Roasted Veggie and Sausage Pasta
with Herby Fresh Mozzarella and Sausage
Craving meaty pasta but also need a good dose of veggies? You've come to the right place. This hearty veggie and sausage pasta features roasted peppers and zucchini, as well as a healthy serving of spinach. Now onto the fun stuff – it also has two cheeses! Marinated fresh mozzarella and always-satisfying Parmesan will bring your pasta bake dreams to life.
Ingredients: Crushed tomatoes (crushed tomatoes, tomato puree, tomato paste, water, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, salt, sugar, citric acid) • Mild Italian sausage (pork, spices, salt, sugars (sugar, dextrose), onion, dehydrated garlic, flavour, sunflower oil, water) • Zucchini • Fusilli pasta (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Sweet bell pepper • Bocconcini cheese (pasteurized milk, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, bacterial culture) (milk) • Parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, water, modified corn starch and/or potato starch, cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, microbial enzyme, lipase), salt, citric acid, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, flavour, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, caramel colour, beta-carotene, anticaking blend (potato starch, corn starch, dextrose, calcium sulfate, cellulose, natamycin, enzyme)) (milk) • Spinach • Parsley • Italian herb spice blend (salt, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, herbs, sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, canola oil, silicon dioxide) (sulphites) • Garlic.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
170 g
Fusilli
(Contains: Wheat)
100 g
Bocconcini Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit(s)
Crushed Tomatoes with Garlic and Onion
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
28 g
Baby Spinach
1 unit(s)
Garlic, cloves
7 g
Parsley
1 unit(s)
Zucchini
5 g
Italian Herb Spice Blend
(Contains: Sulphites May contain traces of: Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
250 g
Mild Italian Sausage, uncased
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
0.38 tsp
Salt*
½ tsp
Sugar*
1 tbsp
Butter*
(Contains: Milk)
2 tbsp
Oil*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Wash and dry all produce.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high.
- Meanwhile, core, then cut pepper into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Halve zucchini lengthwise, then cut into 1/2-inch half-moons.
- To an unlined baking sheet, add peppers, zucchini, half the Italian Herb Spice Blend and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil. Season with pepper, then toss to combine.
- Roast veggies in the middle of the oven for 12-14 min, stirring halfway through, until tender.
- Meanwhile, roughly chop parsley.
- Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
- Cut or tear mozzarella into 1/2-inch pieces. Pat dry with paper towels.
- To a small bowl, add mozzarella, garlic, half the parsley and 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) salt. Season with pepper, then toss to coat.
- To the boiling water, add fusilli. Cook for 10-12 min, until tender but still firm to the bite.
- Reserve 1/2 cup (1 cup) pasta water.
- Strain fusilli, then return to the pot, off heat.
- Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick pan over medium.
- When hot, add add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, sausage and remaining italian herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 4-6 min, breaking up sausage into smaller pieces, sausage is cooked through.**
- Add crushed tomatoes and 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) sugar. Bring to a simmer.
- Once simmering, reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 6-8 min, stirring occasionally, until sauce reduces slightly.
- Stir in 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter.
- When veggies are done roasting, turn the oven to high broil.
- To the pot with fusilli, add sauce, spinach and roasted veggies.
- Season with salt and pepper, then toss to combine for 1 min, until spinach wilts. (TIP: For a lighter sauce consistency, add some reserved pasta water, 1-2 tbsp at a time, if you like.)
- Transfer pasta to a lightly-oiled 8x8-inch baking dish (9x13-inch for 4 servings).
- Top with marinated mozzarella and Parmesan.
- Broil in the middle of the oven for 4-5 min, until cheese melts and begins to brown.
- Let roasted veggie and sausage pasta stand for 5 min, then divide between plates.
- Sprinkle remaining parsley over top.
If you've opted to get sausage, heat a large non-stick pan over medium. When hot, add add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, sausage and remaining italian herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 4-6 min, breaking up sausage into smaller pieces, sausage is cooked through.** Add crushed tomatoes and 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) sugar. Bring to a simmer. Once simmering, reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 6-8 min, stirring occasionally, until sauce reduces slightly. Stir in 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter. Follow the rest of the recipe, as written.
