- Oh my god.
Look at that cheese.
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Hey everyone, Ayesha Curry here.
I am super excited because today, we are going to be making
a baked penne primavera.
I love anything that you can use fresh vegetables in.
I'm a mama of three, so getting my kids
to eat their veggies is key.
This dish is great because you make it all in one skillet,
boil some noodles, toss it into a baking dish,
and pop it into the oven.
There is nothing like a one-pan meal.
I currently have a pot of water boiling.
When it gets to a rolling boil,
I'm gonna salt that water.
You want it salty like the sea.
Toss in some penne.
And at the least two minutes of cooking,
I'm gonna toss in some block, some blockoli.
I'm gonna toss in some broccoli florets and some carrots
and let them cook a little bit.
Let's move onto our veggie medley.
I have here some bell pepper, some onions, and some garlic.
We are going to dice up the bell pepper,
dice up the onion, and mince the garlic.
Let that get nice and hot.
Now, we're gonna add in our onion.
We're gonna add in our bell pepper here.
And we'll let this cook down for a minute or two,
and then we'll add in our garlic.
The key with garlic, everybody thinks you need
to throw it in at the beginning.
No, you throw it in sort of the middle through cooking
so that that garlic doesn't burn,
and you get all flavor, no bitterness.
Let that cook down.
Now, we can go ahead and add in our garlic.
Okay, now I have some crushed tomatoes here.
I'm gonna go ahead and add that into my skillet.
Again, layering that flavor with a bit of salt.
Woo.
And some more pepper.
I also have some oregano that I'm gonna add in here.
Just a teaspoon.
Now our sauce is going to simmer,
those veggies are gonna continue to cook.
And while that's happening, I'm gonna go
and get my pasta, my broccoli, and my carrots.
All right, I'm gonna go ahead and add
in some mozzarella cheese.
I say some, but I'm adding in a lot
because who doesn't like cheese?
I then have some ricotta cheese.
This is really gonna bring the pasta and bind it together
since we're gonna be baking it.
And then, our gorgeous pasta sauce here.
Woo.
We're gonna mix this all together, get everything,
whoa, nice and combined.
Looks gorgeous.
So yummy, so yummy.
All right, that looks fantastic.
Look at how cheesy that is.
Ah, so good.
Okay, so now I have a baking dish here.
And we are going to go ahead and spoon in our past primavera
right into our baking dish.
Honestly, doesn't even have to go in the oven,
but it's going to because we're gonna top this
with some Parm.
And this is going to get nice and bubbly
and brown in the oven.
All right, let's get this bad boy in the oven.
I'm getting hungry.
All right, everyone, so this pasta dish is done.
The best part about this is you don't have to stop here.
Before it goes into the oven,
if you wanna put in some protein,
chicken, shrimps, steak, you name it,
you can throw it in there and pop it into the oven.
It doesn't have to be vegetarian.
Now, I'm not gonna stop there.
We are gonna garnish this pasta dish up.
And I love when garnish serves a purpose.
It adds a layer of flavor,
it adds a little bit of color and depth to the dish.
I have here some fresh basil.
And this is actually from my herb gardening kits
with Back to the Roots.
You don't have to live on a farm to have fresh herbs
and produce and feel like you're doing something
and growing something.
You can do it right from your windowsill.
So I like to call this from windowsill to table.
So we're literally gonna take this from our garden here.
A quick tip with your herbs to release those oils
and that flavor, is to give it a clap.
It releases the oils, it smells so good.
And then, I'm just gonna tear it.
All right, and that's it.
Our pasta dish is done.
Look how gorgeous.
All that's left to do is give it a taste.
This is a winner.
See you guys next time.
Mm, oh yeah.
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