Name: chicken and pasta bake
Ingredients: chicken breast fillets, cut into pieces; 2 courgettes, diced; fine green beans, cut in half; 3tbsp roasted red pepper pesto; 350g mascarpone cheese; 250g pasta; 3-4 medium sized potatoes; cheese; butter milk

Instructions

Step 1:

first cook your chicken in a pan with olive oil until it goes brown

Step 2:

add the courgettes and beans and cok for 3-4 mins until softened

Step 3:

in a bowl mix together the roasted red pepper pesto and the mascarpone cheese then pour into the pan and simmer for 5-6 mins whilst stirring occasionally

Step 4:

whilst doin this cook the pasta according to the packet and add some salt

Step 5:

drain the pasta when done and add to the chicken add more salt according to your tatse

Step 6:

put in the fridge whilst making the potatoes so the sauce sets a bit

Step 7:

peel and chop the potatoes and then put in a pan of boiling water and wait for them to cook, when they are cooked drain them and put them back into the pan

Step 8:

add a small nob of butter and a dash of milk to make the potatoes creamy and mash together. Then season with salt pepper etc

Step 9:

then take the pasta out of the fridge and put in an oven proof dish then spread the pototoes on top evenly and top with a sprinkle of cheese put in the oven on about 200degrees and bake for 15-20 mins until the cheese has melted..

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it might seem a bit complicated but it is definately worth it