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    Home » International » Italian » Rotini Casserole With Roasted Veggies

    Rotini Casserole With Roasted Veggies

    Posted on November 19, 2015 · Last Updated on August 14, 2019 · By Srividhya G · 12 Comments

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    I am not going to post a salad recipe today. It’s the regular pasta recipe with cheese. (Finally huh?)  I wanted to post-Thanksgiving meal recipes last year, but it didn’t happen. Thanksgiving Vegetarian recipes are super simple, and I do prepare a couple of them on day to day basis, and I don’t know what kept me from posting them on my blog. So this year I am starting my Thanksgiving meal ideas and recipes. So today I am starting with the main course recipe and my kiddos favorite – roasted veggie pasta casserole.  Stay tuned for turkey free vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes. 

    I am the odd man out in my family. I don’t have a sweet tooth like other family members, and I don’t like summer either. I do love the fact that summer has more daylight, but I am a winter person. I enjoy the Margazhi months in India and every year during Margazhi I used to do the big rangolis and color them too. I have never missed a single year till my high school.  Once I started my hostel life things did change but still, I love those morning bhajans and Carnatic music. I did learn the entire Tirupaavai, and now I remember only first 10. Sighhhh. 

    RotiniCasseroleWithRoastedVeggies

    After coming to the US I fell in love with the winters in California. (Note that word Calif. I cannot survive in east coast man). The malls and streets are decorated for the holiday season. I love the smell of apple cider, cinnamon, sage and thyme and of course the shopping spree; I can keep adding to this list. Coming to Thanksgiving, according to Wiki – Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and the preceding year.

    We have Thanksgiving meal at our workplaces, and as we have quite a number of vegetarians, there will always be vegetarian options.  All the recipes that I am going to post this week and next week are inspired by those meals. I got the base recipes are from my friends and colleagues, and I modified it according to our taste and made it turkey free. Before starting the Thanksgiving series, I would like to thank all my friends and colleagues and also all the readers for your support. Hope you enjoy this series.

    Here is the pasta casserole recipe,

    Ingredients:

    • Tricolor Rotini – 2 cups
    • Water for cooking the pasta.
    • Veggies of your choice. This is what I used
      • Zucchini – 1
      • Colored Bell Peppers – ½ cup roughly chopped (We love bell peppers, and you can find them in all my pasta recipes)
      • Mushrooms – 4-5 roughly chopped
      • Shallots – 3 to 4  roughly chopped
      • Fresh Basil Leaves – 10 roughly chopped
      • Tomato – 1 roughly chopped
      • Olives for decoration
    • Heavy Cream / Milk – ½ cup
    • Cheddar Cheese (cheese of your choice) – ½ cup
    • Salt – ½ tsp + ½ tsp
    • Garlic Infused Olive Oil – 1 tbsp.
    • Oil – ½ tsp for cooking pasta + ½ tsp for greasing the casserole dish.
    • Ground Pepper – 1 tsp

    Steps:

    • Cook the pasta aldente according to the package directions.

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    • I added the half tsp of salt and oil in the water. 
    • While the pasta is getting cooked, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
    • Chop the veggies and place them in cookie tray covered with aluminum foil or cookie sheet.

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    • Add the 1 tbsp. Oil, salt, and pepper. Mix them well.

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    • Bake them for 15 minutes. (As we are going to bake again, even if the veggies are half done its ok.)

    RotiniCasseroleWithRoastedVeggies

    • Now  the pasta and roasted veggies are ready. We need to arrange and bake again with cheese.
    • Grease the casserole dish or bread pan and start layering the pasta and veggies.

    RotiniCasseroleWithRoastedVeggies

    • I did one pasta layer and one veggie layer and continued.
    • Before adding the cheese, add the heavy cream or milk. This ensures the pasta retains the moisture.

    RotiniCasseroleWithRoastedVeggies

    • Now add the cheese and bake it again for 25 minutes at 350degree F.

