Vegetarian Pasta Dish
The quantities mentioned below are for making one large aluminum tray of the
pasta dish.
Scale the quantities mentioned below up/down depending on how much you
want to make.
What you need:
- Penne Pasta (any brand) - 5 lbs
- Vegetarian Pasta sauce (e.g., Ragu veggie sauce with mushrooms and
green peppers) - three 45 Oz. bottles
- Frozen Broccoli cuts - two 16 Oz. packets
- Thinly sliced fresh garlic - 1 cup
- Parmesan cheese - 16 Oz (or 2 cups of grated Mozzarella cheese)
- Ripe sliced olives - four 6 Oz cans
- Olive or Linseed oil - 6 tablespoons
Now get to work:
- Cook the pasta in water until it softens.
It may be best to cook at a time, 1 lb of pasta in a dutch oven.
Once the pasta softens, add 9 Oz of sauce (roughly 1/3 of a bottle) to it.
Transfer the contents into a large aluminum tray.
- Repeat step 1, until all the pasta is cooked.
- Saute the garlic in olive/linseed oil.
- Add broccoli and continue sauteing until it is well cooked.
- Transfer the sauted mix to the aluminum tray and mix all the contents.
- Garnish the tray with the sliced olives and parmesan cheese (or the
Mozzarella cheese) by spreading it on the pasta dish.
(Note: If you use Mozzarella cheese, then cover the tray with an aluminum
foil and stick it into an oven pre-heated to 350-degrees for about 5 minutes
to let the cheese melt and form a layer on top of the pasta dish.)
Ready to serve!
Bon appetit!
If you plan to serve it later, then please cover the tray completely using
aluminum foil.
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