For a quick and easy dinner that’s guaranteed to be loved by the whole family, you can’t go past a tasty chicken pasta.
From delicious pesto pasta bakes to creamy carbonaras, these simple recipes are perfect for using up that leftover chicken on nights where you don’t have time to cook. If you’re looking for a lighter dish, we’ve also included lovely chicken pasta salads that are great for an easy meal on those hot summer days.
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Creamy chicken and pasta salad
Creamy chicken and pasta salad
This classic recipe adds roasted pecans for a delightfully smoky crunch to your ideal workday lunch.
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Thermomix risoni with chicken and salsa verde
Thermomix risoni with chicken and salsa verde
An all-in-one dish of steamed chicken breast with a vibrant salsa verde that adds fresh and zesty flavour and served with risoni pasta.
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Pasta ‘bolognese’ recipe your way
Pasta ‘bolognese’ recipe your way
Pick your choice of protein – chicken or veal and pork mince or lentils – to create this simple bolognese recipe. Try one then try them all.
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Pesto chicken cannelloni
Two Italian classics combine to create this scrumptious pasta dish that might just be the new family favourite.
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Chicken & watercress pasta salad
This chicken and watercress pasta salad is fresh, zesty and ready in under 30 minutes. It’s perfect for your next lunch get together.
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Chicken, chorizo and capsicum pasta
Chicken, chorizo and capsicum pasta
This tasty caserecci pasta will be ready to eat in just 30 minutes. Enjoy salty green olives and spicy chorizo with capsicum and chicken in this healthy Italian dish.
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Chicken macaroni cheese
Transform this popular hunger fix into a main meal fit for any occasion with the injection of shredded chicken.
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Creamy chicken, bacon, pea and spinach pasta
Creamy chicken, bacon, pea and spinach pasta
The kids and adults will lovely this creamy pasta dish… and so will the chef as it only takes 25 minutes to get on the table.
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Chicken and asparagus pasta salad
A great way to use up left-over cooked pasta, this chicken and asparagus pasta salad is simple, tasty and quick to make. You can use most pasta varieties.
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Roast chicken pasta
Use drumsticks or thighs and sun-dried tomatoes which omits the need to cook a tomato sauce, without sacrificing any of the flavour.
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Chicken and asparagus ravioli
Indulge your taste buds with this tasty chicken and asparagus ravioli dish. Full of satisfying flavour and texture, yet jam packed with healthy nourishing ingredients!
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Creamy chicken and mushroom rigatoni
Creamy chicken and mushroom rigatoni
This fast family pasta dinner, with chicken and mushroom in a creamy mustard sauce, is perfect comfort food for cool nights. Everyone will love curling up with a bowl to themselves.
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Chicken and risoni pasta bake
Creamy, cheesy and deeply comforting, this chicken and risoni pasta bake is a great dish to pull out when you’re feeding lots of people.
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Chicken, mushroom and asparagus creamy pasta bake
Creamy and comforting, this asparagus, chicken and mushroom pasta bake is a great mid-week dinner recipe. It’s also handy on a busy weekend when you’ve got lots of mouths to feed.
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Chicken and pumpkin pasta bake
Chicken and pumpkin pasta bake
Pick up a cooked chicken on your way home from work and you can have this delicious and hearty meal on the table soon after you walk in the front door.
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Chicken and mushroom pasta
This creamy chicken and mushroom pasta is given something extra special when topped with fetta and freshly sliced spring onions. It can be on the dinner table in under half an hour which makes it a perfect midweek meal.
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Chicken pasta salad
Chicken pasta is a quick, easy and tasty meal that all the family will enjoy and can easily be packed into a school lunch box.
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Chicken and sugar snap pea pasta
This nourishing chicken and sugar snap pea pasta is perfect for mid-week dinner ideas. Quick and easy, and packed with bags of mouth-watering flavour!
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Chicken and pesto pasta bake
This hearty pasta bake is a perfect weeknight dinner for a hungry family. Packed full of tender chicken, fragrant homemade basil pesto and oozy melted cheese – it’s everything you want in a dish.
