Cheesy Veggie Pasta with Homemade Pasta Sauce (Baked Version)

Category: Pasta
Preparation Time: 15 mins  
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Servings: 1-2 Servings 

Cheesy Veggie Pasta

 Ingredients:

• Pasta (Elbow / Shell Variety) - 1/2 - 3/4 cup
• Home made Pasta Sauce - 3-4 tbsp
• Mozarella Cheese, grated - 1/3 cup
• Olive Oil - 1 tsp + 1 tsp
• Capsicum, finely chopped - 3 tbsp (I used a mix of Red, orange and yellow capsicums)
• Sweet corn kernels, boiled - 2-3 tbsp
• Broccoli florets, blanched - 1/4 cup
• Salt - as required
• Water - for cooking pasta

Method:

1. Cook pasta as per the package instructions; (Boil water; add pasta with little salt and cook for 8-10 mins until slightly soft yet crunchy enough to bite). Drain the excess water and keep aside
   
2. Chop the veggies; Boil the sweet corn and blanch the broccoli florets; grate the cheese and keep all ready
3. Heat a tsp of oil in a frying pan, add chopped capsicum pieces and fry for a min in medium high flame
   
4. Now add the broccoli florets and saute for a min
   
5. Then add the boiled corn and sprinkle little salt and saute
   
6. Saute all the veggies for another 1-2 mins and switch it off
   
7. Add 3-4 tbsp of Pasta sauce to the cooked and drained pasta
   
8. Mix well until combined. adjust sauce quantity as per taste; Check for salt
   
9. Add in the sauted veggies to the pasta and around 1 tbsp of grated cheese, mix well
   
10. If preparing in stove top, cook the pasta along with veggies and cheese in low flame until the cheese melts and serve hot
11. For Baking version, Preheat Oven to 350F for 10 mins; Grease a baking dish with a tsp of oil
12. Transfer the Pasta into the greased dish
    
13. Add the grated cheese over it 
    
14. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 mins until the cheese melts and starts bubbling
    
15. Once its done, Transfer to serving bowl and serve hot!
16. If making for kids, we can also bake it in small sized baking dishes and serve as indivdual portions