Recipe: Crispy Pasta Bake - The Whimsical Whims of Ikhlas Hussain

So now that I finished the first draft of my manuscript, I’m kind of sad. My days are sort of empty now, since I don’t have that deadline to meet. Not that I haven’t been occupying myself with other things (hello Facebook!), but writing was serious work and now I don’t have it anymore.

Not that I think my work on the manuscript is done, because it definitely isn’t. But I’ve sent it to a few people so far, and am now patiently waiting for their response/feedback/criticism/mocking laughter. Yeah, so it’s kind of excruciating and not fun at all. This is the first time I’ve shared this manuscript with anyone since I started writing it, and right now about 8 people have this thing sitting in their emails. *twiddles thumbs and waits anxiously*

In other, more exciting news, can you believe it’s December next week?! I’d say I was surprised, but then again, my brother has been reminding me his birthday’s coming up for the past month, so I’m not likely to forget.

Back when he was younger, I used to buy him books for his birthday (actually, I think I only did that once), but now he wants movies and shiny electronics. Last year I bought him a new camera, but then ending up hijacking it myself. Oops…

So anyway, I made this recipe on Sunday, much to my brothers’ delight. I actually got this recipe from a family friend, and have been trying to perfect it ever since I had it at her house, and was wowed. It still doesn’t taste like hers, but it’s still pretty good.

Check it out!

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*Note: I have a big family so I made the recipe this size, but you could easily half it for less people.

It’s not a complicated recipe, but I love the crispy touch the breadcrumbs add when baked on top. I took mine out a little too soon, but they should be nice and golden. Crispy on top, and creamy inside, with chunks of chicken and dotted with corn, this is an easy pasta dish I hope you try!

Thanks for reading,

Ikhlas