Easy Hidden Veggie Pasta Sauce Recipe

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

1½ cup cherry tomatoes

1 onion (roughly chopped)

2 carrots (chopped into 1/2 inch pieces)

1 red bell pepper (deseeded and cut into 1 inch pieces)

1 zucchini (chopped into 1 inch pieces)

1 head of garlic (top sliced off)

1 block of feta (8oz)

3 tbsp olive oil

1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

12 oz pasta noodles of your choice

Parmesan cheese (for topping)

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

In a large baking dish, add tomatoes, onion, carrots, bell pepper, zucchini, and garlic (cut side facing up) in an even layer.

Add a block of feta to the center, then drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle evenly with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.

Cover with a foil, and bake for 50 minutes until the vegetables are softened. While the veggies roasting, you can boil water and cook the pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water and then drain.

Once the veggies are roasted and cool enough to handle, add everything except the garlic to a blender (including any juices). Squeeze the garlic cloves out of the skin and add to the blender. Blend until smooth, adding a few splashes of the pasta water at a time for a thinner consistency. Taste to add more salt, if needed.

Serve warm, mixed with cooked pasta. Sprinkle with grated parmesan, and enjoy!

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 serving - makes 4
• Calories: 461 kcal
• Total Fat: 12 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
• Cholesterol: 0.2 mg
• Sodium: 332 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 75 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6 g
• Total Sugars: 9 g
• Protein: 13 g