# Veggie Pasta

This is an easy veggie-forward dinner that you can pop in the oven or relax and unwind while it cooks.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 Medium Zucchini
- 1 Medium Yellow Summer Squash
- 0.5 Medium Yellow Onion
- 2 Cups Cherry Tomatoes
- 0.25 Cup Olive Oil
- 0.75 tsp Kosher Salt
- 0.5 tsp Pepper
- 0.75 Cup Ricotta
- 8 oz Rotini Pasta
- 2 Cloves Garlic, minced
- 0.25 Cup Fresh Basil Leaves, sliced
- 0.25 Cup Grated Parmesan
- 0.5 a Lemon, juice
- Maldon Salt

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Dice the zucchini and add it to the baking dish.
3. Dice the yellow summer squash and add it to the baking dish.
4. Dice the yellow onion and add it to the baking dish.
5. Add cherry tomatoes to the baking dish.
6. Add olive oil, salt, and pepper to the vegetables in the baking dish and mix.
7. Add ricotta in dollops to the baking dish.
8. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until tomatoes are blistered and veggies are mostly tender (they don
’t need to be completely soft, a little texture is good).
9. While the veggies are in the oven, bring a pot of generously salted water to a boil.
10. 5-10 minutes before the veggies are done, add the rotini and cook until al dente.
11. Add the minced garlic, sliced fresh basil, grated parmesan, and lemon juice to the baking dish with the roasted veggies and ricotta.
12. Add the cooked pasta to the baking dish.
13. Mix all ingredients in the baking dish together.
14. Serve and top with some more grated parmesan and maldon finishing salt.

## Equipment

- 9”x13” baking dish
- oven
- pot

## Tips

- Sub in a soft plant based cheese for ricotta and nutritional yeast for parmesan for a vegan modification.
- Taste and add more salt, pepper, or lemon if desired.
- Top with some more grated parm and maldon finishing salt when serving.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIN4dyVIU7r/?igsh=Yjk1OHl6aDd5aWk5
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9455e936-98a3-4283-b4b1-14cd0b40177f
- Extracted: 2025-09-06

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