Chicken, Broccoli and Pasta Bake with Gouda Crust

A mild chicken, broccoli and pasta bake with a creamy crème fraîche sauce and a Gouda crust that kids will enjoy. It can be prepared in advance and finished in the oven.

By yumbelo-Küche · 4 servings · 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 400 g Elbow macaroni
• 400 g Chicken breast fillet
• 400 g Broccoli (florets)
• 2 Stück Carrots
• 1 Stück Onion
• 2 EL Cooking oil
• 200 g Crème fraîche
• 200 ml Milk
• 150 g Gouda, grated
• 1 TL Sweet paprika powder
• Salt
• Pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C, top and bottom heat, and grease a baking dish.
2. Pre-cook the pasta in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes, drain and let it drain briefly.
3. Break the broccoli into florets, peel the carrots and slice them thinly. Dice the onion.
4. Cut the chicken breast fillet into bite-sized cubes and season with salt, pepper and paprika powder.
5. Heat the oil in a large pan, brown the chicken cubes on all sides for about 4 minutes and remove them.
6. Sweat the onion and carrots in the pan drippings for 3 minutes, then add the broccoli and cook for 2 more minutes.
7. Stir the crème fraîche together with the milk, season with salt, pepper and paprika powder, and stir in half of the Gouda.
8. Mix the pasta, vegetables and chicken in the baking dish, pour the sauce over and mix well.
9. Sprinkle with the remaining Gouda and bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes until golden brown.