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Roasted Butternut Zucchini Pasta

Super delicious pasta and roast veggies in a roast pepper sauce
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Keyword: comfort food, easy vegetarian recipes, roasted butternut zucchini pasta, vegetarian pasta
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dry pasta cooked as per package instructions
  • 1-2 cups grated mozarella cheese

Roast Veggies

  • 500 gram veggies butternut squash and zucchini
  • 1 red onion cut into 8 pieces
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • salt
  • pepper

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

  • 2 roasted red pepper
  • 5 roma tomatoes cut into fours
  • 4 large cloves garlic
  • 2 tsp dried Italian herbs
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 3 green chillies (optional)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 70 gram tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup fresh cream

Instructions

Sauce

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Cut the tomatoes into fours. Cut the onion into 8 pieces, to look like petals. Place them on a lined baking sheet together with the chillies. Sprinkle the chilli flakes and Italian herbs over. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside

Veggies

  • Cut the butternut and zucchini into small pieces. Mix all the spices and olive oil into the veggies, ensuring it's coated well. Place on a separate lined baking sheet and bake in the oven together with the tomatoes

Putting it all together

  • Cook the pasta as per package instructions. Set aside about 1&1/2 cups of pasta water and discard the rest
  • Once the tomatoes are cooked. Place them in a blender together with the tomato paste and fresh cream and blend into a smooth sauce. Place into a large pan and heat through
  • Once sauce heats through add the veggies and pasta and mix well. Add some of the pasta water. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top. Turn the oven to the grill function on the highest setting and grill for about 15-20 minutes until cheese melts. Serve hot

Notes

  1. Used store bought roasted peppers but you can roast your own peppers. You lay the peppers down on a baking sheet lined with foil. Bake at 200 degrees celsius for about 15-20 minutes. Once cooked remove the skin
  2. This is a vegetarian pasta but you can also use the sauce with chicken or any other veggies. Also makes a great pizza sauce