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Chicken pasta bake
Recipe video above. Everything a chicken pasta bake should be - big, juicy, bubbly, cosy, with loads of extra tasty sauce, sizzling seasoned chicken, bacon and plenty of cheese. Nice change from the usual creamy pasta bakes!This is a complete meal with starch, protein and veg so you won't need a side salad for this. Love the juicy chunks of tomato!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●pan
- ●stove
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan).
2
Cook pasta per packet directions, using boiling water seasoned with the 2 teaspoons of salt. Drain, rinse briefly under tap water, then set aside to cool while making the sauce.
tsp cooking/kosher salt1/2salt (, for cooking pasta)2 tspcooking/kosher salt1 tsp
3
Season chicken - Toss together Seasoned Chicken ingredients in a bowl.
4
Crisp bacon - Put bacon in an unheated very large non-stick pan (Note 2). Turn stove on medium high. The fat will melt so the bacon cooks in its own fat. Cook until light golden, remove onto paper towels, leaving fat in the pan. Once cool, cut into 1cm / 1/3" pieces.
5
Sizzle chicken - Top up bacon fat with olive oil if you don’t have at least 1 tbsp. Increase heat to high. Cook chicken for ⏱️ 3 minutes until light golden on the outside but still raw inside. Remove into a bowl with a slotted spoon.
6
Sauce - In the same pan, cook garlic and onion for ⏱️ 1 minute, then add chilli flakes and oregano. Cook for ⏱️ 2 minutes until onion is translucent. Add wine and rapidly simmer for 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes until mostly evaporated. Add tomato paste and cook for ⏱️ 1 minute to concentrate and improve flavour. Add passata, then use the water to rinse out the bottle. Add salt, pepper, chicken (including all juices on the plate). Mix, then simmer for ⏱️ 5 minutes on medium.
onion (, finely chopped)1/2tomato paste2 tbsptsp cooking/kosher salt1/2salt (, for cooking pasta)2 tspcooking/kosher salt1 tsp
7
Toss - Add baby spinach, tomato, pasta and bacon. Toss well.
8
Assemble - Transfer to 23 x 33cm/9 x 13" pan. Top with mozzarella then parmesan. Bake ⏱️ 25 minutes until melted with some golden spots.
mozzarella, (shredded)2 cups
9
Serve - Stand for ⏱️ 5 minutes then serve!
Nutrition Facts
calories
567 kcal
fat Content
35 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
9 g
sodium Content
1845 mg
protein Content
38 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
141 mg
carbohydrate Content
23 g
saturated Fat Content
14 g
unsaturated Fat Content
18 g
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