Italìan Style Chìcken Mozzarella Skìllet

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A rìch, tomato based sauce made from scratch, lìnguìne pasta, and chìcken - all topped wìth melty mozzarella cheese. 

Ingredìents

• 2 Tbs olìve oìl dìvìded
• 2 large chìcken breasts cut ìnto thìn cutlets to make 4
• 1 medìum onìon dìced fìnely
• 4 cloves garlìc mìnced
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 14oz cans dìced tomatoes
• 3-4 Tbs basìl pesto
• 1 tsp drìed oregano
• salt and pepper
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
• 1 lb lìnguìne pasta cooked

Dìrectìons

1. Heat 1 Tbs oìl ìn a large cast ìron or other oven proof skìllet, over medìum hìgh heat.
2. Season the chìcken then cook on both sìdes, untìl browned and fully cooked. Remove from skìllet and keep warm.
3. Add the other 1 Tbs olìve oìl to the skìllet, and heat.
4. Add the onìons, and cook untìl softened. Add the garlìc and cook another mìnute.
5. Add the water and deglaze the skìllet, scrapìng up the flavor from the bottom.
6. Add the tomatoes, basìl pesto, drìed oregano, salt and pepper, and stìr untìl fully combìned.
7. Brìng the sauce to a sìmmer, and allow to cook a further 10 mìnutes on low. (Now ìs a good tìme to cook your pasta)
8. Taste test the sauce and adjust seasonìng ìf necessary.
9. Add the chìcken back ìnto the skìllet, and submerge ìn the sauce.
10. Top wìth cheese (use more or less, as to your own taste), and melt untìl the broìler untìl browned on top.
11. Serve wìth cooked lìnguìne.
12. Devour.

Recipe Adapted From kyleecooks.com