This Tacky Pasta Bake With Hen And Bacon is a household AND reader favorite (and it makes nice leftovers too!). Not lots can beat a beautiful tacky pasta bake served up with a giant facet of salad or garlic bread!

Tacky Pasta Bake With Hen And Bacon is a kind of dinners that the youngsters can polish off very quickly – no matter what number of veggies I sneak in there. Peppers, onions, tomatoes, spinach – all of it will get thrown in.

Substances

For this tacky hen pasta bake we want:

Typically I’ll add courgette or kale. If I’m being additional sneaky I’d add some finely chopped mushroom too (I’m the one mushroom lover in our home – however all of them eat mushrooms if they’ll’t establish them hee hee hee!).

Kind of pasta to make use of for pasta bake:

I like to make use of rigatoni for this pasta bake, however you need to use most pasta shapes. Spiralli (pasta spirals), Penne (tubes minimize on the diagonal), Fusilli (pasta twists) and Farfalle (pasta bows) all work significantly nicely, with no change in quantities or cooking instances.

I typically surprise if I may eat pasta on daily basis of the week and never get tired of it.

Let’s see…

Oh yeah, that was straightforward – I didn’t even begin on the pulled pork ragu or the or the penne arrabiata!! Oh and don’t overlook to take a look at my new Creamy Hen Alfredo Pasta Bake too!

Methods to make this hen pasta bake

***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this submit***

1. Begin off by frying the hen, veggies and seasoning in a big frying pan (skillet), while par-cooking the pasta.
2. Add within the tinned tomatoes and cream in to make the sauce.
3. Mix the par-cooked pasta together with spinach and chopped up cooked bacon.
4. Switch all of it to a big baking dish.
5. High with cheese and bake within the oven till golden.

Do you have got a favorite pasta dish? I’d love some new concepts for my pasta habit 🙂

Watch make it

Right here’s my full video. the place I present you step-by-step make this scrumptious hen pasta bake.

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🍽️ What to serve it with

It is a nice, full dinner by itself however you may additionally serve it with:

I prefer it chilly for lunch the following day too – though you may warmth it up within the microwave with a tablespoon of water – to cease it drying out.

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Tools

With a purpose to make this tremendous tasty Tacky Pasta Bake with Hen and Bacon you have to:

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• Preheat the oven to 190C/375F (fan).

• Boil a big pan of water and cook dinner the pasta for 1 minute lower than advisable on the pack. Drain.

  400 g (4 1/2 cups) dried pasta shapes

• While the pasta is cooking, warmth the oil on a medium warmth, in a big frying pan. Add the hen, and cook dinner till simply sealed – about 5 minutes.

  1 tbsp oil, 3 giant hen breasts

• Add the onion and cook dinner for an extra 3-4 minutes till the onion is softened.

  1 giant onion

• Add the chopped peppers, salt, pepper, garlic, tomato puree, oregano and thyme. Stir and cook dinner for 2-3 minutes.

  1 purple bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp tomato puree, ½ tsp dried oregano, ½ tsp dried thyme, 1/4 tsp pepper

• Stir within the tinned tomatoes and cream, carry to a mild bubble, then add the pasta, spinach and cooked bacon. Stir every part collectively, then switch to a big baking dish.

  2 x 400g (2 x 14oz) tins of finely chopped tomatoes, 120 ml (1/2 cup) double (heavy) cream, 100 g (3 packed cups) recent child spinach, 6 rashers cooked bacon

• High with the cheddar and mozzarella, and place within the oven for 20-25 minutes, till the cheese is golden brown.

  100 g (1 cup) grated robust cheddar cheese, 100 g (1 cup) grated mozzarella

• Take out of the oven and high with parsley earlier than serving.

  small bunch parsley

Can I make pasta bake forward?
Sure! You may make forward as much as the purpose you sprinkle the cheese on, then cool, cowl with foil and refrigerate for as much as a day
Take out of the fridge for an hour earlier than cooking it, to take the coolness off the dish (in any other case you would possibly discover you get a chilly spot within the center when baking it).
Maintain the foil on and warmth within the oven at 190C/375F for about 10 minutes, then take away the foil and proceed to warmth for an extra quarter-hour, till sizzling all through.
Observe: the dish shall be rather less saucy should you make it forward, because the pasta will take in extra of the liquid. You possibly can a number of tablespoons of inventory or sizzling water earlier than heating the pasta to make sure it’s nonetheless saucy should you like.
Can I freeze the leftovers from my pasta bake?
Sure, as soon as cooked:
Cool shortly, cowl and freeze.
Defrost within the fridge in a single day, then take away from the fridge an hour earlier than cooking to take the coolness off the dish (in any other case you would possibly discover you get a chilly spot within the center when baking it).
Reheat within the oven (coated in foil) at 190C/375F for about 20-25 minutes till sizzling all through.
Add a number of tablespoons of inventory or sizzling water when reheating the pasta to make sure it’s nonetheless saucy.
What’s the perfect sort of pasta for a hen pasta bake?
I like to make use of rigatoni for this pasta bake, however you need to use most pasta shapes. 
Spiralli (pasta spirals), Penne (tubes minimize on the diagonal), Fusilli (pasta twists) and Farfalle (pasta bows) all work significantly nicely, with no change in quantities or cooking instances.

Vegetarian model:

Change the hen with chunky items of courgette (zucchini) or mushroom. You possibly can go away the bacon out fully, or change it with vegetarian chorizo or smoky chickpeas (chickpeas fried with smoked paprika, cumin, salt and pepper). 
Additionally, make sure the cheddar and mozzarella are vegetarian variations.

Gluten free model:

This recipe works nicely as a gluten-free dish with a number of adjustments. Swap out the pasta for gluten-free pasta and guarantee your tomato paste is gluten free.
Additionally, should you’re utilizing prepared grated (shredded) cheese, guarantee it’s gluten free, as it may typically be tossed in a bit of flour to stop it from sticking.
 
Dietary Info is per serving.

Energy: 657kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 33g | Fats: 30g | Saturated Fats: 15g | Ldl cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 637mg | Potassium: 911mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3040IU | Vitamin C: 82.3mg | Calcium: 300mg | Iron: 3.5mg

Diet info is routinely calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.

This hen pasta bake recipe was first revealed in January 2017. Up to date in February 2025 with additional info, further pictures and for housekeeping causes.

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