Pesto Pasta Bake with Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Pesto pasta bake with courgettes & sun-dried tomatoes. With hidden spinach, this is great for getting the kids to eat their greens.
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Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C / 356F. I use a fan assisted electric oven, please adjust the temperature to your own oven.
Bring a large saucepan of water with a pinch of salt to the boil. Add the pasta and cook until it is al dente.
While the pasta is cooking make the spinach pesto. Add the spinach, Italian hard cheese, basil, garlic and pine nuts to a food processor. Blitz until the mix is quite stiff then slowly pour in the oil while the blade is still going. Keep mixing until everything is combined. Now add the lemon juice, salt and pepper.Set aside until the pasta is ready.
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Notes
Calories are approximate
I used rigatoni pasta, but any similar pasta like penne or fusilli will do just fine.
If you are not vegetarian you can use parmesan cheese instead of vegetarian hard Italian cheese.
The fresh pesto with the spinach really makes this pesto pasta bake, however, if you are really stuck on time then you can easily make this with a good store-bought vegetarian pesto.
To make this vegan please see the post.
I do not recommend freezing this dish.
If you want to make this gluten-free just sub the pasta for your favourite gluten-free pasta.
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What a comforting pasta bake! Pasta, pesto and sun-dried tomatoes make a perfect pairing. Can't wait to try it!
I love all things pesto and pasta and you have combined both! I can't wait to make this and I know my family would enjoy it.
I think you've gone and ahead and found the only possible ways to make pesto pasta even more amazing - add sun-dried tomatoes, and BAKE IT! Seriously, why is baked pasta always so exceptional? And this flavor is so delicious!
This looks so good! I would not have thought to bake pasta with pesto, but it sounds great!
Okay... um.. what?? That spinach pesto sounds like food dreams are made of. To be honest, as a teenager, I would probably want you to hide the fact that there is spinach in it too. But now?? I can't get enough! There is still hope yet ;)
This pasta bake looks so good. Perfect comfort food for the colder months. Can't wait to make this!
My mouth is watering! That rigatoni looks perfectly al dente and I just want to bite right into. Pesto is my fave so I'll be pinning this recipe for later!
Pesto pasta is my hands down, my favourite type of pasta. I LOVE that you make your own from scratch, how cool is that! I can't wait to make this for my family.
Oh my gosh, this pasta bake is to die for! Love the spinach pesto combined with the sun-dried tomatoes. Such a beautiful and hearty, yet healthy dish! :)
This recipe is BEAUTIFUL! I also love the "hidden spinach" strategy. I'm always hiding greens and other nutritious things in my hubby's dinner. :)
This pasta looks delicious! The pesto is such a vibrant colour green! I also like to hide lots of spinach (and arugula) in my pesto, hummus and other dips! It's my way of ensuring my hubby gets more veggies in his diet!! Thanks for a great recipe. Looks perfectly cozy for winter!
Oh, my gosh! This looks soooo delicious! I love pesto and pasta but never thought to bake them into a casserole! What a brilliant and delicious idea!! I can't wait to make this as my hubby could eat pasta every day and I know he's going to love this!
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