Prep:  15 Minutes
Cook:  30 minutes
Serves:  6
Average: 4.5 (19 votes)
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Recipe by: Perfect Italiano
Easy Chicken Zucchini Pasta bake that's a great family recipe idea. Topped with cheese, this creamy pasta bake is the answer to the what's for dinner question.
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Chicken, Mushroom and Zucchini Bake
Ingredients:
Method:
  1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 180°C fan-forced
  2. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook pasta according to packet instructions. Drain and reserve one cup of cooking water
  3. Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp. of oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for 3 minutes or until browned. Remove and set aside
  4. Add remaining oil to frying pan and add onion and cook for 2 minutes or until softened. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently for 3-4 minutes
  5. Add zucchini, thyme and garlic; cook for a further 2 minutes
  6. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Pour in cooking cream, mustard and return the cooked chicken. Mix well and season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 3 minutes
  7. Stir through half the Perfect Bakes cheese, ½ cup of the reserved cooking water and cooked drained pasta. Transfer to a large 10 cup (2.5 litre) ovenproof baking dish and top with remaining cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden brown
Tips & Hints:
  • If sauce is too thick, add some more of the reserved cooking water to the combined pasta and sauce mixture before spooning into baking dish.
  • Freeze pasta bake in portions for workday lunches or quick midweek dinners. Reheat in microwave.
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Chicken, mushroom and zucchini
5
Glennis Russell
2 years 6 months ago
This was delicious. Didn't change a thing. Plenty left over for another meal yay!!
Love it
Anonymous
7 years 11 months ago
I've made this recipe so many times. Can't recommend it enough. I add peas to it sometimes as well. Thanks