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Chicken Bacon and Tomato Pasta Bake

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Chicken Bacon and Tomato Pasta Bake – one of the best family-friendly pasta bakes EVER!!

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This was one of those recipes that kind of came about by accident. You know the ones I mean right?  The ones where you look in your fridge for inspiration for dinner, grab a few ingredients, mix together and voila a meal.

Sometimes those creations can be a disaster, but then there are times when the end result is so delicious, you want to make it again the next day.

I mean you can’t really go wrong with bacon, chicken, tomatoes, pasta and cheese. Well, you possibly could, but you’d have to really try.

This is a real family pleaser and one I go back to again and again, as I know my whole family love it.

close up of chicken bacon and tomato paste bake in oven proof dish

It can also be made gluten-free but using gluten-free pasta. I like to use brown rice pasta, as I find it is the closest to regular pasta. But there are various other varieties out there.

Hey if you wanted to be really good, you could skip the pasta all together and instead use some roasted butternut squash (think of all those speed foods)

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How can I add a 1/3 speed foods to this delicious Chicken, Bacon and Tomato Pasta Bake?

There are some speed vegetables including in the pasta bake, but I like to pair this up with a big mixed salad of baby leaves, cucumber, tomato and beetroot for some additional speed foods.

What Kitchen Items do I need to make this Chicken, Bacon and Tomato Pasta Bake?

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Chicken, Bacon and Tomato Pasta Bake

Chicken, Bacon and Tomato Pasta Bake

Yield: SERVES 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Chicken Bacon and Tomato Pasta Bake - one of the best family-friendly pasta bakes EVER!!

Ingredients

  • 200g/7oz of penne or fusilli pasta (can use gluten free)
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
  • 3 slices of lean bacon sliced into small pieces
  • 2 chicken breasts (skin and fat removed) cut into bitesize pieces (approx 350g/12.5oz)
  • 1 courgette (zucchini), finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, finely chopped
  • 7 button mushrooms, sliced
  • 480ml (2 cups) of passata
  • 240ml (1 cup) of chicken stock
  • Handful of cherry or grape tomatoes halved
  • Splash of balsamic vinegar
  • Splash of Tabasco sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste (puree in the uk)
  • 2 tsp of Oregano
  • Salt and Pepper to season
  • 120g (4oz) of cheddar (4xHEa's) or can use mozzarella

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200c or 400f
  2. Place pasta into a saucepan of boiling hot water and cook until al dente, drain and rinse with cold water to prevent from cooking further, in the meantime follow step below.
  3. Spray a frying pan with some spray oil add, the chicken and cook until golden brown and set aside.
  4. Add the onion, garlic and bacon and brown for 2 mins.
  5. Add all other vegetables and cook for a further 5 mins
  6. Add the passata, stock, balsamic vinegar, Tabasco, tomato puree and oregano and bring to the boil then reduce the heat. Simmer, covered for about 20 mins .
  7. Add the mixture to a casserole dish, along with the pasta and chicken, season with salt and pepper and top with cheddar, then bake in the oven for approx 30mins until the cheese on top is melted and golden.
  8. Serve with your choice of sides.

Notes

This recipe is gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

  • Extra Easy - 1 HEa per serving
  • WW Smart Points - 10 per serving

Suitable for freezing.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 519Total Fat: 14.8gSaturated Fat: 7.7gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 791mgCarbohydrates: 57.8gFiber: 4.3gSugar: 9.8gProtein: 40.1g

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Comments

  1. carol

    Hi, I’ve just cooked your pasta bake for my dinner tonight it was so tasty I ate all of it! Yum! I’ve been going to a sw group for a few months and lost 1 stone 1 and1/2 lbs. I’m so glad I found your brilliant website! I’ve told all my sw friends about it and we’re all excited! Thankyou.

  2. Jenny Rawling

    I cooked this tonight and it was delicious! I simplified it slightly by just chucking all the sauce ingredients in together rather than seperating the chicken, and I used cheddar rather than mozzarella, but otherwise as written. Thanks!

