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Roasted Vegetable Bake

Ingredients

1 red and 1 yellow pepper

1 large red onion cut large

2 medium courgettes cut into 1 - 2 cm pieces

100 g mushrooms halved

1/2 aubergine, cubed into largish pieces

10 cherry tomatoes

3 - 4 tablespoons of oil

1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves

Salt and pepper

For the sauce:

500 ml passata

1/2 teaspoon oregano

2 crushed and chopped garlic cloves

1 tablespoons fresh parsley

Rub the oil over the vegetables in a roasting tin and season with salt and pepper, sprinkle over the thyme.

Bake at 19f C, 375 F, Gas 5 for 25 minutes

Pop into a saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.

Scrape the cooked vegetables into the sauce, and simmer for 10 minutes

Cook 350 - 400 g pasta in the normal way.

Drain and place in the pan and mix well

Place into a roasting tin

Combine 300 g creme fraiche with 150 g cheddar and spoon over the pasts / sauce

Grate 50 g Parmesan to cover the top and add some pieces of sundries tomato

Bake for about 20 minutes at 190 C, 375 F, Gas 5

Completely wonderful! You can use new potatoes instead of the pasta, or add some meat or fish - it’s up to you!