Chicken Parmesan Casserole

This was so simple and delicious!  Best of all I assembled the casserole earlier in the day and put it in the oven when we were ready to eat.  I love being able to do that as it always seems like everyone needs something when I am trying to get dinner going. Like phone is ringing, animals voicing their need to be fed, teenagers in and out..it never ends.  This made my evening a little easier. We will be having this again for sure!

INGREDIENTS
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove,  minced
Hot red pepper flakes to taste
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup Marinara sauce
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 (5 ounce) package garlic flavored croutons (crushed)

DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
In an 8×8 pan add the olive oil, minced garlic and red pepper flakes spreading it around covering the bottom of the dish.  Dice your chicken breasts and add them to the dish. (I use my kitchen shears and this is done in very little time, you could keep the breasts whole as well). Pour the sauce on top of the chicken. Sprinkle with basil and half of the cheeses. Top with as much of the croutons as you like, (we like the crunch so I added most of the bag!), then sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

Bake for 40 -45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, check at about 30 minutes as my casserole got a little more brown than I would have liked so you may want to cover with tin foil for the last 15 minutes or so.

Enjoy!

Slightly adapted from food.com