Cheesy Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake
Cheesy Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake
Ingredients
- 200 g dry pasta, of choice
- 650 g chicken breast, diced
- 80 g grated mozzarella
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 peppers, diced
- 200 g low-fat cream cheese
- 4 teaspoons lazy garlic
- 1 fajita seasoning packet
- 400 g chopped tomatoes, 1 tin
- as needed salt
- as needed pepper
- 100 ml water
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 190°C.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 190
- 2
Dice the chicken breast, onion, and peppers.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
Add all ingredients into a large ovenproof dish, except for the mozzarella. This includes the dry pasta, diced chicken, diced onion, diced peppers, low-fat cream cheese, 4 teaspoons of lazy garlic, the full fajita seasoning packet, and the 400g tin of chopped tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Rinse out the empty chopped tomato tin with 100ml water and pour this water into the dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Mix everything really well with a spoon until all ingredients are fully combined and evenly coated.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Sprinkle the 80g grated mozzarella evenly over the top of the mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Cover the ovenproof dish with foil.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Bake for 45 minutes at 190°C.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 190
- 9
After 45 minutes, remove the foil and bake for another 5 minutes to melt and color the cheese until golden brown.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 190
- 10
Remove the dish from the oven and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes so the sauce thickens and the pasta soaks everything up.
⏱️ 10 min
- 11
Serve and enjoy.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Cheesy Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake
- 200 g dry pasta, of choice
- 650 g chicken breast, diced
- 80 g grated mozzarella
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 peppers, diced
- 200 g low-fat cream cheese
- 4 teaspoons lazy garlic
- 1 fajita seasoning packet
- 400 g chopped tomatoes, 1 tin
- as needed salt
- as needed pepper
- 100 ml water
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 190°C.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 190 - 2
Dice the chicken breast, onion, and peppers.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
Add all ingredients into a large ovenproof dish, except for the mozzarella. This includes the dry pasta, diced chicken, diced onion, diced peppers, low-fat cream cheese, 4 teaspoons of lazy garlic, the full fajita seasoning packet, and the 400g tin of chopped tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Rinse out the empty chopped tomato tin with 100ml water and pour this water into the dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Mix everything really well with a spoon until all ingredients are fully combined and evenly coated.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Sprinkle the 80g grated mozzarella evenly over the top of the mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Cover the ovenproof dish with foil.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Bake for 45 minutes at 190°C.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 190 - 9
After 45 minutes, remove the foil and bake for another 5 minutes to melt and color the cheese until golden brown.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 190 - 10
Remove the dish from the oven and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes so the sauce thickens and the pasta soaks everything up.
⏱️ 10 min - 11
Serve and enjoy.