Belmit's veg/pasta/salami bake... thing

Belmit · 21-04-2007, 18:18

My new favourite healthy meal is quite possibly one of my all time favourite meals full stop. Having stolen the recipe from my old housemate, I now pass it off as my own for you to do the same...

Ingredients:

1 large red pepper
1 medium red onion
1 medium courgette
10-12 baby sweetcorns
~60g grated mozzerella cheese (the hard kind)
~30-40g salami
One mug of farfalle pasta.
Plenty of olive oil.
Black pepper if you want - I'm using salami with green peppercorn in it instead.

Prep:

Pre-heat oven to 220 degrees.

Chop all the veg however you want - I prefer it in big chunks rather than sticks or slices, but in this case I chopped half the courgette lengthways and half into circles.

That's it.

Cooking:

Bung all the veg into a baking dish and cover with olive oil. No point skimping here. Mix it all up and put it in the oven for ten minutes.

When ten minutes are up, throw the pasta in boiling salted water and allow everything to cook for a further ten minutes.

When the twenty minutes overall is up, drain the pasta and chuck it in with the veg, along with the grated cheese and chopped salami.

Allow to cook in the oven for a further six minutes.

Serve! Great as a meal or as a side dish at a BBQ or something. If you're a veggie, remove the salami of course! IMO it's the added taste of the cheese and salami that make the dish though, elevating it far above a pile of roast veg.

Cost:

About £6.50 for the ingredients to make this twice, provided you already have oil, and I'll still have cheese and salami left after I've made this again too.

Calories (if you care!):

The pasta, cheese and salami has about 600kcal on its own, so luckily the veg and oil probably only takes it up to about 1000 max (large overestimate I feel). You will get two healthy portions out of it fnar etc, or three 'snack' servings. I once ate the lot but that's because it tastes so good!

Edit: Forgot to add - put whatever veg you like in this. I use these for the colour variation but you could try mushrooms, white onion, other coloured peppers... I even bunged a few olives in once.

Haly · 21-04-2007, 18:25

Ooh that sounds nice

Have to try that sometime, sounds perfect for a summery pasta meal.

Will · 22-04-2007, 10:56

I looove pasta bakes things... That looks yum!

lostkat · 22-04-2007, 11:02

Looks lovely, and I absolutely love salami too. It's not too dissimilar to the pasta bake things I cook now, so I'll give it a go

Jonny69 · 22-04-2007, 18:22

Hey I like the cost bit - that's a nice addition to a food thread

Lomster · 24-04-2007, 02:31

That looks as yummy as my tuna pasta salad which is raw red onion, tuna of course, tomatoes, cucumber, sweetcorn, red pepper, pasta and extra light mayonnaise all mixed up. yum! great summer meal.

Belmit · 24-04-2007, 08:51

Made this again last night - brought some in to work for my lunch today! Chomp.

21-04-2007, 18:18	#1
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Belmit's veg/pasta/salami bake... thing My new favourite healthy meal is quite possibly one of my all time favourite meals full stop. Having stolen the recipe from my old housemate, I now pass it off as my own for you to do the same... Ingredients: 1 large red pepper 1 medium red onion 1 medium courgette 10-12 baby sweetcorns ~60g grated mozzerella cheese (the hard kind) ~30-40g salami One mug of farfalle pasta. Plenty of olive oil. Black pepper if you want - I'm using salami with green peppercorn in it instead. Prep: Pre-heat oven to 220 degrees. Chop all the veg however you want - I prefer it in big chunks rather than sticks or slices, but in this case I chopped half the courgette lengthways and half into circles. That's it. Cooking: Bung all the veg into a baking dish and cover with olive oil. No point skimping here. Mix it all up and put it in the oven for ten minutes. When ten minutes are up, throw the pasta in boiling salted water and allow everything to cook for a further ten minutes. When the twenty minutes overall is up, drain the pasta and chuck it in with the veg, along with the grated cheese and chopped salami. Allow to cook in the oven for a further six minutes. Serve! Great as a meal or as a side dish at a BBQ or something. If you're a veggie, remove the salami of course! IMO it's the added taste of the cheese and salami that make the dish though, elevating it far above a pile of roast veg. Cost: About £6.50 for the ingredients to make this twice, provided you already have oil, and I'll still have cheese and salami left after I've made this again too. Calories (if you care!): The pasta, cheese and salami has about 600kcal on its own, so luckily the veg and oil probably only takes it up to about 1000 max (large overestimate I feel). You will get two healthy portions out of it fnar etc, or three 'snack' servings. I once ate the lot but that's because it tastes so good! Edit: Forgot to add - put whatever veg you like in this. I use these for the colour variation but you could try mushrooms, white onion, other coloured peppers... I even bunged a few olives in once. __________________ Last edited by Belmit; 21-04-2007 at 18:22.

21-04-2007, 18:25	#2
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Ooh that sounds nice Have to try that sometime, sounds perfect for a summery pasta meal. __________________ Halycopter

22-04-2007, 10:56	#3
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	I looove pasta bakes things... That looks yum! __________________ *No No!*

22-04-2007, 11:02	#4
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Looks lovely, and I absolutely love salami too. It's not too dissimilar to the pasta bake things I cook now, so I'll give it a go __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

22-04-2007, 18:22	#5
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Hey I like the cost bit - that's a nice addition to a food thread __________________

24-04-2007, 02:31	#6
Lomster Custom Title Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fay-Lom mansion Posts: 2,787	That looks as yummy as my tuna pasta salad which is raw red onion, tuna of course, tomatoes, cucumber, sweetcorn, red pepper, pasta and extra light mayonnaise all mixed up. yum! great summer meal. __________________

24-04-2007, 08:51	#7
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Made this again last night - brought some in to work for my lunch today! Chomp. __________________