5 from 60 votes
20 Minute Cheesy Vegetable Pasta Bake
This 20 Minute Cheesy Vegetable Pasta Bake combines cooked pasta, zucchini, mushrooms, and pasta sauce, baked under broiled mozzarella and Parmesan for a bubbly, browned topping. The dish offers a melding of tender vegetables and pasta coated in sauce with melty cheese on top, finished quickly under the broiler for a gratin effect.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Course:
Main Course, Dinner, Others
Cuisine:
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 lb pasta (your choice, I like spirals or bow ties for this recipe!)
- 1 medium zucchini , chopped
- 8 oz baby bella mushroom diced (other variety would be fine too
- 16 ounces pasta sauce , your choice on type - I like marinara or a chunky vegetable variety
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese , shredded and divided
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese , shredded
- 1 TBS Italian seasoning
Notes
- Use your preferred pasta shapes such as spirals or bow ties for better sauce adherence.
- A homemade marinara sauce works well to customize flavor.
- Watch closely while broiling as cooking times vary by oven and cheese can burn quickly.
- Adding zucchini and mushrooms during pasta boiling saves time and blends flavors.