Cheesy Vegetable Pasta Bake

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Cheesy Vegetable Pasta bake is a complete one-pot meal loaded with Vegetables and bursting with fresh basil, oregano, oozing hot cheese.

The weather is getting cooler and cooler and in this weather one craves for hot piping food. And what if that food is deliciously melting cheese loaded with vegetables and pasta served straight from the oven.

Yes, I know you are drooling, so am I. I love pasta and cheesy hot pasta is one of my comfort foods. I like it in tangy tangy tomato gravy loaded with vegetables. This time I went one step ahead in making my same pasta but finishing it up in the oven and making this yummy Cheesy Vegetable Pasta Bake.

I have used cheddar cheese here, but one can use a combination of cheddar and parmesan too. I would like to try this baked pasta with this Boursin cheese, which is plant-based and looks very cheesy and creamy, in this Baked Boursin Pasta by Romy London or simple mac and cheese using this Vegan Bechamel Sauce.

So if you are a vegetable lover like me, then look no further. This Pasta is loaded with different vegetables one might not even think of. I many times call it my fridge cleaning or leftover vegetable dish. I have never seen cauliflower in pasta or at least I have not eaten pasta with cauliflower.

Still, I dared to add this to my pasta as I just had a few florets remaining and I had to finish them off. Other than cauliflower I added Zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, and capsicum (Red pepper) to my Cheesy Vegetable Pasta bake. One can add any combination of vegetables one likes.

Rest the procedure of cooking this pasta is similar except that you boil or cook the pasta a bit less by 3-4 minutes. If you cook it completely it will go mushy in the oven and it won’t taste good. I have used Conchiglie (shell pasta) for this but you can use any type of pasta.

So here goes the recipe:

Cheesy Vegetable Pasta Bake

Cheesy Vegetable Pasta bake is a complete one pot meal loaded with Vegetables and bursting with flavours of fresh basil, oregano and oozing and hot cheese.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Pasta / Noodles, Vegetables

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 People

Author: Renu Agrawal-Dongre

Ingredients

• 3 cup of Pasta
• 1.5 ltr or enough water for cooking pasta
• 1 1/4 Cup of Pasta Sauce
• 2 cup of Vegetables of your choice (I used Cauliflower, Zucchini, Mushroom, Capsicum, Carrot)
• 1/2 Cup Cheddar Cheese
• 8-9 Fresh Basil leaves torn into pieces (1/2 tsp Dried Basil)
• 1/2 tsp Dried Oregano (or few leaves of fresh Oregano torn)
• 1 tsp Freshly grounded Black Pepper (as per taste)
• Salt
• 1/2 Cup Mozzarella Cheese
• 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 1/2 Cup Chopped Onion
• 2-3 Cloves of Garlic grated or chopped
• 1/2 Inch ginger grated or chopped

Instructions

• Boil the pasta as per the package instructions in enough water. Do cook the pasta a bit less. If the pack says 10 mins, cook it for 7 mins.
• Once done drain and keep aside.
• In the meantime, In a wok, add in the Olive Oil.
• Once hot, add the Onion, garlic and ginger. Saute on medium high for 2-3 minutes.
• Once it starts to go a bit translucent, add the vegetables in the order of cooking time. i.e. the vegetables that take longer to cook will be the first to go.
• So for me it was Cauliflower, Carrots and then Zucchini. After 2-3 minutes, I added Mushroom and peppers.
• Add in 1 Cup of tomato sauce, basil, oregano, black pepper, salt and give everything a quick mix. Let it cook for 3-4 mins.
• Add in the pasta and the 1/4 Cup cheddar cheese.
• Mix everything and let it cook again for 3-4 mins.
• In a wide baking dish, add in the remaining 1/4 cup of tomato sauce and spread it uniformly.
• Add in the pasta and vegetable mixture.
• Bake this in a preheated oven at 180 Deg C for 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes, remove and sprinkle remaining cheddar cheese and grated mozarella on top.
• Bake it again for 10-15 minutes, until the pasta is done.
• For the last 2-3 minutes I broil it so that the top gets a lovely golden colour.
• Serve it hot with some bread. I served this with Four Leaf Clover Good Luck Rolls.

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Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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