Healthy Chicken Pasta Bake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190C/375°F.
• Peel & chop the butternut squash into small chunks, then place in a pan of boiling water, leave over a medium/high heat for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile place the pasta and broccoli in another pan of boiling water, leave on a medium heat for 5-7 minutes. (The pasta should still be a little bit hard).
• Once the butternut squash is soft - drain the water from the pan, then place the squash in a food processor along with the almond milk, vegetable broth, nutritional yeast and paprika. Blitz until a smooth and creamy sauce is reached.
• Place the pasta, broccoli and chicken in your pasta dish, then pour the sauce over the top.
• Sprinkle the ground almonds and flax seed on top, then bake for 20-30 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over a skillet and add chicken. Season with salt and pepper, and cook 5-8 minutes, or until no longer pink.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• In the same pan, add the garlic and sauté for one minute over medium heat.
• Sprinkle the flour over the garlic and slowly add in the chicken stock.
• Quickly stir to avoid lumps.
• Add in the skim milk, stir ,and allow to reach a boil to thicken sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Once the sauce is thickened, add in the spinach and stir until wilted.
• Remove from heat and add in the cooked penne, chicken, and parmesan. Stir to coat.
• Top with fresh parmesan.
• Enjoy!