Baked Chicken Thighs and Pasta

Baked chicken thighs and pasta are cooked in the oven in a buttery sauce with spinach and Parmesan cheese for a comforting dinner.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 589 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 1 pound linguine pasta
• 3 pounds chicken thighs
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 0.5 cup butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place butter into a 9x13-inch baking dish and melt in the oven while it preheats, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Stir onion, basil, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper into melted butter. Add chicken thighs, turning to coat with onion mixture and ending skin-side up.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken from the dish.

Step 5

Mix spinach into onion-butter sauce until thoroughly mixed; add linguine and Parmesan cheese, tossing to combine. Place chicken on top of pasta to serve.

Step 6

When the chicken is nearly finished cooking, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.