This is a delicious layered pasta baked in vegetable sauce, a very famous American casserole dish baked & served straight out of the oven.... No garnishing, no styling just as it is !
For this u need, 200 gms. of Penne pasta, boil in a large pot of water with a spoon of salt & oil till cooked & then strain under cold running water so that it cools down to room temperature
FOR THE VEGETABLE SAUCE :
Take 2 onions chopped, 2 tomatoes chopped, 1 capsicum sliced into 1" strips, U may also add red & yellow bell peppers, carrots, zucchini (all optional), 4 nice red tomatoes & 1 green chilly pureed in a blender
In a saucepan, take 2 tbspn. of Olive oil, add onions & saute till light golden, add capsicum & any other veg. that you are using & saute further, now add chopped tomatoes & saute for 3-4 mins.
Add the pureed tomatoes & keep cooking till the water almost dries, now add salt & black pepper powder to taste, oregano, basil, thyme & chilly flakes & mix all these well
To this add a spn. of vinegar & 1&1/2 cup of water, boil it for 2-3 mins. till the sauce is well cooked but not thick
FOR THE LAYERING :
Take 50gms. Cheddar cheese, 50gms. mozzarella cheese & 50gms. processed cheese, grate all these & mix together
In a bowl beat 2 eggs, add a pinch of salt & pepper to it & 1/2 spn. of butter & mix
To this add 2/3 of the grated cheese mixture & mix well
Now take about an 8" by 8" bake & serve dish & grease lightly
Put in 1/3 of the sauce prepared, nicely cover it with half of the boiled pasta to form a layer, pour another 1/3 of the sauce on it & cover with the egg & cheese mixture we made, put all of it so that it forms a thick layer
On top of that put all the remaining pasta & pour all the remaining sauce over it evenly to cover completely
Sprinkle over it the rest 1/3 of the grated cheese mixture we have
Bake this in a preheated oven at 220 degrees for about 20 mins. & then switch on the Grill function in ur oven for the last 3-4 mins till the top layer of cheese melts & gets a few brown spots here n there
Serve Hot !!
FOR A PURE VEGETARIAN DISH U CAN OMIT THE EGGS IN THE CHEESE MIXTURE LAYER & JUST MIX IT WITH BUTTER
&
FOR A NON-VEGETARIAN DISH U CAN ADD SHREDDED CHICKEN / RED MEAT ALONG WITH THE ONIONS & TOMATOES INSTEAD OF ALL THE OTHER VEGETABLES WHILE PREPARING THE SAUCE
For this u need, 200 gms. of Penne pasta, boil in a large pot of water with a spoon of salt & oil till cooked & then strain under cold running water so that it cools down to room temperature
FOR THE VEGETABLE SAUCE :
Take 2 onions chopped, 2 tomatoes chopped, 1 capsicum sliced into 1" strips, U may also add red & yellow bell peppers, carrots, zucchini (all optional), 4 nice red tomatoes & 1 green chilly pureed in a blender
In a saucepan, take 2 tbspn. of Olive oil, add onions & saute till light golden, add capsicum & any other veg. that you are using & saute further, now add chopped tomatoes & saute for 3-4 mins.
Add the pureed tomatoes & keep cooking till the water almost dries, now add salt & black pepper powder to taste, oregano, basil, thyme & chilly flakes & mix all these well
To this add a spn. of vinegar & 1&1/2 cup of water, boil it for 2-3 mins. till the sauce is well cooked but not thick
FOR THE LAYERING :
Take 50gms. Cheddar cheese, 50gms. mozzarella cheese & 50gms. processed cheese, grate all these & mix together
In a bowl beat 2 eggs, add a pinch of salt & pepper to it & 1/2 spn. of butter & mix
To this add 2/3 of the grated cheese mixture & mix well
Now take about an 8" by 8" bake & serve dish & grease lightly
Put in 1/3 of the sauce prepared, nicely cover it with half of the boiled pasta to form a layer, pour another 1/3 of the sauce on it & cover with the egg & cheese mixture we made, put all of it so that it forms a thick layer
On top of that put all the remaining pasta & pour all the remaining sauce over it evenly to cover completely
Sprinkle over it the rest 1/3 of the grated cheese mixture we have
Bake this in a preheated oven at 220 degrees for about 20 mins. & then switch on the Grill function in ur oven for the last 3-4 mins till the top layer of cheese melts & gets a few brown spots here n there
Serve Hot !!
FOR A PURE VEGETARIAN DISH U CAN OMIT THE EGGS IN THE CHEESE MIXTURE LAYER & JUST MIX IT WITH BUTTER
&
FOR A NON-VEGETARIAN DISH U CAN ADD SHREDDED CHICKEN / RED MEAT ALONG WITH THE ONIONS & TOMATOES INSTEAD OF ALL THE OTHER VEGETABLES WHILE PREPARING THE SAUCE
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