Vegetarian Baked Pasta

Vegetarian Baked Pasta
Vegetarian Baked Pasta might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 541 calories, 28g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up portobello mushrooms, garlic, gorgonzola cheese, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
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Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
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Pour a glass of ice water over the pasta to stop the cooking, but do not rinse thoroughly.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9 x 13 glass pan with olive oil.
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Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in large skillet.
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Add mushrooms. Cook for 2 minutes then add basil, oregano and garlic and cook 1 minute more.
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Add sauce to mushroom mixture and stir.
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To assemble, pour enough sauce in the bottom of the pan to cover.
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Combine the remaining sauce and the pasta.
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Place one-third of sauced noodles on top of sauce in pan. Top with 1 cup of mozzarella and one-half of the gorgonzola. Repeat for a second layer.
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Put the final third of the noodles in the pan and top with the final 2 cups of mozzarella.
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Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until cheese is browned.
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Serve.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 5 m.
Servings8
Health Score19
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