Veggie Pasta Bake
Veggie Pasta Bake

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, veggie pasta bake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Veggie Pasta Bake is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Veggie Pasta Bake is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have veggie pasta bake using 24 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Veggie Pasta Bake:
  1. Make ready Penna Pasta
  2. Take Olive oil (max 3 tablespoons only), plus extra for drizzling
  3. Make ready Salt
  4. Make ready Sauce
  5. Take plum tomatoes (400g each)
  6. Take pasta bolognese sauce (500g)
  7. Prepare water
  8. Take Italian herbs (rosemary, oregano, thyme)
  9. Take Garlic cloves, finely chopped
  10. Take green chillies halved, lengthwise (medium spice level)
  11. Get sugar
  12. Prepare Fresh basil (leave some for garnish)
  13. Prepare VEGGIES + SAUSAGES (dry-fried/grilled & baked)
  14. Prepare Vegetarian sausages (I used Cauldron brand)
  15. Prepare courgette/zuchinni, chopped round then into half moons
  16. Get Aubergine (medium-large), cut vertically- see pics below
  17. Get button mushrooms, washed and medium chopped
  18. Make ready pack Spinach, washed
  19. Get large red onion
  20. Prepare balsamic vinegar
  21. Take Toppings
  22. Prepare Fresh basil
  23. Prepare Cheddar and mozarella, shredded/grated
  24. Make ready Olive oil for drizzling

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Instructions to make Veggie Pasta Bake:
  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius- for sausages and courgette later
  2. For the sauce. In a pan on medium heat, add 1 tbsp oil. Then add chopped garlic, 3 green chillies, halved. Cook until garlic is browned
  3. Turn up heat slightly. Add in 2 cans of plum tomatoes, 1 jar bolognese sauce, pinch of salt, italian herbs and fresh basil. Add 1/4 cup water. Mix all until sauce comes to a boil. Then lower heat, cover and let simmer over low-medium heat for 25 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  4. Cook pasta as per pack instructions with 1 tbsp oil and salt. Drain when ready.
  5. While pasta sauce is simmering for the next 25 mins, put sausages in pre-heated oven. Bake as per pack instructions (mine were 20 mins). Cut courgettes into half moons. Bake for 10 mins. (I put mine in the same baking pan as the sausages and just removed them earlier, allowing sausages to finish baking). Once baked, cut sausages. Set courgettes and sausages aside.
  6. Cut your aubergine lengthwise. In a separate pan, on medium heat (NO OIL), place aubergine and allow to dry-fry for 7-10 mins on each side, turning occasionally, until they become slightly charred- see pic. Remove and set aside.
  7. Slice red onion thinly. In same pan, on medium heat, add half tbsp oil and sliced red onions. When they start to wilt, add 1tsp balsamic vinegar (see pic). This will give them a sweet taste! Allow to caramelise slightly. Remove and set aside.
  8. In same pan, cook your mushrooms until no longer watery. Set aside.
  9. Pasta tomato sauce should be ready and reduced by now. Add 1tbsp sugar to balance the taste. Mix. Add drained pasta to sauce together with the courgettes, mushrooms, sausages. Mix all. Add spinach, cover for 2 mins to allow it to wilt. Uncover. Stir all for 1 min. Remove from heat.
  10. Assemble! Grease your baking dish with a spray of olive oil. Pour the mixed pasta. Top with the caramelised red onions and charred aubergine. Finish with grated cheddar and mozarella all over. Add basil for garnish. See pic.
  11. Drizzle the top lightly with olive oil. Bake at 200 degrees celsius for 15 mins, until golden. Enjoy and bon appetit!

So, whether you're after the cheesy, tomato-based or whatever's-in-the-fridge variety, we've got you covered with our. Pasta is always a crowd-pleaser, but it's also a great vehicle for getting loads of lovely veg into your diet! There are plenty of delicious meaty Italian dishes - think creamy carbonara or hearty Bolognese - but Italian food is also a total celebration of veg. You don't need to be vegetarian to enjoy these Italian dishes, though: they're super-satisfying and pack a proper flavour punch. Serve up a hearty pasta bake topped with melted cheese.

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