Cooked & Loved· by Irena Macri★ 5.0 (14)

Veggie Pasta Bake Recipe

Name: Veggie Pasta Bake Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6, 6 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 3.5 cups butternut squash (diced or kabocha squash); 1 tablespoon olive oil; ¼ teaspoon salt; 3 cups sliced mushrooms (about 200 grams / 7 oz); 1.5 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 medium onion (chopped finely, about 1 cup); 1 red bell pepper (diced, about 1 cup); 3 large cloves garlic (minced or grated); 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon pepper; ⅓ chili flakes; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; ½ cup sun-dried tomato strips (chopped finely, used the ones stored in oil); 1.5 cups tomato passata (aka tomato sauce or marinara sauce (about 400 grams or 14 oz)); 2 cups baby spinach leaves; ½ cup pasta water when mixing in the pasta; 6 cups pasta (such as fusilli or penne, about 400 grams / 14 oz); ½ cup crumbled feta cheese; 2 cups grated Cheddar ( or Mozzarella or mix)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 1h 10m total

Servings

Calories

31% of a 2,000 cal day

618KCAL

Protein

23g46% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat27g

35%

Saturated10g

51%

Unsaturated17g

—

Total Carbs72g

26%

Fiber7g

24%

Total Sugars10g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch55g

—

Sodium909mg

40%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

My favorite veggie pasta bake filled with vegetables like roasted butternut squash, mushrooms, peppers, and spinach, paired with a delicious tomato sauce and baked with feta and Cheddar cheeses. Comforting dinner that is also nutrient-dense.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

3½ cupsbutternut squash — diced, or kabocha squash
1 tbspolive oil
¼ tspsalt
200 gsliced mushrooms — 3 cup
1½ tbspolive oil
2 tbspolive oil
1medium onion — finely chopped, 1 cup
1red bell pepper — diced, 1 cup
3large cloves garlic — minced or grated
1 tspsalt
½ tsppepper — ground
⅓ tspchili flakes
1 tspsmoked paprika
½ cupsun-dried tomato strips stored in oil — chopped finely
400 gtomato passata — 1½ cup
2 cupsbaby spinach leaves
½ cuppasta water
400 gpasta — 6 cup
½ cupcrumbled feta cheese
2 cupsCheddar — grated, or Mozzarella or Cheddar or Mozzarella mix

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Method

1h 10m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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