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Roasted Veggie Pasta Bake

February 2, 2015 by Stacey 14 Comments

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There is something about this time of year, when I’m still half in school holiday-mode, where all ideas of meal plans and being organised in dinner-related dinner activities go flying out the window with all of my cares and most of my dreams.

This means I’m either scrabbling to find dinner out of whatever we happen to have in the cupboard, or I’ve forgotten about dinner until it’s dinner time. Which is where I drag out the pasta bake. Find sad veg, add to pasta, top with cheese, EAT WITH WINE.

Normally I’m even lazier and I just chop veg and throw it in the sauce, then throw the sauce on the pasta. Then throw the lot in the oven. This time I pre-roasted the veg which is only ever going to be a good thing – roasting really brings out their flavour. And if you’ve got half a container of black olives, throw them in too – the more flavour the better!

I usually cook one 500g packet of pasta to just before al dente (it will keep cooking in the oven) – I’ve been buying organic pasta in bulk lately so I’ve got PLENTY to go round. This time I roasted a bunch of asparagus (cut into pieces), a few mushrooms, a mixture of all the tomatoes I could find lying around, some onion, and a couple of cloves of garlic. All in the same pan, all with a generous pour of olive oil and plenty of sea salt and cracked black pepper. Mix that lot once cooked with a can or two of tomatoes or a jar of tomato passata, pinch of sugar, bit o’ basil and some more salt, pepper, and olive oil. Stir the sauce through the pasta, top with excruciating amounts of a good, sharp cheese, and pop in the oven until all have had a change to mingle and perhaps even a couple of them make out in the corner.

Pour wine into a glass. Sit on the couch with a bowl of this in one hand, and your wine in the other. Enjoy.

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  1. Brooke {Slow Your Home} says

    February 2, 2015 at 7:15 am

    Excruciating cheese is my favourite. And this is now what we’re having for dinner tonight. Winners all round!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      February 4, 2015 at 9:39 am

      It really is the only way to eat cheese.

      Reply
  2. The Vegetarian Mermaid says

    February 2, 2015 at 7:39 am

    I had pasta yesterday, but I’d love having this right now! I need to look for some organic pasta since I usually buy the regular stuff.

    vegcourtesy.blogspot.com

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    • Veggie Mama says

      February 4, 2015 at 9:38 am

      I normally do too, but Costco only had organic, so organic it is!

      Reply
  3. Lilybett and Boy says

    February 2, 2015 at 7:57 am

    I have a bulb of almost sad fennel in the fridge – think I might give that a grill and then roast it up with some olives and tomato for dinner tonight. Noms. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      February 4, 2015 at 9:38 am

      yessssssss!

      Reply
  4. Reannon @shewhorambles says

    February 2, 2015 at 1:04 pm

    I made a what’s in the fridge pasta the other night too & it was so damn good! Plus I felt very virtuous using up left overs & veg that was nearly on its way to the chooks. Win!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      February 4, 2015 at 9:38 am

      so thrifty so delicious!

      Reply
  5. Trish says

    February 2, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    This sound sand looks tasty Stacey. Thank you for adding to my tried menu.

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      February 4, 2015 at 9:38 am

      Anytime 🙂

      Reply
  6. bec says

    February 2, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    Pasta bake is a great go to – now I am craving pasta and wine at 10pm!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      February 4, 2015 at 9:38 am

      That will happen, and I won’t even apologise 😉

      Reply
  7. The Plumbette says

    February 4, 2015 at 4:49 pm

    I’m doing a pasta bake for dinner tonight. It’s nearly 4pm and I forgot to get meat out for dinner!

    Reply
  8. Aromatix says

    March 10, 2015 at 1:19 am

    I make one similar, I like to call it my version of Ratatouille so it sounds fancier!

    Reply

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