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Whole Wheat Pasta with Roasted Vegetables
A sheet-pan of caramelised vegetables tossed through nutty whole wheat penne and finished with a herby yoghurt dressing. Hands-off cooking, big vegetable rewards, a clean-tasting Tuesday dinner.
Ingredients
- 400 g Cibo di Italia Whole Wheat Penne
- 1 piece medium courgette — cut into 2cm chunks
- 1 piece red pepper — deseeded and cut into 2cm pieces
- 1 piece yellow pepper — deseeded and cut into 2cm pieces
- 1 piece small aubergine — cut into 2cm chunks
- 250 g cherry tomatoes — kept whole
- 4 pieces garlic cloves — kept whole, skin on
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 150 g Greek yoghurt
- 1 piece small handful basil — leaves torn
- to taste salt and black pepper
Method
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Step 1. Heat the oven to 220°C fan. Tip all the vegetables and garlic onto a large baking tray. Drizzle with 3 tbsp olive oil, oregano, 1 tsp salt and pepper. Toss well.
3 min
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Step 2. Roast for 25 minutes, shaking the tray once at the halfway mark, until everything is deeply caramelised at the edges.
25 min
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Step 3. Bring 4 litres of salted water to a boil. Cook the whole wheat penne for 10 minutes for al dente.
10 min
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Step 4. While the pasta cooks, squeeze the roasted garlic out of its skin and mash into the yoghurt with a fork. Stir in the last tablespoon of olive oil and season.
1 min
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Step 5. Scoop out a mug of pasta water. Drain the penne and tip onto the roasting tray with the vegetables.
1 min
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Step 6. Toss everything together on the tray, scraping up the sticky bits. Loosen with pasta water if needed.
1 min
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Step 7. Pile into warm bowls. Spoon over the garlic yoghurt, scatter with basil, and finish with a final grind of pepper.
Goes well with
Iced lemon and rosemary fizz — sparkling water, lemon slices, a bruised rosemary sprig.
Toasted sourdough rubbed with garlic and olive oil.
Roasted figs with honey and crumbled walnuts.
Nutrition
Scaled to your servings
- 550kcalCalories28%
- 77.8gCarbohydrate30%
- 18.3gProtein37%
- 19.3gFat28%
The pasta we used
Cibo di Italia Whole Wheat Penne
500g · Cooks in 10–12 minutes · Serves ~5
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