This Cheesy Garden Patch Spaghetti Bake will satisfy your craving for pasta as well as help to use some of the wonderful garden vegetables available this time of year.
Course Main Course, Pasta/Pizza
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Spaghetti Bake, Garden Fresh Pasta Bake
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Calories 500kcal
Author pamelashank2015
Ingredients
1Tablespoonolive oil
1medium onionchopped
1/2green bell pepperchopped
1/2red bell pepperchopped
1 1/2cupsfresh mushroom slices
3garlic clovesminced
1small zucchinichopped
1cupbroccoli florets
1egg
1/2cupItalian blend shredded cheese
1/2cupmascarpone cheeseroom temperature
2Tablespoonsbuttermelted
1/2lbthin spaghetti
jalapeno slices or black olivesoptional
2cupsshredded mozzarella cheese
fresh basil leaves for garnish
cherry tomatoes halved for garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
Heat the oil in a large dutch oven. Add the onions, peppers, mushrooms, garlic, zucchini, and broccoli. Sautee vegetables 6 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the egg, italian blend cheese, mascarpone cheese, and butter.
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Break the spaghetti into half, add to the water and cook for 10 minutes. Drain water. Add spaghetti to the bowl with egg and cheese, toss to coat the spaghetti.
Spread 1/2 cup pasta sauce on the bottom of baking dish. Add spaghetti to dish. Top with the sautéed vegetables. Pour remaining pasta sauce over the vegetables/spaghetti. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the sauce.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cheese is melted and mixture is bubbly.
Cut into squares and serve warm.
Notes
NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER. Calorie count provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.