My easy trick shortens the cooking time by two-thirds.

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Welcome toReady.

These highly craveable recipes will help you get dinner on the table in under an hour.

chicken and noodles

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Most of the time that means a simple pasta dish.

My secret?Swap out bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs for boneless chicken thighs.

Since boneless chicken thighs cook relatively quickly, you dont have to cook them in the oven.

Dutch Oven With Ottolenghi One-Pot Spaghetti, a Plate With Dry Spaghetti Pieces, a Small Bowl of Breadcrumb Topping, and the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love Cookbook, All on a Deep Yellow Background

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This cuts down on cooking time from 30 minutes to just 10 minutes.

Just ensure you look for boneless thighs with the skin on for more flavor.

By the time you serve dinnerin under one houryour kitchen will be spanking clean.

Chicken Browned in a Dutch Oven for One-Pan Spaghetti Recipe

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This recipe serves four to six.

Preheat the oven to 425F.

(If using boneless chicken thighs, you could skip the ovenno need to preheat it.)

Sauce Ingredients Added to Chicken in a Dutch Oven for One-Pan Spaghetti Recipe

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Let cook for 7 minutes, without turning over, to brown well.

Turn the heat down to medium-high, then add the onion and stir, turning the chicken over.

Cook for 5 minutes, until the onion has softened and is lightly browned.

Pot of Chicken Over Cooked Pasta for Ottolenghi One-Pan Spaghetti Recipe

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In the meantime, turn the oven on to broil on high.

You’ll need it to brown the breadcrumbs.

After 30 minutes in the oven, remove the pasta pan and reset the oven broiler to high.

Bowl of Breadcrumb Mixture for Ottolenghi One-Pan Spaghetti Recipe

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Allow to settle for 5 minutes before serving warm, directly from the pan.

Even if you dont bake the chicken and pasta in the oven, do not skip broiling the breadcrumbs.

The crisp browned bits are delicious.

Ottolenghi One-Pan Spaghetti Topped With the Breadcrumb Mixture in a Dutch Oven

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Reprinted fromOttolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love.

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Photographs copyright 2021 Elena Heatherwick.

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