Comfort
Baked Whole Wheat Pasta with Tomato & Mozzarella
A wholesome weekend bake — whole wheat penne stays meaningfully toothsome under bubbling mozzarella and a basil-flecked tomato sauce. Deeper flavour, more fibre, the same satisfaction.
Ingredients
- 400 g Cibo di Italia Whole Wheat Penne
- 800 g chopped tomatoes — two tins
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 piece medium onion — finely chopped
- 4 pieces garlic cloves — finely chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes — optional
- 250 g fresh mozzarella — torn into pieces
- 60 g parmesan — finely grated
- 1 piece small handful basil — leaves torn
- to taste salt and black pepper
Method
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Step 1. Heat the oven to 200°C fan. Bring 4 litres of salted water to a boil and cook the whole wheat penne for 7 minutes — under al dente; it finishes in the oven. Drain.
7 min
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Step 2. In a wide pan, heat 3 tbsp olive oil over medium. Add the onion with a pinch of salt and cook 6 minutes until soft.
6 min
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Step 3. Stir in the garlic, oregano, chilli flakes and tomato paste; cook 90 seconds until fragrant.
2 min
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Step 4. Pour in both tins of tomatoes and half a tin of water. Simmer 10 minutes until thickened. Season generously.
10 min
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Step 5. Tear most of the basil into the sauce, off the heat.
1 min
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Step 6. Fold the drained pasta through the sauce. Scrape into a 2-litre baking dish. Scatter the mozzarella and parmesan over the top and drizzle with the remaining olive oil.
2 min
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Step 7. Bake for 22 minutes until the cheese is golden and the sauce bubbles up the sides of the dish.
22 min
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Step 8. Rest 5 minutes. Scatter the rest of the basil and a final grind of pepper to serve.
5 min
Goes well with
Lemon-basil fizz — sparkling water, lemon juice and a few crushed basil leaves.
A green salad with cucumber, red onion and a sharp vinaigrette.
Roasted plums with vanilla yoghurt and toasted oats.
Nutrition
Scaled to your servings
- 747kcalCalories37%
- 79.4gCarbohydrate31%
- 31.7gProtein63%
- 34gFat49%
The pasta we used
Cibo di Italia Whole Wheat Penne
500g · Cooks in 10–12 minutes · Serves ~5
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