'Lighter' chicken pasta bake
This comforting chicken pasta bake is packed with tender chicken breast, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and pasta in a creamy sauce made lighter with puréed cauliflower. Baked until the parmesan topping is golden and bubbling, it makes a wholesome and satisfying dinner. Serve warm directly from the baking dish.
Ingredients
- Milk100 ml
- Olive Oil15 ml
Instructions
6 steps- 1
Place the cauliflower florets into a saucepan and cover with cold water. Crumble the stock cube on top and bring to the boil. Cook for 8-10 minutes, or until the cauliflower is very soft. Drain, reserving the stock water, and return the cauliflower to the saucepan. Add the milk, 200ml/7fl oz of the reserved stock and half the Parmesan. Blend with a handheld blender or transfer to a food processer and blend until smooth. Set aside.
- 2
Half-fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the pasta, return to the boil and cook for 8 minutes. Add the broccoli and cook for a further 2 minutes, or until the pasta and broccoli is tender. Drain and return to the saucepan. Add the tomatoes and toss together. Stir in the cauliflower sauce.
- 3
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
- 4
Heat the oil in a large, non-stick frying pan. Stir-fry the chicken and onion for 3 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- 5
Tip half of the pasta mixture into a 2 litre/3½ pint shallow ovenproof dish. Top with the chicken mixture and then spread all of the remaining pasta mixture on top. Sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan and season with pepper.
- 6
Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbling. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 300 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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