One Pot Creamy Tomato Chicken Pasta Bake (no cream)
A pasta bake, cooked entirely in one pot! The sauce is creamy and tomatoey but is made without a drop of cream, making this a great midweek meal.
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Ingredients
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 small onion (, diced)
- 2 g arlic cloves (, minced)
- 6 tbsp / 1/2 cup plain flour
- 2 cups milk ((500ml))
- 2 cups tomato passata ((500ml) (Note 1))
- 1 cup water ((or chicken or vegetable broth) (250ml))
- 2 tsp salt
- Black pepper
- 3 cups dried ziti / penne pasta ((uncooked))
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Pepper
- Fresh basil leaves
- Freshly grated parmesan
Steps
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Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
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Melt butter in a deep fry pan or skillet (Note 2) over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes until translucent. Add the flour and stir to combine, then cook for 2 minutes.
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Add the milk and whisk for 1 minute, in small circles around the fry pan, until it starts to thicken. Then add the tomato passata, water, salt and pepper. Increase the heat to medium high and cook for around 5 minutes or until thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon (see photo below). Whisk occasionally for the first 3 minutes, then whisk constantly for the last 2 minutes.
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Do a taste test and add 1 to 2 tsp of sugar if it is a bit sour (depends on quality of passata you use).
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Add the ziti/penne, chicken and cheddar cheese and mix through. Leave it to cook for around 1 minute on the stove, then take it off the stove.
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Scatter with mozzarella cheese. Cover with a lid or foil (Note 3) and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the lid/foil and bake for a further 5 minutes. Rest for 5 minutes before serving, garnished with fresh basil leaves and grated parmesan, if desired.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (13% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsalted butter | 4 tbsp | - | - |
| small onion | 1 | - | - |
| arlic cloves | 2 g | - | - |
| / 1/2 cup plain flour | 6 tbsp | - | - |
| milk | 2 cups | - | - |
| tomato passata | 2 cups | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 2.400 |
| water | 1 cup | - | - |
| salt | 2 tsp | - | - |
| Black pepper | - | - | - |
| dried ziti / penne pasta | 3 cups | - | - |
| shredded cooked chicken | 2 cups | - | - |
| shredded cheddar cheese | 1 cup | Rp 30.000/170g | Rp 41.824 |
| shredded mozzarella cheese | 0.75 cup | - | - |
| Pepper | - | - | - |
| Fresh basil leaves | - | - | - |
| Freshly grated parmesan | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region


















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