Chicken And Macaroni Pasta Bake!

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 -3 chicken breasts (sliced)
• 2 cups macaroni or 2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 -2 zucchini, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato soup
• 1 (14 ounce) can whole tomatoes, diced
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons oil

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
• 2 heat oil in fry pan, add chicken in two batches, cook until lightly browned.
• 3 once finished leave pan out ready for the next ingredients.
• 4 while the chicken is cooking cook pasta, following cooking instructions on packet.
• 5 using the pan cook the onion for about 2 minutes and then add the rest of the chopped vegetables (if you do not like your vegetables crunchy then put them in the microwave for 5 minutes in a microwave safe dish, with enough water to cover them) , also add the tomato soup and whole or diced tomatoes.
• 6 simmer for about 15mins or until vegies are cooked.
• 7 in a large mixing bowl put the tomato mixture in followed by the pasta and chicken. stir making sure everything is coated with the sauce.
• 8 add the sour cream to the mixture. if the sauce goes a nice orange, creamy colour then it should be right, if not add a bit more. the amount of sour cream you add can vary depending on your taste, thats just how i like it.
• 9 once the sour cream is thoroughly mixed through, put into a baking dish and sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top.
• 10 bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until cheese goes golden brown.