Chicken & broccoli pasta bake

Chicken & broccoli pasta bake

This dish can be assembled ready for baking a good few hours ahead - and it's all cooked in one pan

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in about 40 mins

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5/fan170C. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Throw in the pasta, stir well and return to the boil. Cook for 6 minutes, then add the broccoli and cook for 5-6 minutes more until the pasta is just cooked. Drain well, then return to the pan.
  2. Heat the oil in a wide pan, add the chicken pieces and 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, stirring, until the cheese has melted to thicken the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. 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.
  4. Mix the spring onions, cheddar, garlic and almonds for the topping and sprinkle over the pasta. Bake for 20 minutes until golden.
Try

Making it different

Instead of chicken and broccoli, try using cubed ham and green beans.

665 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 71g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 4g, salt 0.42 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2002.

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  • 14 November 2007

    Caroline rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    looks and tastes like bogeys my daughter said

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  • 08 December 2007

    Louise rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Ha ha- love the bogeys comment from Caroline. We all really liked this and it was simple enough for my six year old to help make it, served it with some nice homemade bread. Will definately make again.

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  • 13 January 2008

    Lesley rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    My boys (teenagers) and husband loved it - bogeys were never mentioned.

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  • 16 January 2008

    katieluvbunny rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I used the lower fat Boursin and Elmlea single light cream to make this a little healthier! It was delicious and easy to make, we will be having it again.

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  • 19 January 2008

    sara-jane commented on this recipe

    Really enjoyed this recipe. I didn't put the broccoli in as my son doesn't like it. instead I served some on the side for the rest of the family. Will be having this again. Passed recipe on to several friends.

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  • 05 February 2008

    Flip rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Great tasting dish however I made it early to bake later for dinner and it went quite stodgy and had no sauce left. I would definately make it again but just won't reheat it, eat freshly made!! I also swapped the cream for half fat creme friache and it still tasted great.

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  • 07 February 2008

    Deej rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really easy and quick. Substituted gluten-free pasta and it worked a treat. Would use a stronger-tasting cheese next time. Also, as stated previously, noticed that all sauce had been absorbed by the pasta upon reheating. Still tasty though.

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  • 09 February 2008

    Ratzakli commented on this recipe

    A firm favourite, but very, very filling. So leftovers can be frozen. It defosts & re-heats well

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  • 28 February 2008

    Mhairi rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy to make, tasty and nutritious. I used half fat creme fraiche instead of cream which worked well. I put a batch in the freezer so will see how dry it is when I re-heat it. May just be a case of adding more Creme fraiche?

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  • 21 March 2008

    Jo & Paddy commented on this recipe

    Delicious! Cooked amount for 4 people although only 2 of us. We ate 3/4 of it because it was so good. I ate some as a cold lunch the following day and it was still very tasty.

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  • 21 March 2008

    Jo & Paddy rated this recipe

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  • 31 March 2008

    Lynsey rated this recipe

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  • 04 April 2008

    Annie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A tasty midweek meal, which can be varied as you like - e.g use tuna rather than chicken, add tomatoes, ham or other veg; use pine nuts instead of almonds etc etc.

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  • 16 April 2008

    Julie-Ruth commented on this recipe

    A delicious recipe I used half fat creme fraiche instead of cream for a lighter meal plus a little white wine as well!!

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  • 21 April 2008

    Mary rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this recipe dozens of times. When my daughter went off to University I put it into a recipe file for her. It freezes perfectly. Now living in Yemen I make it with whipping cream as any other cream is difficult to get. Works perfectly, although I double the sauce quantities, it keeps it more moist, especially if I am freezing it. It is delicious with garlic bread.

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  • 18 May 2008

    TERRORIST COOK commented on this recipe

    i loved this so much it went brilliant with my wife she said it was great and well i went with somthing new as she told me to do an gave me this dish to cook and im always cooking for her because she loves my dishes

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    23 May 2008

    Maz rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I have cooked this dish many times and is a favourite with my 4yr old daughter and hers friends. she has helped me to prepare as well. Definetly is a dish that you don't want to prepare to much in advance as the pasta soaks all the sauce up and can end up being a bit dry.

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  • 30 June 2008

    ByrneR commented on this recipe

    I too have cooked this many times and my son has too. I agree the sauce gets absorbed. Good idea to double the sauce - I'll try that next time. We all love this dish.

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  • 14 July 2008

    Caraline commented on this recipe

    Sorry - wasn't keen on this one, although my husband liked it. Thought that despite increasing the sauce element and cooking immediately, it dried out somewhat.

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  • 20 July 2008

    MushyPeaBrain rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious!! My husband wolfed this down and wants me to cook it again as soon as possible. Very easy to make. Can see this becoming a firm family favourite.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in about 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 350g pasta shells or quills
  • 200g broccoli , cut into very small florets and the stems thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 350g boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
  • 175g chestnut mushrooms , quartered
  • 4 tbsp sundried tomato paste
  • 80g pkt soft cheese with garlic and herbs (such as Boursin)
  • 284ml carton single cream

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665 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 71g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 4g, salt 0.42 g

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