Pasta has always been a favourite. I remember my mom made it in a ‘desi’ way, that is like adding the boiled pasta to cooked vegetables with usual seasoning and spices. And we enjoyed it a lot. Then later my mom used to make a white sauce and add the boiled pasta to it with salt and pepper and that version became my favourite. I still make it that way sometimes. But this time I tried baking it with some vegetables and nuts along with some herbs. We liked it , but it never matched the taste of pasta with white sauce version. But still, this one is more healthier with less of fat.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Pasta shells- (I used penne pasta made with durum wheat semolina)
- Vegetables
- 1 carrots - chopped thin and long
- 1/2 Capsicum - chopped thin and long
- 1 Onion - long slices
- 1 tomato - chopped
- 1 clove Garlic - chopped
- 1/4 cup Walnut - chopped
- 3 to 4 Almonds - chopped
- 1 tsp Mixed herbs
- 1/2 tsp Lemon rind - (optional)
- Butter greasing for the baking dish
- 1 tsp Canola oil - (you can use olive oil)
- to taste Salt
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180c.Boil the pasta shells along with some salt. Drain the water and keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan. Add the onions and garlic and cook till translucent. Then add the other vegetables and the nuts along with herbs and little salt. Cook till the vegetables are a little tender.
- Now grease a baking dish with butter. Sprinkle the lemon rind on it if you are using. Then add a layer of pasta. Then add a vegetable layer over it. Then a layer of pasta again followed by a layer of vegetable again.
- Now at this point , you can sprinkle some mozarella cheese on it. (I just added little cheese spread on it for the cheesy taste.)
- Bake this at 180c for 30 minutes.
- Mix a little when you serve. Serve warm.
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Pasta look yummy, colourful and healthy
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WOuld love to have rite now…just drooling over those baked pasta!!
Very Colourful
It makes a healthy meal.
wow.. looks colourful . i made this with little white sauce..
that looks yum its my fav too 🙂
Looks so filling and tempts to have a piece:)
YUM! Colorful and flavorful! 🙂
truly yummy..and nutritious
Pasta looks colorful. I have never tried baking pasta, must do it soon
Wow superb. Yum…
this really is a very healthy version, looks yummy!
Very colourful dish
Looks colorful and healthy too..
Love the casserole dish and the desi version!
pasta looks colorful sowmya…healthy version of baking is nice..worth to try it!!
u r right,..yummy nd healthy
Here we love pasta too and this looks colourful and delicous.
very healthy & nice colors.
Healthy, colorful and yum ! BTW did you change the color of your site, looks good 🙂
the pasta is very colourful..even i used to make pasta the indian way..and call it masala pasta! 😀
mouthwatering pasta.. adding nuts is new to me…shud be very tasty.
So colourful and yummy 🙂 Nice recipe.
that looks delicious Sowmya!
Pasta looks delcious. My kids love pasta with white sauce, baking is new to me , but i have to buy a oven first.
love the colours there!
i dont like pasta , but i can make this to my hubby,nice post!!
gorgeous and so colourful!
it sounds healthy and looks colorful too!
i love the baked version!
Pasta looks so colorful. Delicious for dinner.
i never tried baking pasta..love the idea.
Thats a great one Sowmya..healthy n colorful..:)
Have a great weekend..:)
Thats a wonderful healthy dish Sowmya….looks yumm
Now that makes a Really YUMMY PASTA…even the display pic tempting enough to devour off!!
Thanks! 🙂
sowmya the dish sounds delicious and great.
Hey we made this the other day too. So simple right?
nice idea to bake pasta! Looks so good and mouth-watering Sowmya!
Looks colorful and yummy.
Healthy and yummy pasta!!
Baked version is so kool, love it.
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Pasta looks delicious Sowmya..and I agree with the above comments-it looks so colourful!!
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I’m making this for dinner tonight. I think I’ll try to shoot it, but I don’t think it will be as pretty as your picture!
hi sowmyaseen all ur yummy recipes.will definitely try those out.my hubby’s gotta sweet tooth so i’m gonna try payasam first.n i always have idli/Dosa batter but v both get bored of eating the same again.so vegetable uthapam is the best idea u gave me n it looks so colorful also.will try other recipes too..thank you so much for the healthy n yummy recipes…byeSaba