Veggie pasta bake
Ingredients
- 130g wholewheat pasta
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 medium onion, finely slice
- 1 yellow pepper, finely sliced
- 120g courgette (medium), finely slice
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 80g mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
- 2 sticks celery, finely sliced
- 30g mozzarella, chopped into 1cm cubes
- 25g half fat cheddar cheese, grated
Method
- Prepare the vegetables as described above, then in a large saucepan, heat the oil over a medium heat.
- Add the onion, pepper, courgette and celery to the pan, stir occasionally and cook until soft – roughly 8-10 minutes. Add in the garlic and mushrooms and continue to cook for a further 3-5 minutes. Add in the tomato puree, stir and cook for a couple of minutes before adding in the pasta, tinned tomatoes and a tin full of water. Season the pan, bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile preheat the oven to 180C fan, cube the mozzarella and grate the cheddar.
- Transfer the pasta and vegetables to an oven dish, cover and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
- After this time, dot the mozzarella all over and sprinkle the grated cheese. Return to the oven and bake for a further 10 minutes. Check that the pasta is cooked before serving.
Recipe by Beca Lyne-Pirkis for FFIT Cymru.
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