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