Garden Fresh Pasta Bake
- 16 ounces pasta, shapes (bowties, rotini, rigatoni, whatever you have on hand)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 zucchini, sliced in thin half-moons (1 green, 1 yellow if you like things pretty!)
- 6 large mushrooms, sliced
- 1 carrot, finely diced
- 10 -16 ounces Baby Spinach, sliced
- 26 ounces pasta sauce
- 12 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 12 cup half-and-half (or heavy cream or fat free half and half)
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (divided)
- Cook the pasta as directed.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- In a very large pan, heat olive oil and saute zucchini until browned.
- Add mushrooms and carrot and cook until mushrooms are softened.
- Add spinach, cook until wilted.
- Pour pasta sauce the pan, heat through.
- Sprinkle parmesan on top of vegetable mixture, swirl in half and half.
- Stir in 1 cup of the shredded mozzarella.
- Remove from heat.
- Toss cooked pasta with vegetable mixture.
- Put into a greased casserole dish (I use a 9x13 pan) and top with remaining 2 cups of mozzarella.
- Bake until cheese browns, about 20-30 minutes.
pasta, olive oil, zucchini, mushrooms, carrot, spinach, pasta sauce, parmesan cheese, cream, mozzarella cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/garden-fresh-pasta-bake-347180 (may not work)