Quick Chicken, Spinach and Pumpkin Pasta Bake

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 25 minutes

Serves: 6

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Recipe by: Perfect Italiano

Enjoy this pasta bake made with chicken mince, rigatoni and topped with golden bakes cheese ready in just 30 minutes! Take a flavour shortcut and use canned pumpkin soup.

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Quick Chicken, Spinach and Pumpkin Pasta Bake

Ingredients:

500g dried rigatoni pasta

1 tablespoon olive oil

500g chicken mince

2 cloves garlic, crushed

500g tinned pumpkin soup

120g baby spinach leaves

2 x 150g bags Perfect Italiano™ Perfect Bakes Cheese

Method:

Preheat oven 200°C/180°C (fan forced)
Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook rigatoni according to packet instructions. Drain and set aside
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add chicken mince and garlic and cook, stirring frequently for 3 minutes breaking up chicken mince
Stir through soup and reduce heat to low; simmer for two minutes uncovered. Add baby spinach leaves, stir to wilt. Add one bag of the Perfect Bakes cheese, mix through and then add cooked pasta stirring to ensure pasta is evenly covered
Spoon pasta into an 8 cup (2 litre) capacity baking dish. Top with remaining bag of Perfect Bakes cheese
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden. Serve hot with steamed seasonal vegetables