Chicken and Cheese Casserole

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This simple layered dish makes dinner a snap!

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Ingredients

  • 2 or more thin chicken breasts
  • 1 C. marinara sauce
  • 2 C. multi-cheese mozerella, romano, cheddar
  • 1 C. bread crumbs, cornflake crumbs, or flour
  • 1 Tbs. Italian spices

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Oil baking pan with olive oil. Put chicken breasts on bottom of pan cover with bread crumbs. Add marinara sauce and sprinkle with spices. Add cheese on top. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.

Reviews (7)

  • By adding a thin slice of ham and cheese across the chicken and then adding the bread crumbs and sauce, you can turn this into a mock milanasa . My husband spent some time in Argentina, and they would dreg the chicken and bread it, fry it till golden, then put a piece of ham and a layer of cheese on it pour sauce over it and bake them untill the cheese was melted. Serve with wedges of lemon to squeeze over the top to bring out all the flavors. Really tasty. My family will love this new way. We

    Flag as inappropriate themomof8  |  January 19, 2009

  • This is one of those simple, but beautiful ideas that makes one wonder, why didn't I think of that!?? Thank you DORIS, for submitting it. Can indeed be doubled, tripled, to meet ones needs, of course cooking time will increase, you may need to make extra pans of it! Use the Bread Crumbs!!! Side Dish, the green bean suggestion from VALDEN58 sounds wonderful, right ladies??? Or peas, always cooked with a bit of chicken broth, or can use ckn springles in a spot of water for similar, but extra flavo

    Flag as inappropriate Rebecca007  |  January 16, 2009

  • This sounds great. I think I'd just add a nice green salad and some garlic bread.

    Flag as inappropriate luvmutts  |  January 14, 2009

  • Double this and I'll bet all will like it.

    Flag as inappropriate emomflynn@msn.com  |  January 14, 2009

  • This recipe is just like an easy recipe for chicken parmesan. I always use spaghetti noodles that have marinara sauce mixed in and lots of ''shredded'', not ''grated'' parmesan. So good.
    You could add warm garlic bread and/or green salad w/ this dish. Either or both would make great side dishes.

    Flag as inappropriate rushhourrita  |  November 5, 2008

  • For your side dish,fix buttered noodles sprinkled with parsley with green beans mixed with diced pimentos.

    Flag as inappropriate valden58  |  October 16, 2008

  • Sounds simply to make, but can be used to entertain and impress your guests also. Any suggestions for a side dish?

    Flag as inappropriate HONEYBEAR  |  October 13, 2008