Catherine Fulvio’s Chicken Pasta Bake Has a Secret Ingredient!

A quick and satisfying chicken pasta bake with a secret ingredient for extra flavor.

Serves Family
Difficulty Easy
Chicken pasta bake with herbs and vegetables
Chicken pasta bake

Method

Make it together.

  1. Preheat the oven to 180u00b0C/fan 160u00b0C/Gas 4/350u00b0F. Grease a medium gratin or lasagne dish with a little olive oil.
  2. Cook the penne according to the instructions on the packet. Once cooked, retain 100ml of the pasta cooking water and drain the pasta.
  3. To make the sauce, combine the butter, flour and milk in a medium saucepan over a medium heat and just bring to the boil while whisking all the time to form a loose sauce. Stir in the cheese and add some of the pasta cooking liquid if the sauce is too thick. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  4. Place the cooked pasta, cooked chicken, peas and sweetcorn in a large bowl. Pour over the sauce and mix well. Spoon the pasta into the gratin dish and sprinkle over the breadcrumbs, Parmesan and parsley. Bake for 20 minutes, until the top is golden.

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