Chicken Ziti Pasta

This dish includes a combination of pasta and ground chicken. In this recipe i have used ziti pasta, penne also works well.

And again you can use any ground meat.Both are done separately and then mixed and baked. Add more or less cheese as you wish.

Pasta (ziti or penne) - 1/2 lb or 2 cups

ground chicken - 1 lb

fennel seeds - 1 tsp

onion - 1 chopped

yellow or red pepper - 1 chopped

ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

tomato - 3 medium crushed in a blender

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

coriander powder - 1 tsp

garam masala - 1/4 tsp

mozzarella cheese - 1 cup grated

cheddar cheese - 1/4 cup grated

oil - 2 tsp

salt to taste

Boil water in a large pot for pasta.

In another pan add oil, add fennel seeds , followed by onion,pepper and saute.

Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.

Then add turmeric, chilli, coriander and garam masala powders and saute.

Now add the ground meat and keep stirring until browned.

Add crushed tomatoes and salt and about 1 cup pasta water.

In the mean while when water boils, add some salt and add pasta and give it a stir .

Let it cook al dente or cook until how much u like it to be.

Drain and add it to the meat sauce and stir well.

Take a baking dish and add half of it into it.

Sprinkle half of the cheeses on top of it.

Repeat with the rest.

You can sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on top if you wish to.

Bake in 350F oven for 20 minutes.

Done.