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Chicken and halloumi pasta bake removed from the oven and garnished with some chopped basil. Green salad in the background. Serving spoon to the right.
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📋 Chicken And Halloumi Pasta Bake

Chicken and halloumi pasta bake is a perfect, filling delicious dinner. Easy to make this will soon become a family favourite!
Course Dinner
Cuisine American, International, Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 391kcal
Author Neil

Ingredients

  • 200 g penne pasta
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 Small Onion diced
  • 1 Clove Garlic crushed
  • 250 g chicken breast fillets chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1 red pepper chopped
  • 225 g Halloumi cut into cubes
  • 300 ml skimmed milk
  • 2 tablespoon flour
  • 300 g tomato passata
  • ½ teaspoon dried red chilli flakes optional
  • Freshly Ground Salt and Pepper
  • 75 g low fat grated cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 180C Fan.
  • Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, stir in the pasta, and return to the boil. Turn down to simmer for 10 - 12 minutes. Then drain and set aside.
  • Whilst the pasta is cooking, in a large pan, gently heat the oil and sauté the onion and garlic for about 4 - 5 minutes until softened.
  • Add the chicken and cook stirring until no longer pink on the outside, about 5 minutes. Stir in the red pepper and halloumi and cook for another 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Remove pan from the heat.
  • Add the milk and flour into a medium sized saucepan. Bring the mixture to the boil, then turn it down to simmer and whisk it thoroughly until you have a smooth and thickened white sauce. Then stir in the passata and chilli flakes. Simmer for about 5 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Season to taste.
  • Add drained pasta and sauce to the large pan containing the chicken and halloumi and mix well.
  • Pour the contents of the large pan into an oven proof dish, sprinkle with the cheese and place onto the middle shelf of your oven.
  • Bake for 10 - 15 minutes until the cheese has browned slightly and is bubbling.

Nutrition

Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 839mg | Potassium: 528mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 927IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 510mg | Iron: 1mg