Vegetarian pasta bake

Name: Vegetarian pasta bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 150g baby spinach; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 large onion, thinly sliced; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 500g passata; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon runny honey; ¼ cup light crème fraîche; 1 cup cherry tomatoes; 4 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh basil, plus extra leaves to garnish; 250g fresh spinach and ricotta ravioli or tortellini; ¼ cup parmesan-style vegetarian cheese, finely grated (optional); ...

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:35min

This easy vegetarian pasta bake uses store-bought ravioli or tortellini. It's perfect for a fuss-free weeknight dinner for two.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:02:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories389.7 kcal (19%)

Total Fat11.6 g (17%)

Carbs56.1 g (22%)

Sugars15.9 g (18%)

Protein15.2 g (30%)

Sodium494.3 mg (25%)

Fiber10.3 g (37%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

150gbaby spinach

1 tablespoonolive oil

500gpassata

1 teaspoondried oregano

1 teaspoonrunny honey

¼ cuplight crème fraîche

1 cupcherry tomatoes

4 tablespoonsfresh basil

roughly chopped, plus extra leaves to garnish

250gspinach and ricotta ravioli

fresh, or tortellini

¼ cupcheese

parmesan-style, vegetarian, finely grated, optional

Instructions

Step 1

1 Heat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C fan/gas 6. Put the spinach in a large colander in the sink and pour over a full kettle of boiling water to wilt. Press as much liquid out of the spinach as possible using a wooden spoon. Set aside.

Step 2

2 Heat the oil in a medium, deep frying pan over a medium heat, then fry the onion for 8–10 min until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min. Add the passata, oregano, honey, crème fraîche and tomatoes to the pan with the wilted spinach and mix well until the crème fraîche melts.

Step 3

3 Remove from the heat, stir in the chopped basil and ravioli or tortellini and season with pepper, then pour into a 1 litre baking dish. Bake for 20 min, then top with the cheese, if using, and cook for 5 min more. Garnish with the extra basil to serve.

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