date: 2020-10-22T01:59:52.523Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/9752cfd7fbfc1f5d/751x532cq70/veggie-pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/9752cfd7fbfc1f5d/751x532cq70/veggie-pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/9752cfd7fbfc1f5d/751x532cq70/veggie-pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Lena Allison ratingvalue: 4.5 reviewcount: 18320 recipeingredient: - "750 g Penna Pasta" - " Olive oil max 3 tablespoons only plus extra for drizzling" - " Salt" - " Sauce" - "2 cans plum tomatoes 400g each" - "1 jar pasta bolognese sauce 500g" - "1/4 cup water" - "1 tsp Italian herbs rosemary oregano thyme" - "3 Garlic cloves finely chopped" - "3 green chillies halved lengthwise medium spice level" - "1-1.5 tbsp sugar" - " Fresh basil leave some for garnish" - " VEGGIES SAUSAGES dryfriedgrilled baked" - " Vegetarian sausages I used Cauldron brand" - "1 courgettezuchinni chopped round then into half moons" - "1 Aubergine mediumlarge cut vertically see pics below" - "1 pack button mushrooms washed and medium chopped" - "120 g pack Spinach washed" - "1 large red onion" - "1 tsp balsamic vinegar" - " Toppings" - " Fresh basil" - " Cheddar and mozarella shreddedgrated" - " Olive oil for drizzling" recipeinstructions: - "Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius- for sausages and courgette later" - "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" - "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." - "Cook pasta as per pack instructions with 1 tbsp oil and salt. Drain when ready." - "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." - "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." - "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." - "In same pan, cook your mushrooms until no longer watery. Set aside." - "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." - "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." - "Drizzle the top lightly with olive oil. Bake at 200 degrees celsius for 15 mins, until golden. Enjoy and bon appetit!" categories: - Recipe tags: - veggie - pasta - bake katakunci: veggie pasta bake nutrition: 174 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT39M" cooktime: "PT30M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hey everyone, it's Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, veggie pasta bake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Veggie Pasta Bake is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions daily. Veggie Pasta Bake is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have veggie pasta bake using 24 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Veggie Pasta Bake: 1. Get 750 g Penna Pasta 1. Get Olive oil (max 3 tablespoons only), plus extra for drizzling 1. Take Salt 1. Make ready Sauce 1. Prepare 2 cans plum tomatoes (400g each) 1. Get 1 jar pasta bolognese sauce (500g) 1. Prepare 1/4 cup water 1. Make ready 1 tsp Italian herbs (rosemary, oregano, thyme) 1. Take 3 Garlic cloves, finely chopped 1. Prepare 3 green chillies halved, lengthwise (medium spice level) 1. Prepare 1-1.5 tbsp sugar 1. Take Fresh basil (leave some for garnish) 1. Make ready VEGGIES + SAUSAGES (dry-fried/grilled & baked) 1. Get Vegetarian sausages (I used Cauldron brand) 1. Get 1 courgette/zuchinni, chopped round then into half moons 1. Prepare 1 Aubergine (medium-large), cut vertically- see pics below 1. Make ready 1 pack button mushrooms, washed and medium chopped 1. Get 120 g pack Spinach, washed 1. Take 1 large red onion 1. Get 1 tsp balsamic vinegar 1. Take Toppings 1. Prepare Fresh basil 1. Get Cheddar and mozarella, shredded/grated 1. Make ready Olive oil for drizzling ##### Steps to make Veggie Pasta Bake: 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius- for sausages and courgette later 1. 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 1. 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. 1. Cook pasta as per pack instructions with 1 tbsp oil and salt. Drain when ready. 1. 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. 1. 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. 1. 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. 1. In same pan, cook your mushrooms until no longer watery. Set aside. 1. 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. 1. 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. 1. Drizzle the top lightly with olive oil. Bake at 200 degrees celsius for 15 mins, until golden. Enjoy and bon appetit! So that's going to wrap it up for this exceptional food veggie pasta bake recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am sure you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!