Vegetable and pasta bake.

So this dish is something I like do for a weekday dinner, simple, no fuss and yum!!!!!!!

No need for curry, or rice, or a side dish.. It’s a complete meal by itself.. Ever had trouble getting someone to eat veggies........? Give this dish a try. . they’ll hopefully gulp it down happily. . . Maybe this is three steps too after all. . Let’s see.

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1.      Clean, Chop and boil. . Clean n chop all your veggies; I used cauliflower, cabbage, sweet corn, baby corn, spinach. . Use however few or as many. You can add potato, peas, mushrooms... . .  .  More the better holds good. .  Put to boil the cauliflower and in a separate vessel some pasta, with some water and salt. .  If you want to skip the pasta, you can.  When the cauliflower’s done, reserve the water, to add to the sauce. It add  great flavour. If you are new to pasta or need some help with cooking pasta check this post.

2.      Stir fry and sauce. Just to give all the vegetables a little extra flavour, I stir fried them in a blob of butter. . So into the pan of melted butter went the corn, spinach, cabbage. . Remove from the pan and put into your baking dish.  In the same pan, I made the white sauce. A much simpler version. Heat some butter, add the milk, the water in which the cauliflower was boiled, some salt , some pepper, some dried oregano, mixed herbs, anything will do. . Mix some flour in water and add to the sauce. Bring it to the boil and let the sauce thicken. Check salt and seasonings.

3.      Assemble and bake: Mix the drained pasta and veggies in the baking dish and then pour the white sauce over it. You can put some grated cheese over it if you like. Bake it in the oven for about 25 mins.  You can eat it plain or with some toasted bread. . .

That’s all. . Simple and yum.  Enjoy.............