With roasted tomatoes, pumpkin, sweet red onion and sharp, tangy fetta, this baked pasta dish is undeniably delicious. A creamy veggie filled sauce is created with very little effort by roasting the ingredients together before mixing with cooked pasta. It couldn’t be easier to make; the recipe is practically hands-off and great for busy weeknights.
Fresh and local ingredients sourced from WA farms and local Perth suppliers.
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baking dish
Preheat oven to 180C. Peel and finely dice onion. Peel and mince garlic. Peel and dice pumpkin into 1 cm cubes (discard any seeds). Pick and chop thyme leaves, discarding stems.
Arrange cherry tomatoes, onion and pumpkin in a large baking dish. Drizzle over a generous amount for olive oil. Toss with the garlic, the thyme, salt and pepper. Place the block of fetta in the centre of the baking dish surrounded by the veg (coat the fetta in some of the seasoned oil from the bottom of the dish). Bake for 30 minutes,
After the veggies have been baking for 15 minutes, boil a pot of salted water. Add pasta to the boiling water and cook for 10 minutes. Drain and keep warm. Reserve a cup of pasta water.
Remove baking dish and mash the pumpkin, fetta and cherry tomatoes with a fork (be careful, the dish will be hot). Add the spinach, half the parmesan and pasta to the baking dish and then mix all ingredients together. Add a little pasta water to make a creamy sauce.
Divide pasta bake between serving dishes and garnish with remaining parmesan. Enjoy
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