Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake

Place an oven-proof dish on medium heat and drizzle in 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add in your chopped garlic and chopped red onion. Fry for a few minutes until slightly softened.
Add the chicken into the pan and fry for another 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Then, add in your chopped broccoli. Season with salt and pepper, and fry for 5 minutes.
Once the chicken and broccoli has been frying for a few minutes (the chicken won't be cooked), remove and set aside in a bowl.
Pour your pasta into salted boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes. Then drain and set aside.
Back in your casserole dish, add in your bacon/lardons with another drizzle of olive oil and fry for 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 180C/360F. Using the same casserole dish, on low heat, add in your butter. Once melted, sprinkle in your flour and whisk until a paste forms. Then pour in your milk in quarters. Whisk in-between pours to ensure that the flour doesn't clump up. Keep whisking until the sauce thickens and is smooth. Add in your chicken stock, paprika, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Give everything a whisk, then add in your grated red Leicester and cheddar cheese. Whisk. You should have a really cheesy, saucy sauce.
Add in your pasta, and chicken and broccoli mixture. Toss so that everything is coated in the sauce. Place in the oven for 20 minutes.
Remove your chicken and broccoli pasta bake from the oven and top with mozzarella cheese and your bacon bits. Turn the oven onto grill, and grill your pasta bake for 5-10 minutes until golden and slightly crispy.
When your chicken and broccoli pasta is golden, crispy, and cheesy, remove from the grill and top with parsley. Divide your bake between 4 plates, and enjoy!

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Place an oven-proof dish on medium heat and drizzle in 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add in your chopped garlic and chopped red onion. Fry for a few minutes until slightly softened.

Add the chicken into the pan and fry for another 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Then, add in your chopped broccoli. Season with salt and pepper, and fry for 5 minutes.

Once the chicken and broccoli has been frying for a few minutes (the chicken won't be cooked), remove and set aside in a bowl.

Pour your pasta into salted boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes. Then drain and set aside.

Back in your casserole dish, add in your bacon/lardons with another drizzle of olive oil and fry for 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.

Add in your pasta, and chicken and broccoli mixture. Toss so that everything is coated in the sauce. Place in the oven for 20 minutes.

Remove your chicken and broccoli pasta bake from the oven and top with mozzarella cheese and your bacon bits. Turn the oven onto grill, and grill your pasta bake for 5-10 minutes until golden and slightly crispy.

When your chicken and broccoli pasta is golden, crispy, and cheesy, remove from the grill and top with parsley. Divide your bake between 4 plates, and enjoy!