Cheesy Chicken Pasta Bake

This Cheesy Chicken Pasta Bake is so easy to make and delicious especially for parents who are time poor.

Cheesy Chicken Pasta Bake works perfectly if you want to double the ingredients to serve more people or make a second batch and freeze.

Pack in as many veges as you can – the kids will never notice!

Ingredients (serves 4)

500g Chicken breast
500g Tasty grated cheese
500g Packet of spiral pasta
1 jar Tomato & Basil pasta sauce
2 Tbsp Oil

Method

Preheat oven to 180c. Place oil in fry pan, place in chicken breast. When both sides are almost cooked remove from the pan and cut chicken into small bite size pieces and then place them back into the fry pan until chicken is cooked through.
Place uncooked pasta into a microwave safe bowl, fill with water and then put the bowl in the microwave for 15 minutes, but every few minutes stir the pasta, so the pasta cooks through evenly. When the pasta is cooked, drain and leave sitting in the strainer.
When the chicken and the pasta are both cooked, pour the pasta into the fry pan with the chicken breast, then add the pasta sauce then mix all the ingredients together.
Place all of the ingredients into a oven proof dish, sprinkle grated cheese on top, then place in the oven for approx 20 mins or until all the cheese is melted.

86 Comments

- - mom106475 said
  - 05 May 2015
    5:36 pm
Just what I love quick and easy and with ingredients we usually have in the cupboard.

- - am1979amanda said
  - 05 May 2015
    12:54 pm
Awesome this looks so yummy

- - mom103920 said
  - 05 May 2015
    9:57 am
My teenagers want to cook tea as a treat for me Friday night. Might suggest this one to them as an alternative to the standard spag bog (not that I mind when they want to cook that either). Thanks.

- - mom108638 said
  - 04 May 2015
    8:09 pm
I love a cheeeezy pasta bake .. thank you

- - vanyadhanya said
  - 04 May 2015
    7:05 pm
Love this recipe; a fave at home

- - mom125971 said
  - 04 May 2015
    6:14 pm
I made this tonight for dinner, but I added mushrooms and grated zucchini to the sauce… I big hit! kids loved it! Added some dried chilli to ours for a little kick! yum! yay! thank you!

- - aliceou said
  - 04 May 2015
    4:49 pm
Great dish to share for the whole family.

- - mom74959 said
  - 04 May 2015
    4:47 pm
Love pasta bakes, they are so easy and versatile.

- - mom90758 said
  - 04 May 2015
    4:25 pm
Nice idea! I’ve never cooked pasta in the microwave. I think I’ll go with the traditional method! 🙂

- - am1979amanda said
  - 04 May 2015
    4:23 pm
Wow looks amazing will try this one

- - cherz said
  - 04 May 2015
    4:16 pm
I am wondering if adding some asparagus would ruin this lovely dish? It’s just that I like a green veggie as well, then the dish is all that is required. thanks for sharing.

- - mom125971 said
  - 04 May 2015
    3:35 pm
Ooh, this sounds yummy and easy! I have chicken sitting here defrosting right now and think ill make ths! Thank you for the idea!

- - ella12 said
  - 04 May 2015
    3:31 pm
Lovely, hearty and warm. And tasty!

- - mom113055 said
  - 04 May 2015
    1:09 pm
looks nice

- - khloexx said
  - 03 May 2015
    7:41 pm
Must try this!! Always looking for easy meals that everyone will eat!! Thankyou 🙂

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 02 May 2015
    8:07 pm
This looks scrumptious!

- - mom71809 said
  - 02 May 2015
    6:20 pm
Looms easy and good to take to work for lunch

- - gemms said
  - 01 May 2015
    10:38 pm
I like how this one is a quickie

- - meljware said
  - 01 May 2015
    2:07 pm
Yummy! Can’t wait to try this recipe out. Thanks for sharing!

- - mummydiva said
  - 01 May 2015
    12:01 am
Looks easy easy, and will make some pasta with my Philips Pasta and Noodle Maker.
- mom93821 replied
  
  03 May 2015 , 6:27 pm
  I love this machine; it is a great pasta maker.