Chicken Pasta Bake

Stuff

• 2 chicken breasts, cooked, diced approx 2 cm
• 3 tblspn olive oil
• 1 onion, medium diced
• 2 carrots, medium diced
• 2 celery sticks, medium diced
• 5 cloves garlic, fine diced or grated
• 300 g dry orzo pasta or spaghetti broken into 3 cm long
• 2 tblspn tomato paste
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup fresh oregano
• 200 g fresh mozzarella. dices approx 1 cm
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 3-4 tomatoes, sliced
• 1 tspn dry oregano
• salt and pepper
• fresh chopped parsley – to serve

Method

• pre-heat oven 200 degrees
• Heat oil in large fry pan – cook onion, carrots & celery approx 10 minutes until just tender
• Add the garlic – cook another 2 minutes
• Add the pasta and tomato paste – mix well and cook another 4 minutes
• Remove from heat – stir in the cooked chicken, stock, fresh oregano, mozzarella, parmesan cheese & plenty of salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Transfer to an oiled baking dish. place sliced tomatoes on top and sprinkle with dried oregano
• Bake for 45 – 50 minutes