Truly Yummy Veg Pasta (with bacon)
If you’re looking for a vegetarian pasta dish that’s gluten free, dairy free and packed with flavour, this one’s for you. It’s perfect for anyone wanting to enjoy a veggie-based sauce, even those who usually can’t imagine a meal without meat!
This recipe began as a pasta dish made by a friend for our children and hers, of which they all happily gobbled up. I originally called it Zoe’s Pasta after my friend, but over time I’ve added more vegetables and a splash of my favourite balsamic vinegar to really elevate the flavour. It’s now proudly known as my Truly Yummy Veg Pasta.
Although a vegetarian dish I do sometimes add bacon bits. They’re like little salty jewels among the soft, charred roasted vegetables. But you can easily leave them out to keep the dish vegetarian or vegan. Either way, it’s delicious and a brilliant way to use up those peppers hiding at the back of the fridge.
Roasting the vegetables caramelises and enhances their flavour than frying, so I highly recommend cooking them in the oven. Feel free to swap the veggies to suit your tastes. It’s even a great way to sneak mushrooms past fussy eaters. Just be sure to use fresh baby plum tomatoes rather than tinned.
Serve with gluten free fusilli, conchiglie or rigatoni and once the pasta is cooked, toss it straight into the roasting tray so it soaks up all those gorgeous juices. Truly comforting, truly yummy.
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Truly Yummy Veg Pasta
Equipment
- 1 Roasting tin
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil recommend Belazu Crete Gold Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar recommend Belazu Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 1.34
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 red pepper, deseed and halve. Cut each half into four strips, then cut each strip in half to form squares
- 1 yellow pepper, prepare as above
- 1 orange pepper, prepare as above
- 1 small courgette, quartered and cut into 2cm chunks
- 300 grams mushrooms, cut into quarters
- 2 red onions, cut into quarters and halved again
- 500 grams baby plum tomatoes
- 200 grams bacon bits/lardons optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200℃ / Gas Mark 6
- Prepare all the vegetables as above and place into the roasting tin. Add the bacon bits if using, garlic, oil and balsamic vinegar and mix so the vegetables are evenly coated.
- Season with a little salt and pepper. If using bacon bits, only season with pepper Place in the oven.
- Every 15 minutes give the vegetables a stir to ensure even caramelisation.
- Once cooked to your liking, soft and slightly charred, stir in the gluten free pasta and serve immediately.
