Roasted Tomato Pasta Bake

A succulent pasta dish that requires little fuss yet delivers lots of flavour.

Course Main Dishes
Prep. Time 5 mins
Cooking Time 30 mins
Yields 4 servings

Preparation
Nutritional Info
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Preparation

What You Need

28 oz (796 ml) 1 can diced plum tomatoes

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 1/2 tsp (7 ml) dried Italian herb seasoning

1/4 tsp (1 ml) freshly ground pepper

2 1/2 cups (625 ml) milk

3 tbsp (45 ml) all-purpose flour

3 cups (750 ml) baby pasta shells or

other small pasta

1 cup (250 ml) shredded Canadian Italian-blend cheese or

Canadian Mozzarella

Freshly grated Canadian Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 °F (220 °C). Drain tomatoes in sieve, reserving juice. Set juice aside.

In 13 x 9-inch (33 x 23 cm) glass baking dish, combine drained tomatoes, onion, Italian seasoning and pepper. Roast for 15 min or until fragrant. Meanwhile, in saucepan, whisk milk with flour. Cook over medium-high, stirring constantly, just until mixture comes to a boil and starts to thicken.

Stir reserved tomato juice, milk mixture and pasta into baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 15 min longer or until pasta is tender but firm and sauce is thickened. Sprinkle with cheese and broil for 2 min or until golden and bubbling. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

Tips

Oven roasting leaves you time to make a crispy green salad and garlic toast to serve on the side.
- Christine Cushing

To cook the milk mixture in microwave instead of a saucepan, whisk milk and flour in a 4-cup (1 l) glass measuring cup; cook on High (100 %), uncovered, for about 8 min or until thickened, stirring every 2 min.

For the Adventurous:
Stir in 2 tbsp (30 mL) black olive tapenade with the tomato juice and use crumbled Canadian Feta cheese in place of the Italian blend.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 517 Calories
Protein: 23 g
Carbohydrate: 80 g
Fat: 12 g
Fibre: 5.6 g
Sodium: 453 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 39 % / 430 mg
Folate: 78 %
Thiamin: 47 %
Niacin: 45 %
Riboflavin: 41 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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