Thursday, August 1, 2013

Roasted Zucchini Casserole...


I'm always looking for new recipes.  
This recipe was passed around on Facebook,  
looked good,  so I decided to try it.  
It was delicious!
So I thought I would share it with you.
This is how mine looked...

A closeup...

The recipe is as follows...

Roasted Zucchini Casserole

3 zucchinis,  sliced
2 onions,  sliced
3 T. olive oil
salt & ground pepper,  to taste

1  16 oz package penne pasta (I used rotini)
1 28 oz jar of marinara sauce
1/2 C grated parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Toss zucchinis and onions in large bowl
with olive oil til evenly coated.
Spread into large baking dish.
Roast in oven about 30 min til golden.
Season with Salt & Pepper.

Reduce oven temp to 350 degrees F.

Cook pasta in large pot according to pkg  directions.  Drain.
Lightly grease 9 x 13 baking dish.
Heat marinara sauce in saucepan til hot.
Spread into prepared dish,  followed by penne
and then zucchini-onion mixture.
Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
Bake in preheated oven til sauce is bubbly 35-40 min.
Allow casserole to rest 5 min before serving.

Enjoy!  I hope you like this as much as we did!

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean



3 comments:

Cinderella Moments said...

That looks yummy! I wish I could eat zucchini. But for some reason they give me have horrible stomach aches. But your picture is so tempting. That looks sooo good!
hugs♥,
Caroline

Anonymous said...

I think this looks delicious!

~mel said...

This sounds delish ~ I'm going to have to give it a try. I just wish the rest of the family were fans of zucchini as much as I am.