Recipe: Secret Veggie Pasta Bake

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This cheesy, hidden vegetable pasta bake is perfect for someone wanting to increase their veggie intake. It's so tasty and simple to make if you have a big family and lots of hungry mouths to feed. Get your 5 a day in secretly.

Ingredients

1 red onion, peeled
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/2 aubergine
1 courgette
1 red pepper, core removed
1 yellow pepper, core removed
1 glug olive oil
400 g chopped tomatoes
1 handful fresh basil
1 squeeze honey
325 g sweetcorn, drained
350 g penne pasta
1 handful grated cheddar

Step 1

Preheat The Oven

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Step 2

Boil The Water

Heat up a large pan of slightly salted water until it boils.

Step 3

Dice & Fry Off The Veggies

Dice the red onion, crush the garlic and roughly dice the aubergine, courgette and the peppers. Put all the vegetables and garlic in a medium hot pan with the oil and fry for a few minutes.

Step 4

Simmer The Sauce

Add the chopped tomatoes, basil, honey and seasoning and simmer for 20 minutes until the vegetables are soft and cooked.

Step 5

Cook Pasta & Blitz Sauce

Dump the pasta in hot boiling water and boil until the pasta is just cooked, then drain. Blitz the tomato and vegetable sauce with a hand blender until smooth.