Pasta bake with courgette

Pasta bake with courgette

This pasta bake has been inspired by our trip through Sicily. The trick to make it delicious is to choose a quality tomato sauce as your base.

⏱ Prep 5 minutes min ⚡ Perform 35 minutes min 🏷️ MDB
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Instructions

Recipe steps from Mealie.

1
Step 1

Cut the red onion.

2
Step 2

Wash the red pepper. Cut into small bite-sized pieces.

3
Step 3

Wash the courgettes. Cut into pieces of approximately 1 cm.

4
Step 4

Grate the cheese.

5
Step 5

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.

6
Step 6

Heat some oil in a pan and when hot, add the red onion. Fry for approximately 6 minutes until soft.

7
Step 7

Add the red pepper, courgettes and oregano and fry with the onion for another 2 minutes.

8
Step 8

Add the arrabbiata sauce. Fill the jar with water and add to the pan. Cover with a lid.

9
Step 9

Heat the sauce and bring to a boil.

10
Step 10

Prepare the pasta bake by putting the penne in an oven dish, add the meatballs on top if using, cover with the sauce, and finish off with the grated cheese on top.

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Step 11

Cook the pasta bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.

12
Step 12

Leave the pasta bake to cool for 3 minutes before serving.

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