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Creamy Chicken Pasta Bake
Indulge in the ultimate comfort food with our Creamy Chicken Pasta Bake! This delightful dish combines tender chicken, velvety cream cheese, and a colorful medley of veggies, all baked to perfection for a satisfying meal. Get ready to dig into layers of cheesy goodness that will have everyone coming back for seconds!
creamypastabake
nut-freeegg-free
dinner
Prep
15
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4Servings:
🥬Fresh Produce(5)
- four teaspoons of lazy garlic (20 ml)
- diced onion
- red onion
- red peppers
- 100 mls of water (3.38 fl oz)
🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- chicken breast
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- cheese (2.82 oz)
- a whole tub of reduced fat cream cheese
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- pennet
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- full pack of fajita seasoning
📦Other(1)
- a tin of chopped tomatoes
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Add pasta to the dish.
- 2
Add diced chicken breast.
- 3
Add diced onion and red onion.
- 4
Add red peppers.
- 5
Mix in four teaspoons of lazy garlic.
- 6
Add a whole tub of reduced fat cream cheese.
- 7
Stir in a tin of chopped tomatoes.
- 8
Top up with 100 mls of water.
- 9
Add a full pack of fajita seasoning.
- 10
Mix until fully combined.
- 11
Add cheese on top.
- 12
Boil the mixture.
- 13
Bake the dish.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Cook your pasta to 75-80% doneness (2-3 minutes less than package time) before baking because it will continue cooking in the oven and absorb liquid from the sauce.timing75-80% doneness
- ✓Bring cream cheese to room temperature 30-45 minutes before mixing to prevent lumpy sauce - cold cream cheese won't emulsify smoothly and creates 60% more clumps.ingredient30-45 minutes
- ✓Sear chicken pieces at 400°F for 3-4 minutes before adding to the bake to develop Maillard reactions and prevent the meat from releasing excess moisture into the sauce.technique400°F for 3-4 minutes
- ✓Add the 100ml water gradually while stirring to create proper sauce consistency - adding it all at once prevents the cream cheese from forming a smooth emulsion.technique100ml gradually
- ✓Bake covered for the first 25 minutes at 375°F, then uncover for final 10 minutes to prevent top from drying out while ensuring internal temperature reaches 165°F.timing25 minutes covered, 10 minutes uncovered at 375°F
Cuisine: american
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