Ritz-Cracker Chicken with Italian-Seasoned Bow-Tie Pasta

Just looking at these pictures, it makes me even sadder that I'm an unemployed college graduate (big surprise there!) because I need a paycheck so I can buy a better camera!!!!

ANYWAYS, I was in the mood for some chicken with a little bit of crunch to it but I HATE fried chicken so I decided to whip up my Ritz-Cracker baked chicken.

Ritz-Cracker Chicken
Ingredients:
-1 tray of Purdue chicken tenderloins
-Lawry's seasoned salt
-mayonnaise
-1 tube of whole-wheat Ritz-Crackers
-1/4 cup bread crumbs
-1/4 cup grated Parmesan
-olive oil

Instructions:
(1) Drain chicken tenderloins on paper towels. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

(2) Season both sides of chicken with the seasoned salt.

(3) Scoop out some mayonnaise in a small bowl. Spoon mayonnaise on both sides of chicken.

(4) Meanwhile,  pour a VERY THIN layer of oil in a pan (I used a pan that was able to fit all my chicken in 1 pan so just use whatever is most convenient).

(5) Place a tube of Ritz-Crackers (I left about 5-6 crackers in the tube), bread crumbs and Parmesan in a food processor and blend until crushed (don't process too much, the mixture is suppose to be slightly chunky).

(6) Take each piece of mayonnaise chicken and roll in crumb mixture and then place in pan. After you have placed all the chicken in the pan, scatter some more crumbs on chicken.

(7) Cover with aluminum foil and place in oven at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Then, take aluminum foil off and cook an additional 10 minutes.

Italian-Seasoned Bow-Tie Pasta

Ingredients:
-10-ounce box of Barilla bow-tie pasta
-16-ounce jar of Prego sauce (any flavor you wish)
-1 envelope of Italian salad dressing seasoning mix (located by salad dressing)
-4 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
-leftover crumbs from Ritz-Cracker chicken
-handful of flaxseed
-1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:
(1) Cook pasta according to package directions.

(2) Meanwhile, combine sauce, seasong mix, crumbs, flaxseed and Parmesan in a bowl.

(3) Pour pasta into a glass baking dish and cover with sauce mix. Thoroughly combine. Sprinkle mozzarella over pasta.

(4) Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.