Vegetable Pasta Bake Recipe

[Katelina]

Vegetable Pasta Bake Recipe
Makes - 8 Servings

Ingredients:
14.5oz Penne Pasta
24oz Prego Traditional Marinara
1 Med. Onion, diced
2 Tbsp Garlic, minced
15oz Ricotta Cheese Part-Skim
2 Eggs
1/4 Cup Milk 2% Reduced Fat
3/4 Cup Shredded Parmesan, Romano, Asiago Cheese Mix
3 Cups Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
Paprika (Dash for spice)
Cheyenne Pepper (Dash for spice)
6oz Black Olives, sliced
12oz Pre-cut Broccoli, chopped (bite sized pieces)
1 Zucchini, chopped
8oz Matchstick Carrots

Directions:
Cook pasta as directed and drain. Mix marinara sauce, minced garlic and diced onion in
bowl and set aside. In separate bowl mix ricotta cheese, eggs, shredded cheese mix,
milk, and 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese. For added spice add a Tbsp of paprika and
Tbsp Cheyenne pepper to ricotta cheese mix and set aside.

Using a greased 10x14 baking dish spread a light amount of marinara mix on bottom
of dish. Divide pasta, marinara mix, ricotta mix, sliced black olives, chopped zucchini,
carrots, and broccoli into three equivalent amounts. Layer dish in the following order:
pasta, broccoli, zucchini, carrots, black olives, ricotta cheese mix, marinara mix; repeat
twice more. Top dish off with 2 1/2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 45 mins or until cheese is melted, lightly browned
and vegetables are cooked as desired.

[Halcyon]

I enjoy making pasta bakes so I will have to try this recipe out. Is this your own creation?
Thank you so much for sharing!

[Katelina]

I love cookin so much, I thought I'd share some recipes with you all. (:
I'll probably post another soon, just would like to know if anyone has tired this one yet or my meatloaf one.
Also yes it is of my own creation with a little help from my step-mom and dad.

[ForgetMeNot9]

I might have to try out this delicious looking recipe soon! Thanks for sharing it. Also, since you like cooking, do you have any one-pot or crock pot recipes you could share? Just wondering

[Katelina]

Originally Posted by ForgetMeNot9

I might have to try out this delicious looking recipe soon! Thanks for sharing it. Also, since you like cooking, do you have any one-pot or crock pot recipes you could share? Just wondering

Actually I do, I'll have to find the recipe in the morning (: