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Rainbow Vegetable Pasta with roasted courgettes, peppers and fresh basil in a white bowl on pink background.
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Rainbow Vegetable Pasta

Rainbow Vegetable Pasta. Colourful, bright and super easy to make. Packed full of nutrients with lots of roasted veggies and ideal for meal prep for the week. Give it a go!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: mains
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 5
Calories: 470kcal
Cost: £0.99

Ingredients

  • 3 red onions (£0.49)
  • 1 aubergine (£0.67)
  • 6 tomatoes (£0.65)
  • 5 mixed peppers (£1.19)
  • 400 g fusilli (£0.42)
  • 3 courgettes (£1.09)
  • Bunch of fresh basil (£0.48)

Cupboard Essentials

  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • Salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180°

  • Start off by roughly chopping all of the vegetables so they’re ready to chuck in the tray.
  • Grab half of the basil and finely chop it. Mix it in with 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  • Add the vegetables and olive oil to the baking tray and mix it up with your hands to ensure all the veg is coated in the oil. Season with salt and pop in the oven. Timer set to 40 minutes.
  • When there is 10 minutes left on the timer, add the pasta to boiling water and cook till al dente.
  • Remove the veg from the oven and reserve a mug full of pasta water before draining.
  • Add the drained pasta to the baking tray and fold in to combine with the veg. Loosen up the mix with the mug of pasta water.
  • Roughly chop the rest of the basil and chuck into the baking tray.
  • Pop in the meal prep containers, wait to cool and then add to the fridge/ freeze (2 fridge/ 3 freezer)

Nutrition

Calories: 470kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 8g