Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake
Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake. This is an easy dish with bacon and mushrooms which can be served straight away or baked in the oven.
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs boned skinned and cut into small chunks
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 clove of garlic crushed
- 8 mushrooms sliced
- 200 g lardons or smoked bacon
- 300 g pasta shapes
- ½ head broccoli florets quartered
- 2 tablespoon basil pesto
- 30 g grated Parmesan
- 125 g ball of Mozzarella grated
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 500 g chicken stock
- 2 tablespoon creme fraiche
Instructions
- Dry fry the onion, lardons and mushrooms for a few minutes until soft then add the garlic for one minute. Set aside in a separate dish.
- Add the oil and fry the chicken for a few minutes until just cooked then add the pesto.
- While the chicken is cooking steam the broccoli for a couple of minutes and cook the pasta.
- Sprinkle the flour over the chicken mixture and cook for one minute.
- Gradually add the stock and bring to the boil to thicken.
- Return the bacon mixture to the pan and add the broccoli and cooked pasta.
- Serve immediately or sprinkle with the Parmesan and Mozzarella and bake for 15 minutes at 180 C or a few minutes under the grill.
Notes
Use 3 chicken breasts or leftover cooked meat
Nutrition
Calories: 1247kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 70gFat: 74gSaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 293mgSodium: 1102mgPotassium: 1301mgFiber: 5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1133IUVitamin C: 71mgCalcium: 339mgIron: 4mg
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