Chicken and Bacon Pasta Bake
Recipes Chicken Main Dish Pasta Pork Quick and Easy
Description
Use your favorite pasta to make this delicious casserole. It is cheesy and creamy with chicken and bacon, so it makes a wonderful main dish, but can also be a side dish, as well.
Ingredients
8 oz. dried pasta
2 medium sized chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
3 bacon slices, cut into small bits
1 onion, diced
1 1/2 c. 2 % milk
1/4 c. butter
1 T. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
2 slices Havarti cheese or your favorite grated cheese on the top
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Bring a pot of salted water to boil for the pasta. when boiling, add pasta and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; drain; set aside.
In a skillet, cook onion so until it softens; add the chicken; gently cook until sealed. Add bacon; cook 2 minutes. Set aside.
cheese sauce:
Turn heat to a low to medium heat. In a pot, melt the butter and add the flour; continually stir or whisk. When the flour has cooked for a minute or so, add some of the milk; continually stir or whisk. Keep adding the milk until it is all gone; stir. The sauce will thicken, and when it has, add in the cheese, salt and pepper, to taste.
Add chicken and bacon mixture to the sauce and the pasta; stir so all the ingredients are coated in the sauce.
Transfer the mixture to a heat-proof dish. Sprinkle on grated cheese or place the slices of Havarti on the top. Put in the oven; bake 30 minutes. The top should be slightly golden and bubbling, when done.
2-3 servings as a main dish