Chicken Bow Tie Parmesan

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) package bow tie pasta

• 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic

• 1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons fresh basil (or 1 tsp dried)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F Start cooking pasta according to directions and drain. While pasta is cooking --.

2. 2

   Cut chicken into strips, bites, or pieces. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3. 3

   Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.

4. 4

   Add the chicken to skillet and cook until no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet with a slotted spoon and set aside.

5. 5

   Add onion and garlic to skillet and cook until onion is softened (I'm not sure how long -- I never use onion) Stir in pasta sauce and increase heat to high. Bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 5 minutes.

6. 6

   Add the chicken, cream and basil to the skillet and mix well.

7. 7

   Spoon cooked pasta into an ungreased 13 X 9 baking pan. Spoon the pasta sauce mixture (with chicken) over the top. Sprinkle with the cheeses. Bake about 25 minutes, until bubbly and cheese is lightly browned.