This Tacky Pasta Bake With Hen And Bacon is a household AND reader favorite (and it makes nice leftovers too!). Not loads can beat a beautiful tacky pasta bake served up with an enormous facet of salad or garlic bread!

Tacky Pasta Bake With Hen And Bacon is a type of dinners that the children can polish off very quickly – no matter what number of veggies I sneak in there. Peppers, onions, tomatoes, spinach – all of it will get thrown in.

Elements

For this tacky rooster pasta bake we want:

Typically I’ll add courgette or kale. If I’m being additional sneaky I would add some finely chopped mushroom too (I’m the one mushroom lover in our home – however all of them eat mushrooms if they’ll’t establish them hee hee hee!).

Sort of pasta to make use of for pasta bake:

I like to make use of rigatoni for this pasta bake, however you should utilize most pasta shapes. Spiralli (pasta spirals), Penne (tubes lower on the diagonal), Fusilli (pasta twists) and Farfalle (pasta bows) all work significantly properly, with no change in quantities or cooking instances.

I typically surprise if I might eat pasta daily of the week and never become bored with it.

Let’s see…

Oh yeah, that was straightforward – I didn’t even begin on the pulled pork ragu or the or the penne arrabiata!! Oh and don’t overlook to take a look at my new Creamy Hen Alfredo Pasta Bake too!

Easy methods to make this rooster pasta bake

***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this put up***

1. Begin off by frying the rooster, veggies and seasoning in a big frying pan (skillet), while par-cooking the pasta.
2. Add within the tinned tomatoes and cream in to make the sauce.
3. Mix the par-cooked pasta together with spinach and chopped up cooked bacon.
4. Switch all of it to a big baking dish.
5. High with cheese and bake within the oven till golden.

Do you could have a favorite pasta dish? I’d love some new concepts for my pasta dependancy 🙂

Watch how you can make it

Right here’s my full video. the place I present you step-by-step how you can make this scrumptious rooster pasta bake.

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🍽️ What to serve it with

This can be a nice, full dinner by itself however you may additionally serve it with:

I prefer it chilly for lunch the subsequent day too – though you’ll be able to warmth it up within the microwave with a tablespoon of water – to cease it drying out.

When you like this rooster and bacon pasta bake then I do know you’ll LOVE these too:

Gear

So as to make this tremendous tasty Tacky Pasta Bake with Hen and Bacon you have to:

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• Preheat the oven to 190C/375F (fan).

• Boil a big pan of water and prepare dinner the pasta for 1 minute lower than really helpful on the pack. Drain.

  400 g (4 1/2 cups) dried pasta shapes

• While the pasta is cooking, warmth the oil on a medium warmth, in a big frying pan. Add the rooster, and prepare dinner till simply sealed – about 5 minutes.

  1 tbsp oil, 3 giant rooster breasts

• Add the onion and prepare dinner for an extra 3-4 minutes till the onion is softened.

  1 giant onion

• Add the chopped peppers, salt, pepper, garlic, tomato puree, oregano and thyme. Stir and prepare dinner for 2-3 minutes.

  1 crimson bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp tomato puree, ½ tsp dried oregano, ½ tsp dried thyme, 1/4 tsp pepper

• Stir within the tinned tomatoes and cream, convey to a delicate bubble, then add the pasta, spinach and cooked bacon. Stir all the things collectively, then switch to a big baking dish.

  2 x 400g (2 x 14oz) tins of finely chopped tomatoes, 120 ml (1/2 cup) double (heavy) cream, 100 g (3 packed cups) recent child spinach, 6 rashers cooked bacon

• High with the cheddar and mozzarella, and place within the oven for 20-25 minutes, till the cheese is golden brown.

  100 g (1 cup) grated robust cheddar cheese, 100 g (1 cup) grated mozzarella

• Take out of the oven and high with parsley earlier than serving.

  small bunch parsley

Can I make pasta bake forward?
Sure! You can also make forward as much as the purpose you sprinkle the cheese on, then cool, cowl with foil and refrigerate for as much as a day
Take out of the fridge for an hour earlier than cooking it, to take the coolness off the dish (in any other case you may discover you get a chilly spot within the center when baking it).
Hold the foil on and warmth within the oven at 190C/375F for about 10 minutes, then take away the foil and proceed to warmth for an extra quarter-hour, till scorching all through.
Be aware: the dish can be rather less saucy for those who make it forward, because the pasta will soak up extra of the liquid. You possibly can just a few tablespoons of inventory or scorching water earlier than heating the pasta to make sure it’s nonetheless saucy for those who like.
Can I freeze the leftovers from my pasta bake?
Sure, as soon as cooked:
Cool shortly, cowl and freeze.
Defrost within the fridge in a single day, then take away from the fridge an hour earlier than cooking to take the coolness off the dish (in any other case you may discover you get a chilly spot within the center when baking it).
Reheat within the oven (lined in foil) at 190C/375F for about 20-25 minutes till scorching all through.
Add just a few tablespoons of inventory or scorching water when reheating the pasta to make sure it’s nonetheless saucy.
What’s the very best kind of pasta for a rooster pasta bake?
I like to make use of rigatoni for this pasta bake, however you should utilize most pasta shapes. 
Spiralli (pasta spirals), Penne (tubes lower on the diagonal), Fusilli (pasta twists) and Farfalle (pasta bows) all work significantly properly, with no change in quantities or cooking instances.

Vegetarian model:

Change the rooster with chunky items of courgette (zucchini) or mushroom. You possibly can depart the bacon out solely, or substitute it with vegetarian chorizo or smoky chickpeas (chickpeas fried with smoked paprika, cumin, salt and pepper). 
Additionally, make sure the cheddar and mozzarella are vegetarian variations.

Gluten free model:

This recipe works properly as a gluten-free dish with just a few adjustments. Swap out the pasta for gluten-free pasta and guarantee your tomato paste is gluten free.
Additionally, for those who’re utilizing prepared grated (shredded) cheese, guarantee it’s gluten free, as it could typically be tossed in a bit flour to forestall it from sticking.
 
Dietary Data is per serving.

Energy: 657kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 33g | Fats: 30g | Saturated Fats: 15g | Ldl cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 637mg | Potassium: 911mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3040IU | Vitamin C: 82.3mg | Calcium: 300mg | Iron: 3.5mg

Diet data is mechanically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.

This rooster pasta bake recipe was first revealed in January 2017. Up to date in February 2025 with additional data, extra photographs and for housekeeping causes.

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