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Baked Chicken Tikka Pasta
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Baked Chicken Tikka Pasta

One-pot pasta dinner where pasta is layered with spicy chicken tikka masala, topped with white sauce and shredded mozzarella and finally baked to get a cheezy golden crust. Served on its own as dinner or as a party dish.
Course Pasta
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Bake, Chicken, Pasta
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 6
Author Shanaz Rafiq

Ingredients

For chicken tikka masala:

  • 500 grams boneless chicken finely chopped
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 to matoes
  • 2 green chilies chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 2 teaspoon ginger & garlic paste
  • 2 tablespoon tikka masala powder
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
  • 1 tablespoon yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon cashew nut paste
  • ½ cup cream
  • 2 tablespoon chopped mint leaves
  • ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
  • 5 tablespoon cooking oil
  • ¾ teaspoon salt

For the white sauce:

  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon plain flour
  • 2 cups warm milk
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Other ingredients:

  • 3 cups uncooked pasta any shape
  • 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
  • 3 to 4 tablespoon butter
  • 2 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Instructions

To prepare chicken tikka sauce:

  • Heat oil saucepan pan and fry onion till soft. Then add ginger & garlic paste along with tomatoes and cook till it is soft.
  • Now add finely chopped chicken pieces, green chilies, tikka masala powder, tomato puree, yogurt, black pepper powder, and salt. Cook till chicken pieces are fully done.
  • Finally, add cashew nut paste, cream, chopped, mint, and coriander leaves and cook for 5 more minutes.
  • Remove from heat and keep warm.

To prepare white sauce:

  • Heat butter in a saucepan and fry plain flour for a few seconds. Slowly add warm milk and keep stirring to avoid forming lumps.
  • As you keep cooking and stirring on low flame, the sauce thickens. Add some more milk if the sauce gets too thick.
  • Season with salt and black pepper powder. Remove from heat and set aside.

To prepare pasta:

  • Boil water in a large saucepan with salt. Add pasta and cook pasta till it is 90% done. Drain the water and add boiled pasta to the Chicken Tikka Sauce.
  • Mix well.

To bake pasta

  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees C.
  • Take a baking dish and make a layer of chicken pasta.
  • Pour white sauce on pasta as the second layer. Sprinkle a handful or more of mozzarella cheese on white sauce along with red chili flakes, oregano, and butter.
  • Bake the pasta for 10 to 15 minutes or till the cheese melts and turns golden.
  • Serve hot.