Creamy Pasta Bake with Vegetables
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 500 g Fusilli, cooked and drained
- Olive oil
- 2 carrots, peeled and cubed
- 1 small-medium onion, cubed
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 4 small tomatoes, cubed
- 1 zucchini, cubed
- 1 can ,400g, chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 can water
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp. dried rosemary
- 2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 200 ml soy/oat cream
- Salt to taste
- 4 heaped tbsp. vegan butter
- 5 tbsp. flour
- 400 ml oat milk
- 2 tbsp. nutritional yeast
- A pinch of nutmeg
Directions
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Heat a few tablespoons of olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add the cubed carrots and fry them for about 4 minutes.
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Then, add the onion and cook everything for another minute before adding the cubed tomatoes and minced garlic
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After another minute of cooking add the cubed zucchini, can of chopped tomatoes, 1/2 can of water, 2 tbsp tomato paste, dried thyme, dried rosemary, dried oregano, pepper and 1 tsp. salt
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Cook the sauce for about 5 minutes, then add the soy/oat cream and cook everything for another 2 minutes
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Add the sauce to the cooked and drained fusilli and mix everything together. Season with more salt if needed
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Add the fusilli to a baking dish and slightly press them down
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Meanwhile, melt 4 tbsp. of vegan butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 5 tbsp. of flour and whisk everything together. Let it cook for half a minute, then whisk in 400ml of oat milk, 2 tbsp. Nutritional yeast, a pinch of nutmeg and 1/2 tsp. salt
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Bring the bechamel sauce to a boil while whisking
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Once the sauce is boiling, reduce heat to low and let it simmer for another minute
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Then, add the sauce on top of the fusilli in the baking dish until the pasta is covered evenly
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Bake it in the oven (200°C) until the top is nicely browned – for about 20-25 minutes
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Let it cool down for 10 minutes before serving
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Enjoy!