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Baked pasta with melted mozzarella and basil

Recipes  /  Vegetarian

Creamy tomato & mozzarella bake

A bubbling weeknight bake with a three-cheese top and basil oil.

TOTAL TIME

35 min

SERVES

4

DIFFICULTY

Easy

What you’ll need

  • 400 g short pasta
  • 700 g crushed tomatoes
  • 3 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 250 g mozzarella, torn
  • 50 g Parmesan, grated
  • 150 ml double cream
  • Basil leaves and olive oil

Method

  1. Boil the pasta one minute shy of the packet time.
  2. Simmer garlic, tomatoes and cream for 10 minutes.
  3. Toss with the pasta in a baking dish.
  4. Blanket with mozzarella and Parmesan.
  5. Bake at 200°C for 15 minutes until bronzed; finish with basil oil.

Cook’s tip

Undercook the pasta — it drinks the sauce and finishes in the oven.

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Elodie Marchand

Food Coach at Thistle & Thyme Table. Every recipe is cooked twice in our kitchen before it earns a place here.

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