Dinner

Chicken Pasta Bake

Tender chicken and broccoli in a creamy cheese sauce, baked until golden — a proper comfort food dinner.

Standardhigh_protein
153
kcal
10g
Protein
15g
Carbs
5g
Fat
£0.42
Per Serving
⏱ Prep: 10 min 🍳 Cook: 35 min 🍽 Serves 4
🛒 Ingredients
IngredientAmountCalories
Chicken Breast 2 large chicken breasts 660 kcal
Semi-Skimmed Milk 300ml semi-skimmed milk 150 kcal
Cheddar Cheese 100g cheddar 416 kcal
Wholewheat Pasta 300g wholewheat penne 1044 kcal
Broccoli 300g broccoli florets 102 kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp olive oil 88.4 kcal
Unsalted Butter 20g unsalted butter 148.8 kcal
Plain Flour 20g plain flour 68.2 kcal
👨‍🍳 Method
  1. 1Preheat oven to 190°C. Cook wholewheat pasta per packet (2 min under); drain.
  2. 2Dice chicken and fry in olive oil until cooked, ~8 minutes.
  3. 3Cook broccoli florets in boiling water 3 minutes; drain.
  4. 4Make the sauce: melt butter in a pan, whisk in flour and cook 1 minute. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Season.
  5. 5Combine pasta, chicken, broccoli and sauce in a large baking dish.
  6. 6Scatter cheddar over the top.
  7. 7Bake 20 minutes until golden and bubbling.

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