Creamy Tomato Pasta Dinner with Chicken Cutlets, Garlic Knots, and Brownies

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil (For the pasta)
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter (For the pasta)
• 4 garlic (Cloves, minced; for the pasta)
• 3 tbsp tomato paste (For the pasta)
• 1 tbsp chili flakes (For the pasta)
• 19.7 oz passata (One bottle; for the pasta)
• 2 cup heavy cream (For the pasta)
• Parmesan cheese (Grated; amount not specified)
• oregano (To taste; for the pasta)
• black pepper (To taste; for the pasta)
• garlic salt (To taste; for the pasta)
• 1 lb pasta (Type not specified)
• 4 chicken breast (Thinly sliced and pounded; size/weight not specified)
• Italian-style panko breadcrumbs (Amount not specified; seasoned with smoked paprika, pepper, and garlic salt)
• smoked paprika (For seasoning the breadcrumbs and eggs; amount not specified)
• black pepper (For seasoning breadcrumbs and eggs; amount not specified)
• garlic salt (For seasoning breadcrumbs and eggs; amount not specified)
• 5 eggs (Beaten and seasoned with the same seasonings listed for the breadcrumbs)
• 3.5 cup bread flour (Approximate weight: 400 g; for garlic knots)
• 1 cup warm water (For garlic knots; the stated temperature is 110–110°F)
• 2.25 tsp active dry yeast (For garlic knots)
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar (For garlic knots)
• 1.5 tsp garlic salt (For garlic knots)
• 3 tbsp olive oil (For garlic knots)
• butter (For coating the garlic knots; amount not specified)
• garlic (For coating the garlic knots; amount and preparation not specified)
• parsley (For coating the garlic knots; amount not specified)
• Parmesan cheese (Grated, for coating the garlic knots; amount not specified)
• Ghirardelli brownie mix (Amount not specified; brand named in the caption)
• 0.5 cup butter (Melted; for brownies)
• 0.25 cup milk (For brownies)
• 1 egg (For brownies)
• 1 Hershey's XL milk chocolate bar (Chopped; bar weight not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   For the pasta, gather and measure the olive oil, unsalted butter, minced garlic, tomato paste, chili flakes, passata, heavy cream, grated Parmesan, oregano, black pepper, garlic salt, and pasta. The caption does not provide a cooking method for this component.

2. 2

   For the chicken cutlets, thinly slice and pound the chicken breasts. The caption does not state a cooking method or cooking time.

3. 3

   Season the Italian-style panko breadcrumbs with smoked paprika, pepper, and garlic salt.

4. 4

   Beat the eggs and season them with the same seasonings used for the breadcrumbs.

5. 5

   For the garlic knots, combine the bread flour, warm water, active dry yeast, granulated sugar, garlic salt, and olive oil. The caption does not provide mixing, kneading, or rising instructions.

6. 6

   Bake the garlic knots at 375°F for 25–30 minutes. The source does not specify a preheating instruction or additional doneness cues.

7. 7

   Coat the baked garlic knots with butter, garlic, parsley, and grated Parmesan. The caption does not specify quantities or whether the coating is applied before or after baking; this placement follows the caption's order.

8. 8

   For the brownies, combine the Ghirardelli brownie mix with the melted butter, milk, egg, and chopped Hershey's XL milk chocolate bar. The source does not give mixing instructions or the amount of mix.

9. 9

   Bake the brownies at 350°F for 25–30 minutes.

10. 10

    Serve the dinner with creamy Caesar salad. The dressing is credited to @sammymontgoms, but its recipe is not included in the source.

Notes

The caption references Caesar dressing from @sammymontgoms but gives no recipe for it. It also mentions that Dale's store-bought garlic bread makes the best croutons. No complete pasta or chicken-cutlet cooking directions are provided. The garlic-knot water temperature appears as “110–110°F” in the source and may be a typo.

Nutrition per serving

• dinner
• main
• pasta
• chicken
• baked
• garlic knots
• brownies
• comfort food