Vegetarian Cheesy Pasta Bake
With this cheesy vegetarian pasta bake is not only filled with cheesy goodness but also veggies. This pasta bake is also kid friendly.
Ingredients
Tomato sauce:
- 8 oz Tomato purée
- 2 leaves Fresh basil
- 2 leaves Fresh oregano
- 2 springs Fresh thyme
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1/4 cup Red wine (optional but highly recommended)
- 1/4 cup Tomato paste
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Onion powder
Pasta bake:
- 8 oz Penne pasta cooked
- 4 oz Mozzarella shredded and drained
- 6-8 medium Mushrooms sliced
- 3-4 medium Carrots diced
- 1 medium Bell pepper sliced
- 1 medium Zucchini diced
- 1 medium Onion sliced
- 1/2 cup Parmesan
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F/180°C.
Cooking the pasta:
- Cook according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Making the tomato sauce:
- In a medium sauce pan, combine all the ingredients together. Stir everything.
- Let it simmer on medium-low heat for about 10-15 minutes or until the sauce has thicken.
- Once it has done cooking, remove it from the heat.
Cooking the veggies:
- In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat and cook all the veggies.
- Season lightly with salt and black pepper.
- Cook the veggies for 7-10 minutes.
Assembly & baking:
- Mix in the veggies to the tomato sauce as well as the parmesan and cooked pasta.
- Pour the pasta mixture into a 11 x 9 inch baking dish. Top with the shredded mozzarella.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Let it cool then serve and enjoy!