Baked Cheesy Pasta With Chicken

• 1 pound penne rigate another short pasta will work as well
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup grated cheese mozzarella, fontina, etc, a combination works well
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all purpose flour plus extra flour for dredging chicken
• 2 cups milk
• 1 bell pepper diced--any color will do
• 1/2 yellow onion a large, diced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• olive oil
• garlic power
• salt
• pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Pound the chicken breasts with a mallet or pot until thin
3. Heat olive oil in a skillet at medium-high heat
4. Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and garlic power
5. Dredge the chicken breasts in flour shaking off the excess
6. Cook chicken until browned on each side--doesn't have to be cooked through
7. Take chicken out and reserve
8. Saute the onion, bell pepper, and garlic in a skillet until the onion is soft
9. Remove from the skillet and reserve
10. Cook pasta in salted boiling water till just under al dente

penne rigate, chicken breasts, grated cheese mozzarella, parmesan cheese, unsalted butter, flour, milk, bell pepper, onion, garlic, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Baked-Cheesy-Pasta-With-Chicken-1647887 (may not work)