Need a fast dinner idea. This Chicken pasta bake doesn’t take long to put together and the kids will enjoy it!
Simply start cooking the pasta, fry some onion and garlic in the frying pan, shred a BBQ chicken.
To be frugal you could poach your own chicken rather than purchasing a BBQ chook from the supermarket. See my tips on poaching chicken here.
Chicken and Cheese Pasta Bake
Serves: 6
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Ingredients
- 1 x BBQ chicken, shredded
- 2 cups spiral pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tsp garlic mince
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 500g jar tomato pasta sauce
- 100g baby spinach leaves
- 2 cups tasty cheese, grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Cook pasta following packet directions, drain and return to saucepan.
- Heat oil in a small frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic and onion, stirring for 3 minutes or until tender.
- Add onion mixture, pasta sauce, chicken, 3/4 cup cheese and spinach to hot pasta.
- Stir to combine, add salt and pepper to taste.
- Spoon pasta mixture into a 7cm deep, 24cm x 19cm (base) baking dish.
- Top with remaining cheese.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes or until browned, or if your needing it faster place under the grill until browned.
By Kat – The Organised Housewife
6 comments
Kat, The pasta bake looks amazing. I cooked a baked Carbonara dish tonight and my kids have a “thing” about not wanting to eat the crunchy bits on top.
How do you find yours kids go with that? I am thinking about putting a lid on next time in the oven to stop the crunchiness ..
what do you think?
My kids love the crunch, but to stop this you as you say put a lid on, or some alfoil however any cheesy tops won’t brown instead it will just melt.
Can this be frozen?
Hi Danielle, Yes absolutely it will freeze fine and defrosts just like it has come out of the oven.
Thanks again! ????