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Chicken and Bacon Pasta Bake
Chicken and Bacon Pasta Bake

Chicken and Bacon Pasta Bake

with Courgette & Pepper

Warm and comforting, our delicious tomatoey chicken pasta bake makes a brilliant quick fix dinner. Packed with hidden veggies, bursting with fresh Italian-inspired flavours and with a crispy golden topping, it’s hard to think of a reason why you wouldn’t fall head over heels for this dish.

Allergens:
Milk
Egg

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total45 minutes
Active 15 minutes
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

1

Dried Oregano

1

Chicken Stock Powder

200

Rigatoni Pasta

90

British Smoked Bacon Lardons**

½

Finely Chopped Tomatoes with Onion and Garlic

210

Diced Chicken Thigh

30

Tomato Puree

1

Flat Leaf Parsley**

1

Courgette**

1

Bell Pepper**

99

Creme Fraiche**

40

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese**

Not included in your delivery

75

Water

Nutritional information

Energy (kcal)977 kcal
Energy (kJ)4088 kJ
Fat41 g
of which saturates16 g
Carbohydrate99 g
of which sugars21 g
Protein57 g
Salt3.4 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Chopping Board
Knife
Grill Pan
Colander
Baking Dish
Bowl

Instructions

Prep the veggies
1

Preheat your oven to 200°C and put your kettle on to boil. Trim the courgette and quarter lengthways. Chop widthways into small chunks. Halve the pepper and discard the core and seeds. Slice into thin strips. Roughly chop the parsley (stalks and all).

Brown the chicken
2

Heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add the chicken pieces, bacon lardons, red pepper, dried oregano and season with salt and pepper. Brown the chicken on all sides, about 4-5 mins. Meanwhile, in a measuring jug, dissolve the chicken stock powder in the boiling water (see ingredients for amount). Put a large saucepan of water with 0.5 tsp of salt on to boil for the pasta.

Simmer the Sauce
3

Pour the chicken stock and finely chopped tomatoes with garlic and onion into the pan with the chicken and bacon. Stir in the tomato purée and courgette. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium until the mixture is simmering away. Cook until the sauce is thick and tomatoey and the veggies are soft, stirring occasionally, about 12-15 mins. IMPORTANT: The chicken is cooked when it is no longer pink in the middle.

Cook the Pasta
4

Meanwhile, add the pasta to the pan of boiling water and cook until tender, 12 mins. When the pasta is cooked, drain in a colander and return to the pan. Mix in the crème fraîche and season with salt and pepper.

Assemble and bake
5

Add half the parsley to the chicken and veggies and stir through. Transfer the mixture to an ovenproof dish and top with the creamy pasta. Cover with the hard Italian cheese and pop on the top shelf of your oven. Bake until the top is golden and a little crunchy at the edges, 10-12 mins.

Dish up!
6

Serve the chicken and bacon pasta bake in bowls and finish with a sprinkling of the remaining parsley. Enjoy!

7

Step 2 MOD: If you've decided to add bacon to your meal. Add it to the pan when you add the chicken, pepper and dried oregano. Continue with the step and the rest of the recipe as instructed.

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