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James' chicken and bacon pasta bake (Serves 4)

1 packet of chicken breasts
3 slices of bacon
2 red peppers
1 large onion
3 mushrooms
50g slightly salted butter
4 tbsp sun flower oil
1 tsp wholegrain mustard
whole milk
at least 2 types of cheese (A strong cheddar and some Philadelphia are recommended)
pasta
flour

1 small pot
1 large frying pan
1 large pot
a large oven proof dish



1 - chop up your pepper and onion into small chunks and tear your mushrooms into pieces and finely grate yoru cheese

2 - slice your chicken into small chunks and bacon into medium sized squares (no need to be exact)

3 - add 3 tbsp of oil to a large pan and add your pepper and onion

4 - into your small pot gently melt your butter

5 - fill your large pot about 3/4 of the way with water and slowly bring to the boil, adding the oil aswell

6 - when the butter is melted start adding the flour 1 tbsp at a time and mixing to form a soft dough, then start adding milk a slosh at a time and mixing it in slowly untill you have formed a thick white sauce, at this point add in yoru mustard and cheese and leave to simmer

7 - when your onion and pepper are soft add your mushrooms, chicken and bacon and fry untill almost fully cooked

8 - boil your pasta untill al dente

9 - drain your pasta and mix your sauce, chicken and bacon etc and pasta together in it

10 - bake at 180 untill the top starts to burn

11 - serve with garlic bread