Baked penned and chicken

Pasta is probably one of the easiest things to make. Boil it, add a can or jar of sauce, some sort of meat if you have any at home, some cheese, and you're good to go! This weekend, I made some baked penne with tomato sauce and shredded chicken breasts. I always exaggerate when I'm cooking, so I ended up making enough for an army, or really enough for 6 meals this week, and 10 more that I stuck in the freezer.

Ingredients:

• 3 chicken breasts
• 1 cup of water
• Juice from 1 orange
• 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
• 1 teaspoons of salt
• 1 box (1 lb) of penne pasta
• 2 cans (8 oz each) of tomato sauce
• 1 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese

Chicken breasts

1. Mix in the garlic and salt with the orange juice in a large bowl. Place the chicken breasts in the mixture and move them around to ensure they're well coated. Let it sit for 10 minutes marinating.
2. After marinating, very lightly coat a pan with oil. On medium-high heat, place the chicken breasts in the pan so that each one is touching the bottom of the pan (you can do this in multiple steps if not all the chicken breasts fit at the same time).
3. Let each side of the chicken breast sear for about 3 minutes, then turn it over. It won't cook through, we'll do that later.
4. Once all chicken breasts have gone through the pan, use the same pan to cook the chicken breasts. Place all of them in the pan and add the orange juice mixture and enough water to cover the majority of the chicken breasts.
5. Bring this mixture to a boil and leave it for 10 minutes. This will cook them through without burning the outside.
6. Once they've cooled off, take your desired quantity for the filling and shred it. For the left overs, make sure to save it in an airtight container with the water.

Pasta

1. Preheat the oven to 250°.
2. Follow the directions of the box to make the pasta.
3. Once the pasta has cooked, combine it with the 2 cans of tomato sauce and the shredded chicken breasts.
4. Mix it well.
5. Distribute the mixed pasta into glass pans.
6. Sprinkle the shredded Parmesan on top.
7. Place in the oven for 10-12 minutes.

Enjoy!