Course: lunch, lunch box, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish, Snack, snacks
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Healthy Meals, Pasta Salads, Vegetarian Meals
Categories: air fryer, oven,
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 30 minutesminutes
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 401kcal
Ingredients
For Roasted Vegetables
2Zucchinis
2Red Bell Peppers (Red Capsicums)
2Onions
6Tomatoes
6Mushrooms
1bulbsGarlic
2TbspOlive Oil
1TbspDried Herbs
2tspSalt
1/2tspPepper (ground)
Balsamic Dressing - See Note #1
4TbspBalsamic Vinegar
2TbspOlive Oil
Pasta
7ozPenne Pasta (7 oz=200g)
8cupsWater
4tspSalt
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 360 F / 180 F
Line a roasting pan or a baking sheet with baking paper. See Note #2
Cut vegetables into slices. (See photos for the cutting suggestions)
Separate garlic cloves and keep the skin on.
Place all prepped vegetables on the roasting tray.
Add olive oil, salt, pepper, and herbs, and stir well.
Spread veggies evenly on the roasting tray.
While the veggies are roasting, cook the pasta (see instructions below)
Roast in the oven for about 20 minutes. Remove tray from the oven, and turn the veggies once. See Note #3
Roast for another 10 minutes until the veggies look roasted and shrunk. Squeeze garlic flesh out of the skin.
Cooking The Pasta (Penne)
Place water on heat and add salt.
When it starts boiling, add the penne pasta and give it a gentle stir, so they do not clump together.
Once you add pasta, the water will stop simmering.
Once the water starts boiling again, set a timer for 8 minutes. See note #4
Stir It All In
Drain pasta and add to a large serving bowl.
Add all the roast veggies to the pasta along with all the juices.
Adjust seasoning if required
Add some olive oil, and balsamic vinegar, toss well, and serve.
Sprinkle parmesan cheese and top with creamy cheeses like ricotta, mascarapone, etc
Notes
Note #1: Balsamic Dressing - Since we have added garlic, salt, pepper, and herbs in the roast tray, the dressing need not have these ingredients. Note #2: Lining a roasting pan - You do not have to line your roasting pan. I do it for easy cleaning afterward. Note #3: Turn the tray in the oven - If the veggies are beginning to burn at the back where it is hotter, remove the tray, turn it around, and put it back in the oven. With this, the veggies at the back are now in the front, and will not burn.Note #4: Pasta cooking time - DIfferent kids of pasta require different cooking times. The end results need to be al-dente (firm to bite) For penne, the manufacturer's instructions said 10 minutes, however it was ready in 8. So it's a good idea to check a couple of minutes earlier than instructed.