Baked Tomato Basil Pasta. Vegan, simple, healthy and tasty to make but just requires some time. Great for dinner or as leftovers for lunch.
This oven baked tomato basil pasta is definitely a dish to be made on the weekend but it'll be worth all leftovers you reap from this dish. Especially if you have a large family!
My baked pasta with tomato basil sauce is totally vegan and dairy-free down to the cheese! You just need to find yourself some good quality vegan cheese.
If you're not vegan you can definitely substitute with normal cheese and add some chicken to it to make it into a baked tomato basil chicken pasta.
I also share many other pasta recipes on this blog so I hope you check them out!
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For this recipe
You will need the following ingredients for my baked pasta with tomato basil sauce:
28 oz can of whole peeled tomatoes
450 grams of Penne pasta
1 small onion diced
1 large handful of fresh basil leaves
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tsp of dried oregano leaves
1 cup of dairy free cheddar cheese shreds
2-3 tbsp of nutritional yeast
⅛ tsp chilli pepper flakes (optional)
1 tbsp of olive oil
¼ cup reserved pasta water
Salt and pepper to taste
In this tomato basil cheese baked pasta, I'm using Penne pasta by Delverde, organic extra virgin olive oil by Terra Delyssa, dairy-free cheddar cheese by Daiya Foods, and Bob's Red Mill nutritional yeast as Parmesan cheese. This recipe is completely meatless.
How to make tomato basil and cheese baked pasta
- Heat the oil in a large skillet set at medium heat. Fry onions and garlic until translucent. Add in the dried oregano and chili flakes (optional). Pour in the can of whole peeled tomatoes with the juices and squash the tomatoes down with a fork and mix well. Bring to a boil and then simmer on low for 25 minutes until sauce has been reduced.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Meanwhile, boil a large pot of salted hot water. Boil your pasta for a maximum of 6-7 minutes. Reserve ¼ cup of hot pasta water for later. Strain pasta in a colander and set aside.
- After sauce has simmered, add reserved pasta water, fresh basil and pasta and mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour pasta into a baking dish, sprinkle cheddar cheese on top and bake for 25 minutes.
- Allow it to cool before serving. Top off with nutritional yeast and garnish with more basil. Enjoy!
Give it a try!
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Baked Tomato Basil Pasta
Ingredients
- 28 oz whole peeled tomatoes canned
- 450 grams penne pasta
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 1 cup fresh basil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 cup vegan cheddar cheese shredded
- 2-3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ⅛ tsp chilli pepper flakes optional
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup reserved pasta water
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet set at medium heat. Fry onions and garlic until translucent. Add in the dried oregano and chili flakes (optional). Pour in the can of whole peeled tomatoes with the juices and squash the tomatoes down with a fork and mix well. Bring to a boil and then simmer on low for 25 minutes until sauce has been reduced.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Meanwhile, boil a large pot of salted hot water. Boil your pasta for a maximum of 6-7 minutes. Reserve ¼ cup of hot pasta water for later. Strain pasta in a colander and set aside.
- After sauce has simmered, add reserved pasta water, fresh basil and pasta and mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour pasta into a baking dish, sprinkle cheddar cheese on top and bake for 25 minutes.
- Allow it to cool before serving. Top off with nutritional yeast and garnish with more basil. Enjoy!
NOTES
I loved this pasta dish. I made my vegan and it was so good. Simple and easy to follow.