Chicken Pizzaiola

• of your favorite spaghetti sauce↗3 cups
• shredded Parmesan cheese↗1 cup
• boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 6 ounces each)↗4
• shredded Mozzarella1 cup
• sliced pepperoni2 ounce
• spaghetti↗8 ounce

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Chicken: Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Spread tomato sauce into a 9×13 baking dish. Spread Parmesan in a shallow dish. Trim chicken pat dry with paper towels, season with salt and pepper, and coat with Parmesan. Lay chicken on top of tomato sauce. Bake for 15 minutes.

2. 2

   Chicken: Sprinkle Mozzarella and pepperoni over the chicken. Increase oven temperature to 475 and continue to bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Spaghetti: Meanwhile, bring 4 quarts of water to boil in a large pot. Add pasta and 1 tablespoon salt and cook, stirring often, until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain and return to pot.

4. 4

   Spoon some sauce from the baking dish into the pasta and toss to combine. Add reserved cooking water as needed. Serve with chicken and remaining sauce.