Chicken Pasta Recipe

Chicken Asparagus Pasta Bake

This easy Chicken Pasta Recipe is a great dinner idea and perfect for using as a left-over chicken recipe. Even if you don't have the required 2-3 cups of cooked chicken meat, you can make the meal go further by bulking up with left over vegetables or even frozen vegetables.

• 2-3 cups of sliced, cooked chicken

• 2 onions, chopped

• 75gm butter

• 60ml (4 tablespoons) flour

• 410gm tin asparagus pieces

• 10ml (2 teaspoons) chicken stock powder

• 500ml (2 cups) milk

• 250ml (1 cup) frozen peas

• salt and freshly milled black pepper

• 250ml (1 cup) grated cheese

• 6 cups cooked macaroni

How to make Chicken Pasta Bake

Preheat your oven to 180 C or 350 F. Melt the butter and stir in the chopped onion. Cook until soft.

In a separate cup, mix flour and juice from the tin of asparagus, chicken stock together until all the powder is dissolved. Add this to the cooking onions and then slowly add the milk. Stir constantly, to make a thin pouring sauce. Remove from the stove and add the chicken, asparagus, peas, half the cheese and pasta. Taste for seasoning and spoon into a casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese and bake until golden and the cheese has melted.

Serves 8 to 10

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