Easy Creamy Chicken Pasta Bake
By
Suzanne rose
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This dish is great to use the leftover chicken from the night before.
I think I'm on a mission to show you how you can save by using leftovers.
Serves 4
The baking dish I use for this recipe is 20cm x 30cm x 5cm
Goes well with a side salad
I think I'm on a mission to show you how you can save by using leftovers.
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover shredded chicken about 200g
- 250 g dried macaroni pasta
- pinch of salt
- 4 rashers smoked bacon roughly chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves crushed or 2 teaspoon of jar garlic
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary or dried is ok
- 300 ml pure cream
- 2 teaspoon butter
- ⅔ cup fresh parmesan cheese grated (50g)
- ⅓ cup shredded mozzarella
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 180c
- Cook pasta according to packet directions (I only add a very small pinch of salt to the water) minus 1 min, then drain & return to pot, adding 2 teaspoon of butter and stirring lightly to coat
- While pasta is cooking, place bacon in a small non-stick fry pan/skillet and fry for 6-8 mins, then add garlic and rosemary to pan & continue to fry for 1 min then remove pan from heat
- Add bacon mixture to cooked pasta & stir lightly to mix, then add cream & shredded parmesan to pasta, mixing to coat, then add chicken & mix again until incorporated
- Tip chicken and pasta mixture into an a baking dish, top with shredded mozzarella and bake uncovered for about 20 mins, or until peaks are lightly browned, then serve immediately
The baking dish I use for this recipe is 20cm x 30cm x 5cm
Goes well with a side salad