Minestrone Casserole mixes up a baked noodle pasta with all the flavors of your favorite Italian soup for perfect home cooked comfort.
Minestrone Casserole
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
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Minestrone Casserole is my recipe of the day with the blogging group Sunday Funday. We post each Sunday as a group. Each of us will share a recipe on a common topic. This week the recipes are all about zucchini.
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I chose to make a vegetarian pasta casserole with all the flavors of minestrone, one of my favorite soups.
Besides the noodles, there are a ton of vegetables, tomatoes, a few beans and lots of cheese. If you feel so inclined, you could also add meat.
Sunday Funday
Zucchini Recipes
- Couscous with Spiced Zucchini from Cook with Renu
- Garlic Butter Sautéed Zucchini from Amy’s Cooking Adventures
- Marinated Tofu and Zucchini Soft Tacos from Food Lust People Love
- Minestrone Casserole from Palatable Pastime
- Moong and Zucchini Pancakes from Mayuri’s Jikoni
- Zucchini Agrodolce from Pandemonium Noshery
- Zucchini Casserole from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Minestrone Casserole
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Minestrone Casserole
Minestrone Casserole
Equipment
- 1 Oblong baking dish or lasagna pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped carrot
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 green bell pepper diced
- 2 medium zucchini diced
- 3 ounce portobello mushroom cap diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes
- 8 ounces canned tomato sauce
- 15 ounce can red beans I used mixed color; beans rinsed and drained
- 3 cups uncooked macaroni
- 1 pound grated mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cook macaroni in boiling salted water according to package directions and drain.
- Saute the onion, carrot, celery, bell pepper, zucchini, mushrooms and garlic in the olive oil with the salt, pepper and seasonings, until the vegetables soften. You can add a little more oil if needed, based on your type of pan.
- Mix in the tomatoes, tomato sauce and beans.
- Mix the sauce together with the cooked mac in a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in half the cheese.
- Pour into a large baking dish or lasagna pan and top with remaining cheese.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until cheese is melted and top is golden.
Notes
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That looks a delicious, healthy and a filling casserole with veggies and macaroni. Will go so well with kids.
Once again, great minds Sue….yours looks scrumptious.
This is a filling and tempting casserole with all the veggies and herbs. A sure winner with me.