Italian Pasta Recipes - Pasta Bows with Roasted Vegetables (Farfalle con Verdure Arrostite) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 red onion, cut into chunks

• 2 beefsteak tomatoes, cut into chunks

• 3 courgettes, cut into 1 cm/1/2 in slices

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 90ml/6 tbsp olive oil

• salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 50g/1/2 cup pine nuts

• 350g/12 oz pasta bows

• few sprigs of basil, torn into small pieces

• 225g/2 cups Mozzarella cheese, grated

• 50g/1/2 cup Pecorino cheese, grated                     

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Method:

1. Place the onion, tomatoes, courgettes and garlic in a large roasting tin (pan). Drizzle over the olive oil and season with the salt and pepper.

2. Roast in a preheated oven at 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7 for 30 minutes. Stir halfway through cooking.

3. Add the pine nuts for the last 10 minutes of cooking time. Cook the pasta bows in a large pan of boiling salted water.

4. Drain and toss with the vegetables. Stir in the basil, Mozzarella and Pecorino cheeses and serve immediately.