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    Ooyi gooyi bubbly pasta casserole is ready – a perfect main dish for Thanksgiving.        

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    Rotini Casserole With Roasted Veggies

    Kids Friendly Rotini Casserole with Roasted Veggies loaded with the goodness of cheese and heavy cream. A great way to sneak in vegetables and this can be a perfect thanksgiving main course meal.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time45 mins
    Total Time55 mins
    Servings: 3
    Calories:
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • Tricolor Rotini – 2 cups
    • Water for cooking the pasta.
    • Veggies of your choice. This is what I used
    • Zucchini – 1
    • Colored Bell Peppers – ½ cup roughly chopped We love bell peppers and you can find them in all my pasta recipes
    • Mushrooms – 4-5 roughly chopped
    • Shallots – 3 to 4 roughly chopped
    • Fresh Basil Leaves – 10 roughly chopped
    • Tomato – 1 roughly chopped
    • Heavy Cream / Milk – ½ cup
    • Cheddar Cheese cheese of your choice – ½ cup
    • Salt – ½ tsp + ½ tsp
    • Garlic Infused Olive Oil – 1 tbsp.
    • Oil – ½ tsp for cooking pasta + ½ tsp for greasing the casserole dish.
    • Ground Pepper – 1 tsp

    Instructions

    • Cook the pasta aldente according the package directions.
    • I added the half tsp of salt and oil in the water.
    • While the pasta is getting cooked, preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
    • Chop the veggies and place them in cookie tray covered with aluminium foil or cookie sheet.
    • Add the 1 tbsp. oil, salt and pepper. Mix them well.
    • Bake them for 15 minutes. (As we are going to bake again, even if the veggies are half done its ok.)
    • Now we our pasta and roasted veggies are ready. We need to arrange and bake again with cheese.
    • Grease the casserole dish or bread pan and start layering the pastas and veggies.
    • I did one pasta layer and one veggie layer and continued.
    • Before adding the cheese, add the heavy cream or milk. This ensures the pasta retains the moisture.
    • Now add the cheese and bake it again for 25 minutes at 350degree F.

    Notes

    You can add veggies of your choice.
    Instead of regular tomatoes colored cherry tomatoes can be used.
    Any small pasta would work for this casserole.
    Bread crumbs can be added while baking the casserole.

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

    Tried this recipe?Mention @vidhyasvegetariankitchen or tag #vidhyasvegkitchen
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    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM and including this recipe for the kid’s delight event, and I host that for these two weeks.

     

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    1. Smruti | Herbivore Cucina says

      February 23, 2016 at 5:20 pm

      This dish is super colorful and lovely! Thanks for sharing it.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        February 24, 2016 at 6:53 pm

        Thanks and most welcome. :-)

        Reply
    2. harini says

      December 06, 2015 at 4:00 pm

      Very colorful and pleasing to the eye

      Reply
    3. Pavani says

      November 30, 2015 at 4:54 pm

      I love roasted veggies in any thing. This creamy pasta dish is the perfect dish to add them into. Love it.

      Reply
    4. sapana says

      November 24, 2015 at 12:25 pm

      Roasted veggies must have given a unique taste.

      Reply
    5. Priya says

      November 24, 2015 at 12:46 am

      Thats a super healthy and nutritious casserole..simply loving it.

      Reply
    6. kushigalu says

      November 20, 2015 at 10:26 am

      Colorful, healthy and yummy!

      Reply
    7. annu says

      November 20, 2015 at 9:09 am

      Colourful and yummy!

      Reply
    8. CHCooks says

      November 20, 2015 at 12:03 am

      Super Yumm Sri! :)

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        November 20, 2015 at 7:26 am

        Thanks GB..

        Reply
    9. Traditionallymodernfood says

      November 19, 2015 at 5:13 pm

      Pasta weeek:-) looks colorful.. I love the way u baked it

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        November 20, 2015 at 7:26 am

        Thanks Vidya

        Reply

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