Vege Pasta Bake
Ingredients
- 500g lean chicken mince or 500g of chopped cooked chicken
- 500g shell or penne pasta
- 1 cup brocolli or frozen peas and corn
- 1 zucchini, finely grated
- ½ bunch bok choy
- 400g tin of lentils, drained and rinsed
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon dried or 1 teaspoon fresh basil and oregano
- 1 cup reduced fat ricotta cheese
- 1½ cups shredded reduced fat cheese
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Sauté chicken mince in large fry pan until cooked through, if using cooked chicken add at step 5
- Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente, drain and return to pot
- Add, peas and corn, grated zucchini, bok choy, lentils, tinned tomato and herbs to pasta
- Stir ricotta and cooked chicken (if using) to pasta mix and stir to combine
- Spoon into individual aluminium square containers, sprinkle with shredded cheese and bake in oven to melt cheese and brown.
Nutrition information panel
Nutrient | Per Serve | Per 100g |
Energy | 1096.5kJ | 586.2kJ |
Protein | 18.5g | 9.9g |
Total fat | 6.2g | 3.3g |
Saturated fat | 2.9g | 1.6g |
Carbohydrate | 30.7g | 16.4g |
Sugars | 1.9g | 1.0g |
Dietary Fibre | 2.7g | 1.5g |
Sodium | 196.8mg | 105.2mg |