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Cheesy Pasta Bake with Chicken, Bacon and Chorizo

⏱️ Total Time: 1 hour
👥 Serves: 3 people
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Method

  1. Boil a large pan of water and cook the pasta for 1 minute less than recommended time on the pack. Drain.
  2. Whilst the pasta is cooking, heat the oil on a medium heat, in a large frying pan
  3. Add the chicken, and cook until just sealed - about 5 minutes.
  4. Add the onion and cook for a further 3-4 minutes until the onion is softened.
  5. Add the chopped peppers, salt, pepper, garlic, tomato puree, oregano and thyme. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  6. Stir in the tinned tomatoes and cream, bring to a gentle bubble, then add the pasta, and cooked bacon.
  7. Stir everything together, then transfer to a large baking dish..
  8. Top with the cheddar and mozzarella, and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until the cheese is golden brown.
  9. Take out of the oven and top with parsley before serving..

Ingredients

  • 200 g dried pasta shapes
  • ½ tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 small chicken breasts - cut into bitesize chunks
  • 100g chorizo, cut into slices
  • 3 rashers cooked bacon - chopped
  • 1 large onion - peeled and chopped
  • 1 red pepper - de-seeded and chopped
  • 1 yellow pepper - de-seeded and chopped
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • 2 clove garlic - peeled and minced
  • ½ tbsp tomato puree
  • ½ tsp dried oregan
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • tin chopped tomatoes
  • 60 ml double (heavy) cream (or milk with level tsp of cornflour)
  • 50 g strong cheddar cheese - grated
  • 50 g mozzarella - grated
  • parsley - roughly chopped