Vegan Easy Peasy Pasta Bake Bosh TV

Easy Peasy Pasta Bake

  • Super simple
  • 0:50 m
  • 14 ingredients

Are you looking for the easiest pasta bake in the world? Well then you are in the right place! A ridiculously tasty easy family dinner idea for vegetarians and vegans alike - trust us, this dish is gonna blow your mind!

Serves: 4

Ingredients

For the veg

  • 4 garlic cloves
  • large bunch of basil
  • 3 beef tomatoes

For the pasta bake

  • 4 tbsp oregano
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp pepper
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 4 tbsp tomato purée optional
  • 480ml tomato passata
  • 2 x 400g can of chopped tomatoes
  • 120ml water
  • 80ml olive oil
  • 40g capers
  • 60g pitted olives
  • 4 portions of dried fusilli pasta - or other pasta of choice
  • 120g grated plant-based cheese - pizza cheese is good

To serve

  • basil leaves

Before you start

Preheat oven to 180˚C, fan setting | Large mixing bowl | Large, deep roasting/lasagne tray | Foil

Step 1

Prepare the veg

  • Slice the garlic
  • Cut the beef tomatoes into thick slices
  • Roughly chop the basil (leaves and stems) and reserve some leaves for garnish

Ingredients

  • 4 garlic cloves
  • large bunch of basil
  • 3 beef tomatoes

Step 2

Assemble the pasta bake

  • Add all the pasta bake ingredients (apart from the plant-based cheese and sliced beef tomatoes) to the mixing bowl and mix well 
  • Pour the mix into the baking dish
  • Sprinkle the grated plant-based cheese evenly over the top and layer on the sliced tomatoes

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp oregano
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp pepper
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 4 tbsp tomato purée optional
  • 480ml tomato passata
  • 2 x 400g can of chopped tomatoes
  • 120ml water
  • 80ml olive oil
  • 40g capers
  • 60g pitted olives
  • 4 portions of dried fusilli pasta - or other pasta of choice
  • 120g grated plant-based cheese - pizza cheese is good

Step 3

Bake and serve

  • Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes
  • Remove the foil, turn down the heat to 160C, and bake for a further 15 minutes (this will get rid of any excess moisture)
  • Let the baking tray for 5-10 minutes, then portion into slices and serve with a garnish of reserved basil leaves

Ingredients

  • basil leaves