  3. Anonymous

    Looking forward to trying this next week! Just one question though, if the tom puree is 1 syn and the whole recipe is 1 syn, what about the mozzarella cheese?
    Thanks x

  4. Anonymous

    Looking forward to trying this next week! Just one question though, if the tom puree is 1 syn and the whole recipe is 1 syn, what about the mozzarella cheese?
    Thanks x

  9. Gemma Burden

    Well this was amazing! Something magical happened to the sauce while it was simmering. I usually have to add sugar and all sorts of condiments to tomato sauce but this didn’t have the usual bitterness so was perfect!

  11. Philomena Loftus

    I cooked your chicken and bacon pasta bake recipe at
    the weeekend. It was so tasty, and went down a treat with my family.So I will be certainly be cooking this a lot more often.

  13. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    Hey Joanne – It is stocked near the tomato paste/pizza sauces in most Canadian supermarkets (in tall jars) – costco also do a tray pack of 6 I think. If you are in the US, look for tomato puree (not paste) or crushed tomatoes in tins (think there are some cartons too)

  15. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    Hi Carrie, yes you do, you fry till golden, as per the instructions 🙂 – hope that helps.

  19. Rhian Smith

    Done this today. Absolutely georgous. Me and my 11 yr old son polished off a dish full each and there are 2 portions in the freezer. Definately recommend and will make again. Thanks for the recipie.

  20. Moira Fox

    Made this yesterday for dinner. It was delicious, and husband who says he doesn’t like pasta bakes, had seconds.
    TBH I didn’t have courgette but did have a leek so used that instead. Will definitely be making this again.

  21. Rosie Butcher

    Wow just wow!! This was so easy and so tastie, another dish that was a hit with all 3 of my boys and husband

  22. kate

    Can this be frozen I’m looking to do batch cooking and really need some ideas cause I’m a fussy eater I have about 4 stone to lose

  23. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    Hi Kate, pasta is always best eaten once cooked, but I have frozen this and other pasta dishes plenty of times, it just means the pasta will not be al dente. So as long as you are okay with that, it’s good. 🙂

  26. Daryl

    We made this pasta bake tonight and it was delish! I really enjoyed this, we used wholegrain fusilli pasta! Adding the tobacco and balsamic vinegar makes the sauce so much more yum! Will defo be making this one a week!

  27. Anglelan Loughran

    Made this tonight and it was really lovely and a total hit with the family. Forgot to put the courgette in but it was still amazing, Thanks for sharing another wonderful recipe. For some reason I cannot give it a star rating but if I could it would be 5 out of 5.

  28. Anglelan Loughran

    For some reason I cannot give it a star rating but if I could it would be 5 out of 5.. Made this tonight and it was really lovely and a total hit with the family. Forgot to put the courgette in but it was still amazing, Thanks for sharing another wonderful recipe.

  29. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    So happy to hear it was a hit with the family. I’m sorry to hear the rating feature wasn’t working for you, you should just be able to click the number of stars you want to give and it comes through with your comment, but I will look into why it might not be working.

  30. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    It’s a family favourite, so I am really happy to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

  31. Sam

    I’m thinking of making this on Monday, but I’m quite lazy. Do you think it would be ok if I made it using chicken thighs (I have some that need using up) and put all the ingredients minus the pasta into a slow cooker before mixing together in the casserole dish and adding cheese?

  33. Ron.

    Made this last night using Turkey breasts that I wanted to use up, I also ran out of Tobacco sauce, so used just a tsp of Chilli powder instead…. It all came out great and was a hit with everyone. Will certainly make it again.

  35. Sandie

    Just made this the other day. It was fabulous. Had to leave out the mustard as i didn’t have any and used just cheddar cheese. It had a great depth of flavour which is often missing in low fat recipes.

  36. Kate

    This has become a family favourite in my house, it is lovely & filling and easy to make.
    Thank you x

  38. Stella

    Is there a ‘best practice’ for real-heating this? I usually only use half, so have half left over. Thinking of covering in foil and cooking on GM4 for 45mins…..‍♀️

  39. Siobhan (Slimming Eats)

    I freeze any leftovers and then defrost and reheat in the microwave or defrost and heat in oven. It’s all fully cooked so you just need to ensure that however you reheat, that it is piping hot throughout.

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