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Chicken And Pasta Bake

Type: Pasta, Poultry
Courses: Casseroles, Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

12 oz 340gPasta shapes
1 tablespoon 15mlOlive oil
1 tablespoon 15mlOnion - chopped (large)
2   ?? Garlic - crushed
2   Chicken breast - (boneless)- 6oz each cut into cubes
1   Passata
4   Fresh tomatoes - chopped
3 tablespoons 45mlBlack olives - pitted
  - quartered
1 teaspoon 5mlDried oregano
2 tablespoons 30mlFresh basil - chopped
1   Salt and pepper
4 oz 113gBlue cheese - (gorgonzola or- stilton cubed

Recipe Instructions

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until tender. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat the oil and fry the onion and garlic until softened. Add the chicken and continue to fry until just browned. Pour in the passata, tomatoes, olives, herbs and seasoning. Leave to simmer gently for 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Drain the cooked pasta and mix with the chicken mixture. Stir in half the cheese. Pour into an ovenproof dish and layer the remaining cheese on top. Place under a preheated grill for 10 minutes, until the cheese has melted. Serve immediately with a leafy green salad.

Source:
Temptations/Junion League of Lansing MI. cookbook, 1984

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