Baked Cheesy Rigati Pasta Recipe With Roasted Veggies is twice cooked pasta dish made with Del Monte's shelled pasta also called as Rigati Pasta. The pasta is tossed in a creamy pink sauce with roasted vegetables and baked in the oven. The sauce is kept mild as the kids will like it little creamy as well as tangy.
Serve the Baked Cheesy Rigati Pasta Recipe with Roasted Veggies along with Garlic Bread with Herb Butter Recipe by the side and glass of Cantaloupe (Melon) Juice Recipe.
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Cuisine: Italian Recipes
Course: Dinner
Diet: Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Saucepan With Handle (Tea/Sauces), Oven Toaster Grill ( Baking Pizza, Breads, Cakes)
Cooks in 45 M
Total in 75 M
We begin making the Baked Cheesy Rigati Pasta Recipe With Roasted Veggies, by starting to boil the Del Monte Rigati Pasta in hot water, keep a saucepan filled with water over a medium heat.
Drop in the Rigati pasta and a pinch of salt and leave it to boil. Boil the pasta till it gets cooked until you get a biting consistency which is the al dente.
Strain the water from the cooked penne pasta and rinse it under cold water. Drain all the water and drizzle olive oil over the pasta so it does not stick to each other.
Pre heat the oven to 200 degree Celsius for 10 minutes and keep it ready.
To make the sauce, heat a sauce pan with oil, add onions and garlic, saute till the onions become translucent.
Once the onions translucent, add chopped bell peppers, carrot and zucchini and roast them till the vegetables get cooked and become soft.
Add tomato puree, along with dried oregano, sugar and basil leaves and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Once the tomato sauce thickens, add cream and mix well. Add the cooked Del Monte Rigati into the sauce and coat the pasta evenly with the sauce. Check for salt and adjust it according to your palate.
Place the pasta onto a baked ceramic dish, sprinkle it with bread crumbs and cheese and bake it for at least 10 -15 minutes.
Serve the Baked Cheesy Rigati Pasta Recipe with Roasted Veggies along with Garlic Bread with Herb Butter Recipe by the side and glass of Cantaloupe (Melon) Juice Recipe.