Chicken and pumpkin pasta bake

Our Chicken and pumpkin pasta bake recipe is super-easy and tasty.

Recipe «Chicken and pumpkin pasta bake» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1kg butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 1.5cm pieces, Olive oil cooking spray, 3 cups wholemeal penne pasta, 300ml light thickened cream, 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard , 2 cups shredded barbecued chicken, 150g smooth reduced-fat ricotta, Baby spinach, to serve .

Ingredients:

• 1kg butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 1.5cm pieces 
• Olive oil cooking spray 
• 3 cups wholemeal penne pasta 
• 300ml light thickened cream 
• 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 
• 2 cups shredded barbecued chicken 
• 150g smooth reduced-fat ricotta 
• Baby spinach, to serve 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan-forced. Line 1 large baking tray with baking paper. Place pumpkin, in a single layer, on prepared tray. Spray with oil. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden and tender.
2. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, following packet directions, until tender. Drain. Return to pan. Add pumpkin, cream, mustard and chicken. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Preheat grill on high. Spoon pasta mixture into a greased 6cm-deep, 8 cup capacity baking dish. Dollop with ricotta. Grill for 5 to 6 minutes or until golden. Serve with spinach.