This is my AMAZING Cheesy Pasta Bake With Chicken And Bacon – a family favourite (and it makes great leftovers too!). If you like pasta recipes then this chicken pasta bake with bacon is one for you.
This recipe has been a reader favourite for the last couple of years and a family favourite for longer than that. I absolutely love cooking (and eating) this pasta bake!
Full chicken pasta bake recipe on our site:
Ingredients for the Chicken Pasta Bake with Bacon:
400g (4.5 cups) dried pasta shapes (I used rigatoni)
1 tbsp vegetable oil
3 large chicken breasts cut into bitesize chunks
1 large onion peeled and chopped
1 red bell pepper de-seeded and chopped
1 yellow bell pepper de-seeded and chopped
A pinch of salt and pepper
2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
1 tbsp tomato puree
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried thyme
2x 400g (14oz) tins of chopped tomatoes
120ml (1/2 cup) double (heavy) cream
100 g (3 packed cups) fresh baby spinach
6 rashers cooked bacon chopped
100g (1 packed cup) strong cheddar cheese grated
100g (1 packed cup) mozzarella grated
Small bunch parsley roughly torn
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Cooked tonight delishlus thanks x
Lovley Recipe
Do I need to use the cream as the people I know don't like it
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could i leave out tomato puree if i havent got any? im looking to make this tonight, looks delicious!
Wow, big fan of pasta bakes, this one looks great. Defo going to have to give this a try 😀
Looks absolutely delicious. Nice and colourful too.
Looks great. But doesn’t the chicken overcook? I would want to cook the onions and peppers first as they take quite a while to soften. Then take out and cook the chicken seperately then combine.
Just made this and the thyme was very overpowering. Think ill try again with no / less thyme
Yum
Thanks Nicky. It's definitely a crowd pleaser! 😀
Btw I’m trying making it tonight will let you know how it goes, I’m not very used to cooking but lost my job due to health and so I’m the chef now lol
You’d have to make a lot more than that for it to make leftovers after the four lads that work on our farm had seen it lol that probably counts for anything with chicken and bacon in it though 👍
I am going to make that tonight loves very nice
Lovely, Many thanks for sharing A Great Recipe.
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Gia dalla cotture mi viene il mal di pancia: no way.
Going to make this with only one variation; more bacon. A lot more bacon.
how many calories are from the whole pot?
I love these recipes but a bit iffy about how things are cooked properly on stovetop such as the onions and peppers and chicken. Imagine if the chicken was seasoned and seared first and then the onions and peppers allowed to soften till fragrant, garlic added to the mixture then; followed by tomato paste – sautéed for a tad till aromatic then the canned tomatoes added, simmered for a touch before adding the heavy cream. Wow the flavours would be mind blowing!! Imma make it like this.
Bigger pan, more bacon and cheese 😉👌
I made this tonight. Absolutely delicious. A total favourite with lots of left overs. I bet it tastes even better the next day!
There is so many mistakes in this recipe
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Lovely. Really enjoy your channel. Super food pleasantly presented. Homely and sweet. Bless you.
Just made this off your website via Google and YouTube you. Omg thanks you
Hi, looks great – any suggestions for an onion substitute (due to allergy)?
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I have tried many of your recipes, and each one has been delicious 🤤 can’t wait to try this one. Thank you 🙏
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The double cream and cheddar plus the mass of tomatoes would make this really over rich. I would use greek yogurt and less tomato and unsmoked bacon as the flavours of smoked is again over richness. And instead of all that fattening cheddar on the top it needs a sprinkle of parmesan cheese – less exhausting to eat in my opinion.
I made this and it was ok. Next time I will not put any cream in. It was too rich for me but that is just my taste.
I just made this and found I didn't have the troughs to cook it in. Huge meal. What a mess lol. If you are in the Southern Hemisphere, halve it or get some huge pans.
This is student level cooking
We're going to need a bigger pan. Looks fantastic as do all your recipes.
Looks delicious. We'll be trying this. Thank you.
I paused it after 18 seconds to rush off to get a pen and paper.
Fantastic videos when doing these recipes can you please mention the size of the baking dish that you use thank you
I am screaming at the monitor. You should cook chicken whole and then cut or shred when needed. When you cut the chicken or any meat into small pieces it will dry out much faster than cooking it whole. If you are using cheap chicken's then the chances are it is mostly water, so you are literally drying it out when frying, and then you are baking it as well, so you are losing a lot of flavour. You are also doing the same with the pasta, you say boil it for one minute less time than on the packet, you should boil it for near enough five minutes less than the time on the packet. So you are par boiling it really and then the oven will cook it all the way through. It will taste less chewy and dried out if you boil it for less time.
Looks outstanding! Very well presented!
Can I use marina sauce instead of the chopped tomatoes?
Your chicken is gon be dry tho.
1:20 – excuse me
Oh dear, I'm obv the only person who needs to give a negative review here. We just found this bland, unfortunately. The pasta produced masses once cooked, and I just needed 2/3 of the amount produced, or we'd just be eating a plate of pasta coated with sauce. I even doubled the amount of herbs and garlic ( tripled actually ) as I could see there wasn't much there to produce much flavour. I'm not saying it's a fault of the recipe but it's more our palates. We are a half Indian household and we eat spicy and highly flavoured food every day. I was heartened to make this as my daughter likes pasta and the rave reviews gave me confidence, but we had to add loads of salt to this to make it even taste of anything. It would be helpful to know how many this cooks for as I would've scaled back the pasta, but as I said, I felt the ratio was out. Sorry but I won't be repeating this one.
If there is enough left, can this be frozen? Thanks
I cooked this one last night – it was lovely and the kids gave it a thumbs up, which is sometimes a bit of a struggle!! Great presentation style too. Thanks 😊
I was sent here by school. It looks delicious
Disappointing. If I make it again, I will halve the pasta, green pepper, and onion. Also, "3 large chicken breasts" is not a useful measurement. A kilo of chicken? Half-kilo? I buy chicken in bulk, cut it up and freeze it, because I don't have the time or desire to visit the market several times a week.
Is there a healthy option for the double cream? As in Greek yoghurt for example.