensuring it is well coated with the sauce.

Cover the pot and let it cook for 12 to 15 minutes until the pasta is cooked to your liking.

Stir in half a cup of parmesan cheese and some mozzarella cheese until melted.

Top with remaining mozzarella cheese, basil, parsley, and green onion, then cover to melt the cheese further.

Serve directly from the pot.

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