Simple roast veggie pasta

At a glance

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 onion*
• 2 tomatoes*
• 2 zucchini*
• 2 cups pumpkin*
• 2 tablespoons oil*
• Pepper, to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic or 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 300g pasta* (your choice of pasta)
• 1 cup reduced fat grated cheddar cheese
• Lemon juice, to taste (optional)

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Prepare the vegetables (onion, tomatoes, zucchinis) by chopping into bite sized chunks. Try to keep them all roughly the same size, so they cook at the same rate. Transfer to a large bowl.
3. To prepare the pumpkin, remove the peel using a knife. Chop into bite sized chunks. Transfer to the large bowl with other vegetables. Add 1½ tablespoons of oil and sprinkle with pepper and Italian herbs and mix everything together with a wooden spoon. Transfer vegetables to the baking tray and transfer to the preheated oven and roast for 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft.
4. If using fresh garlic, remove outer skin and chop cloves into small pieces.
5. Remove tray from oven and sprinkle garlic over the vegetables. Return the baking tray to oven to cook for a further 10 minutes, or until vegetables are cooked and soft.
6. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to packet instructions in a saucepan. Once cooked, drain with colander and set aside in a large bowl or saucepan.
7. Use a cheese grater to grate the cheese.
8. Add the roast veggies to the bowl or saucepan with the cooked pasta, along with ½ tablespoon oil. Add grated cheese and lemon juice and stir to combine. Option to sprinkle with more pepper.
9. Divide pasta and vegetables among bowls.

*Tips

• Use red or brown onion.
• Use any of these cooking oils: olive oil, canola oil, vegetable oil.
• Use wholemeal pasta for extra iron and fibre.
• For a non-vegetarian option, add canned tuna or canned salmon.
• You can roast any vegetables in this recipe, for example capsicum, cauliflower, carrots.
• For a little bit of spice, add some dried chilli flakes when you add the grated cheese.

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