Pasta Casserole with Chicken

Main Dishes | European cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

The finished casserole can be sprinkled with finely chopped dill.

Ingredients

Pasta (corkscrew) - 10.6 oz
Chicken Drumstick - 21.2 oz
Hard Cheese - 3.5 oz
Onion - 1 piece
Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Salt - to taste
Vegetable Oil - 3 spoons
Butter - to taste
Wheat Flour - 2 spoons
Milk - 1 glass

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Wash the chicken legs and boil them in salted boiling water until cooked through. After that, let them cool, remove the meat from the bones, and chop it finely.

Step 2

Peel the onion and chop it into small cubes. Peel the garlic and crush it using a garlic press.

Step 3

Sauté the onion in a heated skillet with vegetable oil until golden brown. Then add the garlic, season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken meat to the vegetables, stir, and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Step 4

To prepare the sauce, toast the flour in heated vegetable oil until it turns a light yellow color. Add black ground pepper and salt. Then, while constantly stirring, gradually pour in the milk and continue to mix until the mixture is smooth and thickened.

Step 5

Add the pasta to boiling salted water. Stir in a tablespoon of vegetable oil and cook for 5–8 minutes. After that, drain in a colander.

Step 6

Place the pasta in a buttered baking dish and spread it out evenly. On top, layer the stewed chicken with vegetables and drizzle with the prepared sauce.

Step 7

Place in a preheated oven and bake at 374°F for 15–20 minutes. After that, remove from the oven, sprinkle with grated cheese, and bake for another 5 minutes.