Easy Creamy Chicken Pasta Bake
Easy Creamy Chicken Pasta Bake - leftover chicken, smoky bacon and pasta coated in a simple 2 ingredient cheese sauce
Servings 4
Calories 687kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover shredded chicken about 200g
- 250 g dried macaroni pasta (see notes)
- pinch of fine salt very small pinch!
- 4 rashers smoked bacon roughly chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 300 ml pure cream
- 2 tsp butter
- ⅔ cup fresh parmesan cheese grated (50g)
- ⅓ cup shredded mozzarella not fresh (40g)
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 180c ff / 355 f
- 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 tsp 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
Notes
**15/07/2018 Correction to amount of cream in recipe - should be 300ml.
The baking dish I use for this recipe is 20cm x 30cm x 5cm (7.5" x 12" x 2")
About the pasta I have chosen, I have made this dish made with ziti (or penne) pasta. I have also made it with shells, and quite frankly they taste the same of course because it's all still pasta.
The reason I only add a very small pinch of salt to the pasta water is because the bacon itself can be salty - and we all know that once you have too much salt it's hard to fix! I found that this was enough salt for me. If you think you would like to add more, I would give it a taste just before it goes into the baking dish then add it then if you would like.
*Please note that the amount of calories per serve is provided as a guide only, as ingredients and cooking methods can vary greatly*
Nutrition
Calories: 687kcal