Creamy chicken pasta bake

Recipes / Meat

This cheesy pasta bake is sure to satisfy the fussiest of families on a cold July night.

Recipe «Creamy chicken pasta bake» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 250g dried maccheroni pasta, 4 cooked chicken drumsticks, 100g baby spinach leaves, 300ml light thickened cream, 3/4 cup semi-dried tomatoes , 1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese, 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese .

Ingredients:

  • 250g dried maccheroni pasta 
  • 4 cooked chicken drumsticks 
  • 100g baby spinach leaves 
  • 300ml light thickened cream 
  • 3/4 cup semi-dried tomatoes 
  • 1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese 
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200C. Lightly grease a 5cm-deep, 20cm x 28cm (base), 8-cup capacity baking dish.
  2. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water for 10 minutes or until tender.
  3. Meanwhile, remove chicken meat from the bone. Thinly shred meat. Discard bones.
  4. Drain pasta and return to saucepan. Add chicken, spinach, cream, tomatoes and 1 cup parmesan. Toss until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Spoon mixture into prepared dish. Top with mozzarella and remaining parmesan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Spoon pasta bake onto serving plates. Serve.