Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, parmigiana pasta bake. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have parmigiana pasta bake using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Parmigiana Pasta Bake:
- Make ready 500 g short curly pasta (we used gemelli)
- Prepare 1 small aubergine
- Make ready 2 courgettes
- Take 1 tin tomato passata/sauce
- Get 1 handful dried oregano
- Get Salt and pepper
- Get 1 chilli deseeded and finely chopped
- Take 1 large onion, finely chopped
- Take 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- Prepare 30-50 g breadcrumbs
- Prepare 50 g parmesan
- Prepare 1 mozzarella ball
While pasta bakes, make topping by combining panko, olive oil, Italian seasoning, garlic, and parmesan cheese. After the initial bake time, remove pasta from oven and remove foil from the top. Prep the water for the pasta and bring it to a boil. Cook the pasta according to the directions, shaving off a minute or two of cook time since it's going into the oven.
Instructions to make Parmigiana Pasta Bake:
- Chop the courgettes and aubergine into small cubes and toss them in some salt
- Fry the onion and garlic in a large pan with a little olive oil for 5 mins or until soft
- Add the chilli, aubergine and courgettes and cook for about 10 mins
- Meanwhile; Boil a large pan of salted water and tip the pasta in. Cook according to the pack instructions till it’s soft but not too soft. Drain and tip into a large dish and leave aside.
- When the aubergine and courgettes are soft, pour in the tomato tin and stir in the oregano and seasoning
- Bring the sauce to a simmer for 5 mins to coat the veg
- Pour the vegetable mix over the pasta and stir so the pasta is coated and the vegetables are mixed among the pasta.
- Tear the mozzarella into smaller blobs and dot around the pasta. Grate over the Parmesan and sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and crack some more black pepper over the top to make a cheesy, crumby topping!
- Bake in the oven (around 180-200c) for 30-40 mins until the topping is golden and crispy
Prep the water for the pasta and bring it to a boil. Cook the pasta according to the directions, shaving off a minute or two of cook time since it's going into the oven. In large bowl, mix pasta sauce and water; stir in pasta. Cook, stirring constantly with wire whisk, until smooth and bubbly. Drain well and return to pot.
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