Your Next Lazy Girl Dinner…20-Minute 5 Ingredient Pasta 🍝✨

Ingredients

• 8 oz Dry Pasta (any shape you like, such as penne or fusilli)
• 12.5 oz Canned Chicken Breast (drained; can be shredded with a fork)
• 24 oz Jarred Pasta Sauce (any marinara or tomato‑based sauce)
• 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
• 1 tsp Steak Seasoning
• 4 cups Water (room‑temperature, filtered)
• to taste Salt (optional, if you like extra seasoning)

Instructions

1. Boil Water

   Fill a large pot with 4 cups of room‑temperature filtered water and place it over high heat.

   Time: PT2M

   Temperature: high heat

2. Add Pasta

   When the water reaches a rolling boil and you see small bubbles, add the dry pasta, give it a quick stir, and set an 11‑minute timer (or follow the package directions).

   Time: PT1M

   Temperature: high heat

3. Prepare Canned Chicken

   While the pasta cooks, open the canned chicken, drain the liquid, and shred the chicken with a fork into bite‑size pieces.

   Time: PT1M

4. Add Chicken and Seasonings

   Add the shredded chicken directly into the pot with the boiling pasta, then sprinkle in the Italian seasoning, steak seasoning, and a pinch of salt if desired.

   Time: PT1M

   Temperature: high heat

5. Add Pasta Sauce

   Pour the entire jar of pasta sauce over the chicken and pasta, stir gently, and let everything simmer together until the timer goes off and the noodles are al dente.

   Time: PT12M

   Temperature: medium‑low heat

6. Drain Pasta

   When the pasta is cooked, turn off the heat. Place a colander in the sink, wear kitchen mitts, and carefully pour the pot contents into the colander to drain the excess liquid.

   Time: PT1M

7. Plate and Serve

   Transfer the drained pasta to plates or a serving bowl, drizzle the chicken‑tomato sauce over the top, and enjoy immediately.

   Time: PT1M

8. Cleanup Hack (Optional)

   Rinse the empty sauce jar, fill it with hot, soapy water, and let it soak for 10 minutes. The jar will come clean and can be reused for storage.

   Time: PT10M

Nutrition Facts

Calories

610

Protein

32 g

Carbohydrates

78 g

Fat

15 g

Fiber

5 g