Cajun Chicken Pasta Bake

This dish ends wars....well kind of, it ended a fight I was having at the time.  The first time I cooked it for T he said it was his new favourite so here it is:

Cajun Chicken Pasta Bake

Serves: 2
Time: 40 mins

Equipment

• Saucepan
• Frying Pan
• Spatula
• Spoon
• Oven Proof Dish
• Wooden Spoon
• Chopping Board
• Chopping Knife

Ingredients

• Fusilli Pasta
• Chicken Breasts (chopped into small strips)
• Oil
• White Sauce
• Milk
• Cheese
• Breadcrumbs
• Salt and Pepper
• Cajun Seasoning
• Season All
• Paprika
• Mixed Herbs
• A Clove of Garlic
• Red Pepper
• Tomatoes
• Mushrooms
• Scallions (spring onions)

Method

1. Boil the water in a saucepan for the pasta, add some olive oil and salt to the water.  Then heat some oil in the frying pan.  Next chop/crush 1 clove of garlic add to the pan, chop the chicken breasts into small stips, season with salt and pepper and add to the hot pan and cook for about 3-5 minutes.

2. Meanwhile chop the peppers, tomatoes, scallions and mushrooms. 

3. Once the water has boiled add the pasta, use 100g per person for 10-12 minutes.

4. Once the chicken has been cooked through, add 2 tbsp of cajun seasoning, add a little bit of water so that the seasoning can spread around the chicken.  Add 1 tbsp of paprika, 1 tbsp mixed herbs, 1 tbsp of season all.

4. Then add the chopped veg to the pan and cook on a low heat.

 5. Drain the pasta when its ready and keep to the side in the pan.  For the white sauce I used a sachet of Colmans white sauce, you can also make some from scratch.  Add about 200g of cheese to the sauce, or as much/little as you prefer. Once ready comine the chicken, the pasta and white sauce and stir.

6. Grease the oven proof dish with butter and add the pasta.  Make sure the chicken and veg are evenly distributed, and then flatten down the pasta.

7.  Now top with cheese, breadcrumbs and mixed herbs.  Place in a pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes and serve.






P.S. There is no picture of when it came out of the oven, because I served it up so quickly and forgot, oopsie!!

xx