Quick and Easy Tomato Pasta Bake

Name: Quick and Easy Tomato Pasta Bake
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 tsp olive oil; 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed; 2 tsp tomato purée; 200g chopped tomatoes; Pinch dried oregano; Pinch Salt; Pinch pepper; 70g penne pasta; 25g cream cheese; 15g parmesan cheese, finely grated

2 steps

Cook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:47:48 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories496.9 kcal (25%)

Total Fat19.6 g (28%)

Carbs62.9 g (24%)

Sugars3.5 g (4%)

Protein18.4 g (37%)

Sodium823.2 mg (41%)

Fiber2.6 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

1 tspolive oil

1garlic

clove, peeled and crushed

2 tsptomato purée

200gchopped tomatoes

dried oregano

salt

pepper

70gpenne pasta

25gcream cheese

15gparmesan cheese

finely grated

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200C. Heat the oil a saucepan over a medium-high heat, add the garlic and fry for a minute. Stir in the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes and oregano. Simmer gently for 7-8 minutes then remove from the heat and season to taste.

Step 2

Meanwhile cook the pasta according to the pack instructions then drain, reserving a little of the cooking water. Tip the pasta, cream cheese and a little of the reserved cooking water into the pan of sauce, stir to combine then tip into an ovenproof dish. Scatter over the parmesan then bake for 15 minutes until golden brown and bubbling on top.