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Baked Chicken Pasta With Coconut Sauce

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Posted on November 20 2019

The tenderest, juiciest chicken strips you have ever tasted, layered on top of your favourite pasta, drenched in a thick, velvety coconut sauce made with colourful fresh peppers, onions, garlic, herbs and spices.  It’s a simple dish, but Baked Chicken Pasta With Coconut Sauce is by no means basic in the flavour department!

Without a doubt our absolute FAVOURITE healthy chicken pasta recipe, I make this almost every single week for dinner, and then enjoy the leftovers for lunch the next day!  

And every single time we have this for dinner, we ooh and aaah over the flavours and textures and absolute yumminess of this meal!

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Here’s how you make Baked Chicken Pasta With Coconut Sauce in a nutshell:

SO EASY!

Now, how you season this Baked Chicken Pasta With Coconut Sauce depends on your taste buds.  The coconut milk tends to taste a little sweet to me, so I like to season the sauce well with Himalayan pink salt and lots of ground black pepper to make the dish more savoury.

Plus you get the added health benefits of essential trace minerals from the Himalayan pink salt, plus anti-inflammatory properties and brain function enhancement from the Piperine in the ground black pepper.

This recipe is basically a completely healthy version of Chicken Alfredo!  You know how the sauce is made super thick and velvety so that it sticks to the pasta?  And you love how it tastes but it’s not exactly a healthy dish?

Well, SAY HELLO to Baked Chicken Pasta With Coconut Sauce!!  

Your healthy Chicken Alfredo alternative.

You can even make this dish a little cheesy by adding a sprinkle of your favourite cheese right before serving.  

Try this recipe, you’ll never be sorry, trust me, this dish is to die for.  

And it’s packed chock-a-block full of healthy, fresh ingredients!

You should definitely serve your Baked Chicken Pasta With Coconut Sauce with a simple side salad heavy on greens, and you’ll have yourself a well-balanced, scrumptious meal that everyone will LOVE!!

Even the kids will love this meal.  ESPECIALLY the kids!!

This baked chicken pasta can be frozen in an airtight container if you have leftovers, or stored in the fridge for up to 5 days.  It is recommended that you only re-heat chicken once (in the microwave or oven), so it’s best to just re-heat what you plan to eat.

I hope you try this Baked Chicken Pasta With Coconut Sauce soon, and let me know how much you and your family love it!!  I’m dying to hear.  

Baked Chicken Pasta With Coconut Sauce
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

Wonderfully tender and juicy baked chicken and pasta drenched in a velvety coconut sauce made with colourful fresh peppers, onions, garlic, herbs and spices.




Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Baked Chicken, Chicken, Coconut, Pasta
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 720 kcal
Author: Berry Sweet Life
Ingredients
  • FOR THE SAUCE:
  • 1 tbsp

    coconut oil

  • 1 brown onion , finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic , sliced
  • 1 tsp

    mixed herbs

    , heaped
  • 1 tsp cardamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger , or fresh
  • 1/2 red pepper

    , chopped small

  • 1/2 yellow pepper

    , chopped small

  • 400 ml

    coconut milk

  • Himalayan pink salt , to taste
  • Ground black pepper , to taste
  • FOR THE CHICKEN:
  • 3 large chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp

     coconut oil

    , melted
  • juice of 1/4 lemon
  • 1 tsp

    mixed herbs

  • Himalayan pink salt , to taste
  • Ground black pepper , to taste
  • 250 g pasta of your choice

    , cooked as per instructions on the box (I love pulse pasta or brown rice pasta)

Instructions
  1. TO MAKE THE SAUCE:

  2. Melt coconut oil and fry onion and garlic until glassy and fragrant.  Add mixed herbs, cardamon and ginger and fry for 1 minute, stirring.




  3. Now add peppers and fry for 5 – 6 minutes or until tender.  Pour in coconut milk, season with salt and pepper to taste, allowing the sauce to simmer for 30 minutes or until thick and velvety.




  4. TO MAKE THE CHICKEN

  5. Preheat oven to 220°C (428°F).




  6. Slice the chicken breasts into strips or cubes and place on a large baking sheet. Drizzle with melted coconut oil and lemon juice, and season with mixed herbs, salt and pepper.  Toss the chicken with your hands to make sure it is evenly coated.




  7. Bake in the middle of the oven for 6 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and super tender and juicy. Be careful not to overcook the chicken as this is when it will become tough.




  8. On a large platter or individual plates, layer the pasta, then the chicken and spoon over the sauce.

  9. Serve hot with a simple side salad heavy on greens and you've got yourself a truly healthy, balanced meal!

Recipe Notes

If I’m feeling rustic, I will mix everything together in the pot that I cooked the pasta in and serve in large bowls!


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