Sharing a favorite chicken pasta bake today! My Creamy Dijon Chicken Pasta Bake is packed with vegetables and a creamy dijon sauce.
Chicken Pasta Bake
This chicken pasta bake makes the perfect Sunday dinner for a large group. The creamy dijon sauce is so good with the chicken and vegetables. Serve with a chopped salad and garlic bread.
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How To Make Chicken Pasta Bake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and lightly spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place trimmed asparagus onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes them remove from oven. Once cooled, chop into 1 inch pieces.
- Cook pasta according to package directions, drain under cold water then transfer to a 5 quart dutch oven or large pot.
- Heat olive oil into a large 3 quart skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini, red pepper, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir for 5 minutes until slightly softened. Add parsley and thyme, stirring to combine. Chopped asparagus up next then stir. Add shredded chicken and season with salt and pepper.
- Boil water and whisk in Shirley J Whisk Bliss. Stir and bring back to a boil until thick and creamy. Reduce heat to low and stir in Dijon mustard. Pour Dijon sauce over cooked pasta then add in cooked vegetables. Stir to combine then transfer to prepared baking dish. Top evenly with Parmesan Cheese and bake for 25 minutes until slightly golden. Remove from oven and serve.
Bake your asparagus for 10 minutes until tender.
Time to cook the veggies! Add your zucchini, red pepper, onion and garlic.
Fresh parsley and thyme leaves.
Pasta Bake Recipe
Cooked asparagus.
Add your cooked, shredded chicken breast and season with a touch of salt and pepper.
Ok, time for Shirley J’s Whisk Bliss. Bring 4 cups of water to boil. You can find this product on Amazon.
Whisk in 1 cup of Whisk Bliss.
Bring the sauce to a boil until creamy and thick. Literally took just a few minutes. Reduce heat.
Creamy Dijon Sauce
Stir in 3 tablespoons of Dijon or spicy brown mustard.
Pour sauce into cooked pasta.
Add the lovely cooked vegetables and chicken.
Transfer to a 9×13 inch baking dish.
Top with Parmesan Cheese and it’s time to bake!
Dijon Chicken Pasta Bake
Ingredients
- 1 pound dry elbow pasta
- 1/2 pound fresh asparagus ends trimmed
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups chopped zucchini
- 1 cup finely diced red pepper
- 1 cup finely diced white onion
- 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons fresh finely chopped thyme leaves
- 2 medium cooked shredded chicken breast
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup Shirley J Whisk Bliss Original
- 3 tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- 4 tablespooons freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place trimmed asparagus onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes them remove from oven. Once cooled, chop into 1 inch pieces.
- Cook pasta according to package directions, drain under cold water then transfer to a 5 quart dutch oven or large pot.
- Heat olive oil into a large 3 quart skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini, red pepper, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir for 5 minutes until slightly softened. Add parsley and thyme, stirring to combine. Add chopped asparagus and stir. Add shredded chicken and season with salt and pepper.
- Boil water and whisk in Shirley J Whisk Bliss. Stir and bring back to a boil until thick and creamy. Reduce heat to low and stir in Dijon mustard. Pour Dijon sauce over cooked pasta then add in cooked vegetables. Stir to combine then transfer to prepared baking dish. Top evenly with Parmesan Cheese and bake for 25 minutes until slightly golden. Remove from oven and serve.
All of them look delicious – probably the taco soup!!
Chicken Enchiladas!
This looks YUMMY!! I would love a dutch oven!!!! THANK YOU!
Yum, the broccoli cheese soup looks delicious. Your pasta bake is making me hungry….time for lunch:)
The artichoke dip looks delicious!
I haven’t heard of this before today – I’d like to try using it with a roux.
This looks delish! Plus I LOVEEEE WIlliam Sonoma
Key Lime Dessert Squares!!!
i would make the broccoli cheese soup!
First thing I’d try is the Alfredo sauce, Yum!
This looks AMAZING! I can’t wait to try it.
Great giveaway!
Mmm, would definitely make mac and cheese.
The brownie muffins sound so good!
I would love to try this casserole…and this easy sauce base! Looks great!
Vegetable Lasagna
I’m thinking I’d like to play around with making Chicken Pot Pie w/a Puff Pastry shell. This product looks amazing, dying to try! Thank you for introducing it to us, so many uses.
I would try the alfredo sauce recipe!
Wow, that pasta looks awesome! I will have to try it this week. I think the Whisk Bliss recipe I’d have to try is the White Cheddar in the Pumpkin Alfredo sauce – I know pumpkin’s not really in season, but I love it so much that it’s stockpiled in our pantry 🙂
I would make the chicken alfredo pizza!
Looks amazing!! Will have to try ASAP.
I think I would try the key lime dessert squares first.
I would definitely make the mac and cheese casserole!
looks yummy
Would love, love, love this! That dish looks tasty and pretty – win win!
We love a good sausage gravy! But, I definitely would make your pasta bake!
I’d make the chicken and dumplings. Nomm
I’d love to try out the Risotto with Garlic Shrimp. What great recipes! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I would make the warm Italiano Spread!
I would love to try homemade Broccoli and Cheddar soup
Great giveaway!
I neeeeed a Le Creuset french oven to make some beef stew! 🙂
Oops, I just realized it was supposed to be a Shirley J recipe… I’ll go with the broccoli and cheese soup!
I would make the Chicken & Rice Bake.
That Broccoli Cheese soup sounds so yummy to me right now!
I would try the easy raspberry swirl cheesecake!
the alfredo pizza mmm