Spicy Chicken Pasta

It's been a while. Lots happening and I've been doing the "What Women Want" segment on ABC Regional Drive rather than the old cooking show. But I made this last night, and I thought it was worth a mention on here.

INGREDIENTS:

Lemon Garlic Chicken Steaks - if you live in the Bunbury area then go to Pete's Chop Shop in Treendale.

Macaroni pasta - as much as for the number you are feeding

Frozen stir fry vege

1 tub of Black Swan Skinny Spicy Capsicum dip

1/2 tub Harvey Cheese Marinated Feta

METHOD:

You can grill or BBQ the steaks, but I actually did these on an oven sheet with some non-stick paper the day before as I didn't know how many I was feeding for lunch that day. Turned out the home made pizza was enough. So these were left over.

In a big bowl I mixed the feta, the dip and the chicken and the veg (still frozen) while the pasta boiled. Once that was cooked, I drained it, popped it into the bowl and mixed it all together. The heat melted the cheese and softened the dip so it coated all the ingredients beautifully.

I turned it all into a casserole dish, topped with grated cheese and into the oven for about 30 minutes. Kind of a macaroni cheese with chicken and veges. Turned out beautifully.

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