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Chicken and Sweetcorn Pasta Bake

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Chicken and Sweetcorn Pasta Bake- a filling, comforting, cheesy pasta bake with chicken and sweetcorn. Jump to recipe Well, well, well! It's snowing here, and not just an ickle bit of snow dusting the pavement. It's a full on deluge (well, by British standards anyway) of 12+ cms! It's seems timely then (and almost like I planned it) that I am posting a lovely, warm, comforting pasta bake recipe today. A good pasta bake is just the thing on a cold winter's day. It's n easy, child-friendly meal that's pretty low cost and it can be made in bulk- all persuasive arguments for having several yummy pasta bake recipes up your sleeve. These are two that I really love at the moment: Bolognese Bake (my favourite!) Macaroni Cheese with Bacon This recipe for chicken and sweetcorn pasta bake is essentially a chicken twist on tuna pasta bake. P asta, chicken and sweetcorn smothered in c heesy, creamy sauce. It's great for using up leftover roast chicken. If you don't

Puff Pastry Mince Pies with Whipped Cream

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Prepare yourselves for the wonder that is puff pastry mince pies with whipped cream. They are something special and I am really excited to share the recipe with you. It's so simple- anyone can make them! It's now officially mince pie season. I know they've been in the shops since late September, but for me, all things Christmas really begin on December 1st. There's such an array of mince pies these days, that trying to choose which ones to buy can be a bit of a challenge. I thought that my husband, top mince pie-lover that he is, had tried every different type available. Then m y mother-in-law bought him a kind of mince pie that I have never seen before- puff pastry mince pies with whipped cream inside. They were an absolute revelation and we spent the next couple of weeks trying to find them again! (Morrisons in case you don't fancy making them yourself). Home-made mince pies will always top anything you can buy and until I made these puff pastry ones filled with