Chicken And Broccoli Pasta Bake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/ fan170C/ gas 5. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Throw in 350g pasta shells or quills, stir well and return to the boil.
• Cook for 6 minutes, then add 200g broccoli, cut into very small florets and stems thinly sliced, and cook for 5-6 minutes more until the pasta is just cooked. Drain well, then return to the pan.
• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a wide pan, add 350g thinly sliced boneless, skinless chicken breasts and fry until lightly browned.
• Tip in 175g quartered chestnut mushrooms and stir fry for 1 minute, then stir in 4 tbsp sundried tomato paste, 80g soft cheese with garlic and herbs and a 284ml carton single cream.
• Gently simmer, stirring, until the cheese has melted to thicken the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the sauce over the pasta, stirring gently until coated, then tip into a shallow ovenproof dish (about 1.7 litre capacity) and level the top.
• Mix a bunch of finely sliced spring onions, 85g grated mature cheddar, 1 finely chopped garlic clove and 50g flaked almonds for the topping and sprinkle over the pasta. Bake for 20 minutes until golden.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
• Lightly spray olive oil over baking dish.
• Place pasta in a pot of boiling water and cook as per packet instructions.
• Drain well.
• Combine pasta, broccoli, onion and chicken and place in the baking dish.
• Mix together sour cream, milk, soup mix and salt and pepper if desired and pour over the pasta.
• Sprinkle cheese over top and bake for about 25 minutes or until golden in colour.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter an 11 x 8-inch baking pan or a casserole dish.
• In a large bowl, toss together the steamed broccoli and the cooked pasta.
• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat.
• Add in the onion; cook for about 3 minutes, or until softened.
• Stir in the garlic and flour; cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in thyme, then slowly whisk in the chicken broth and the half and half cream (or milk); add in the bay leaf and the 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, bring to a medium boil, reduce heat; cook gently for 6-7 minutes, until mixture is thickened.
• Add in the chicken pieces; cook for 2-3 minutes, until chicken is barely cooked through.
• Remove from heat, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Add the mixture to the bowl with the pasta/broccoli mixture, add in the chopped parsley; stir until mixed.
• Transfer to prepared greased baking dish or casserole dish.
• Dot with the cottage cheese.
• Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes, or until heated through, and the top is lightly browned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water for 6 minutes, then add the broccoli and cook for 5 to 6 minutes longer, until the pasta is just cooked.
• Drain well and return to pan.
• Heat the oil in a wide pan and add the chicken pieces.
• Fry until lightly browned.
• Tip in the mushrooms and stir fry for 1 minute, then stir in the tomato paste, cheese and cream.
• Gently simmer until the cheese has melted, stirring, until the sauce is thickened slightly.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the sauce over the pasta, stirring gently until coated, then tip into a shallow ovenproof dish.
• Level the top.
• Mix the spring onions, cheddar, garlic and almonds and sprinkle over the pasta.
• Bake for 20 minutes until golden.

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, warm oil and add chicken; cook until slightly brown. Add onion and garlic to cook for about 5 minutes or until garlic is golden and onions are translucent.
• Add tomatoes, broccoli, salt, pepper and oregano; stir well and bring to a boil. Cover and turn down heat to simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender; drain and add back into pot. Pour chicken sauce into pot and mix well.
• Add basil and toss well; top with Parmesan cheese. Serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Cook pasta as per package directions, adding broccoli for the last 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat large nonstick frying pan on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes or until no longer pink, stirring frequently. Stir in broth; simmer 3 minutes or until chicken is done. Add cream cheese; cook and stir on low heat 1 minute or until melted. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup mozzarella.
• Drain pasta and broccoli. Add to chicken mixture; mix lightly. Spoon into 8 inch square baking dish; cover.
• Bake 15 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, 3 minutes or until melted. Let stand 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with water and add garlic salt; bring to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• While the pasta is cooking, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add to the pasta.
• Add condensed soup, broccoli, Cheddar cheese, cooked chicken, milk, salt, and pepper to the pasta-onion mixture; mix to combine and transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle onions on top and bake another 5 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large pot with boiling salted water cook rigatoni pasta until al dente. Drain.
• Meanwhile, blanch broccoli florets in a medium size saucepan, remove with slotted spoon. In same pan saute the minced garlic and pesto sauce in the olive oil for 2 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes and set aside.
• In a large bowl toss cooked pasta with blanched broccoli, cooked chicken, and garlic/tomato mixture. Add grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and ground black pepper and mix well. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Cook the pasta till al dente then drain.
• In the pot mix the cooked pasta, chicken, broccoli, corn and cheese sauce.
• Pour all this into a large baking tray/casserole.
• Top with the shredded cheese, parmesan and breadcrumbs.
• Dot with margarine and bake in a moderate oven until brown and bubbly.