EASY CHICKEN PASTA BAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Grease a 30cm x 25cm baking dish.
  2. Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water, for slightly less time than given on the packet so it’s just undercooked. Drain and run under cold water to stop it from cooking further. Return to the saucepan and coat with a drizzle of olive oil.
  3. Meanwhile, roughly chop the leeks. Put the butter in a frying pan and gently fry the leeks for 10 minutes or until they’re soft. Peel, mince and add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the stock and wine, then cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until almost all the liquid has evaporated. Add the peas, stir and cook for 30 seconds.
  4. Dice the cooked chicken.
  5. To the drained pasta, add the leek mixture, chicken, milk and two-thirds of the ricotta. Mix gently to combine and season with salt and pepper.
  6. Spoon the pasta mixture into the baking dish. Top with the remaining ricotta, grate over the Parmesan and drizzle with olive oil, if you like. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until piping hot and starting to crisp up on top.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees

  Cook the salmon en papillote, with some olive oil, clove garlic, squeeze of lemon and season with salt and pepper to taste, for 15 minutes

  Boil the pasta for 15 mins until al dente

  Cook the leeks in the butter and garlic, once softened season and add the flour to coat all the leeks

  Add the milk a little at a time until you have a thick creamy sauce, now add the yogurt and mustard along with the parsley and mint and stir well – season well with black pepper 

  Add your cooked pasta to an oven proof dish, then add the salmon layer, flaking across all the pasta removing any bones.

  Now add the creamy leeks over the top covering right to the edges

  Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and season lightly again

  Put this in the oven until golden brown on top – about 15 minutes should do the trick!