Description
Chicken and Chorizo pasta bake is a perfect midweek meal. It’s incredibly easy to make and takes very little time. This recipe is full of flavour as it combines tender chicken with spicy chorizo, which is then bound together plenty of cheese.
Ingredients
- 400 grams Penne Pasta
- 200 grams Chorizo
- 3 whole Chicken Breasts, Diced
- 1 whole Yellow Pepper, Chopped
- 12 whole Cherry Tomatoes
- 400 grams Tinned Chopped Tomatoes
- 150 grams Shredded Cheese
Preparation
In a saucepan, heat some water and cook penne pasta according to package instructions.
Preheat oven to 200ºC (390ºF).
Whilst pasta is cooking, add some oil into a saucepan. Once hot, add sliced chorizo and stir to coat with oil. Fry chorizo for 5 minutes.
Add diced chicken and stir to coat in the juices from the chorizo. Fry until edges of chicken have browned.
Add chopped pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Add cherry tomatoes and chopped tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in cooked pasta and continue to stir to fully combine.
Add half of the cheese and continue to stir until all of the cheese has melted. Pour pasta bake into ovenproof dish(es) and top with remaining cheese.
Put in the oven and cook until cheese on the top has browned and edges are bubbling.
