Pasta, Chicken, Tomato Creation

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 onion
• 1 crushed garlic clove
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 28 ounces chopped tomatoes
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon harissa
• 1/2 teaspoon emeril's original essence
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 2 cups uncooked pasta
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
• pam cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 fry onion and garlic in a little oil for approx 3 - 4 mins.
• 2 add the tomato puree and cook for 2 minutes.
• 3 add the chopped tomatoes, basil and season with some black pepper and the sugar.
• 4 cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 5 while your tomato sauce is cooking, cook your pasta.
• 6 combine cooked pasta, chicken and tomato sauce; set aside.
• 7 mix together cottage cheese, egg and parmesan cheese.
• 8 spray casserole with pam. spoon in 1/2 of your chicken pasta. spread with cottage cheese mixture. add 1/2cup shredded cheese. spoon on remaining pasta mixture. sprinkle on 1 cup shredded cheese.
• 9 bake in a preheated 350* oven for 45 minutes.