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Cheesy Vegetable Pasta Bake

Easy vegetable Family Pasta Bake recipe
Perfect Italiano recipes
Recipe By: 
Perfect Italiano
perfectitaliano.com.au [1]
Prep Time: 
15 min
Cook Time: 
40 min
Serves: 
6
Makes: 
1 large bake
Easy vegetable pasta bake that's made even better with cheese! Perfect vegetable recipe for kids and family dinners.

Ingredients

  • 275g penne pasta
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 zucchini, grated
  • 2 large carrots, grated
  • 300g broccoli, finely chopped
  • 200g button mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 400g can diced tomatoes
  • 500g jar roasted garlic tomato pasta sauce
  • 3 cups (270g) Perfect Italiano™ Perfect Bakes cheese


Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 180°C fan-forced. Grease a 3 litre (12 cup capacity) ovenproof dish. Place on an oven tray
  2. Cook pasta in a large saucepan according to packet instructions for 12 minutes or until tender. Drain well
  3. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, celery and garlic and cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the zucchini, carrot, broccoli and mushrooms and cook, stirring for a further 5 minutes or until tender. Add canned tomatoes and pasta sauce. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat
  4. Add cooked pasta to vegetable mixture and stir to combine. Place half the pasta mixture over base of prepared dish. Top with half the Perfect Bakes cheese, stirring to mix. Top with remaining pasta mixture and Perfect Bakes cheese. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown and heated


Tips & Hints

  1. Pulse broccoli and mushrooms in a food processor to finely chop

Links
[1] https://perfectitaliano.com.au/