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Chicken carbonara pasta bake

This creamy chicken pasta bake is the perfect midweek meal for the whole family.
Chicken Carbornara Baked PastaAustralian Women's Weekly
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All the flavours of a classic carbonara can be found in this creamy chicken carbonara pasta bake. We’ve made it easy for you with cream, eggs and cheese and added chicken and other ingredients for a flavour boost to create the ideal family meal. If you’re after an authentic made-from-scratch version without cream then why not try our classic spaghetti carbonara or one from our collection of carbonara recipes.

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Ingredients

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.

2.

Cook pasta in large saucepan of boiling water until tender; drain.

3.

Meanwhile, heat oil in same pan; cook prosciutto, stirring, about 5 minutes or until crisp. Add garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add pasta to prosciutto mixture with chicken.

4.

Whisk eggs, cream, cheese and chives in large jug; season, stir into pasta mixture.

5.

Spoon mixture into 2-litre (8-cup) ovenproof dish; sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Bake, uncovered, about 25 minutes or until browned lightly.

Not suitable to freeze or microwave. You will need to purchase a large barbecued chicken weighing approximately 900g for this recipe.

Serve with mixed green salad.

Test Kitchen tip

How to cook pasta

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You’d be hard pressed to find a household in which pasta doesn’t feature at least once a week, so it’s handy to have a couple of tricks up your sleeve when it comes to cooking the perfect pot.

A great timesaving tip is to boil the kettle first and add the hot water to the cold pan. It should take no time at all to bring the water back to the boil; adding a sprinkling of salt to the water will raise the boiling point, too.

Stir the pasta once you have added it to the water, and occasionally while cooking, to stop it from sticking together.

Once the pasta is al dente – that is cooked but with a “bite” – drain it immediately.

You can make pasta ahead of time by cooking and storing in resealable bags or airtight containers in the fridge; to reheat, pour over boiling water.

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