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Baked Pasta with Chicken Bolognese

Kankana Saxena
Chicken Bolognese Baked Pasta is crowd pleaser, both with kids and adults. Because it is so easy to freeze and bake in bulk, it is perfect for big parties too.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 0

Ingredients
 

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
  • 1 medium size onion (finely chopped)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • grated carrot -1 and ½ cups
  • dried oregano -1 teaspoon
  • sugar - 1 teaspoon
  • lemon pepper seasoning - 1 teaspoon
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 and ½ cups tomato puree
  • 3 cups penne or ziti pasta
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Instructions
 

  • Place a big skillet at medium heat and drop the butter. Let it melt and then, add the garlic. Stir it around for a few seconds and scatter the chopped onion. Stir it around. Sprinkle the salt and pepper. Sauté for 1 minute.
    step 01
  • Add the ground chicken and mix it around. Sauté for 2 minutes. Scatter the grated carrot and mix it around.
    step 02
  • Sprinkle the dried herbs and seasoning (1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning and 1 teaspoon paprika). Mix it around.
    step 03
  • Pour the tomato puree, combine everything and cover the pan. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
    step 04
  • In the meantime, boil the pasta to al dente. It should take about 8 minutes. Make sure to season the water with enough salt when boiling the pasta.
    step 05
  • By the time the pasta is boiled, the sauce should be ready. Mix the heavy cream to the chicken bolognese and mix it around. Strain the pasta and mix it to the sauce.
    step 07
  • You can serve the pasta right away with some Parmesan cheese on top. Or, you can follow the below directions to bake it.
    Step 08
  • Preheat the oven to 350F and grease an ovenproof dish with little butter or oil. Layer some of the pasta, add ½ cup cheese on top, layer rest of the pasta and add rest of the cheese.
    step 09
  • Bake it for 30 minutes.
  • Sprinkle little finely chopped parsley on top and some grated Parmesan cheese.
    Step 10
  • Serve warm.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Serves 2 to 4
Keyword baked meals, chicken, pasta, ziti