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How to make A delicious Vegetable Florets Pasta Bake

230 views · Published 28 January 2015 · 4:52 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Anna's Kitchen & Stitchin · 2015 · Howto & Style

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I believe this one came from taste.com.au, and it's quick, easy and tasty.  It may look like a lot of ingredients, but after about 20 minutes prep time, it comes together very quickly after that. This is on my Family Favourites play list as it's not low-carb, but really aside from a tiny amount of flour (2T in the whole casserole) the pasta is the only high carb ingredient, so you could always make this with a low-carb pasta if you like. I made it for my hubby this time, so I used regular pasta.  It's one the whole family will enjoy!  SERVES 6

INGREDIENTS:

 • 300g (10.6 oz) dried spiral pasta
 • 500g (about 1 lb) broccoli & cauliflower florets
 • 1 tablespoon oil
 • 2 red onions, sliced
 • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
 • 150g (5.3 oz) sliced ham, diced
 • 2 cups milk
 • 1/2 cup KRAFT Easy Cheese Cream Cheese Spread (or use Velveeta or cream cheese)
 • 2 tablespoons flour
 • 2 eggs
 • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
 • Salt and pepper, to taste
 • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
 • 1 punnet (250g or 8.8 oz) cherry tomatoes, halved
 • 1 cup grated KRAFT Tasty Cheese

DIRECTIONS:

COOK pasta according to pack directions; drain. Boil or steam broccoli and cauliflower until tender; drain. To save time and dishes, I boiled the veggies first (from frozen it only took about 4-5 minutes to be fork-tender) and then used a slotted spoon to remove it so I could use the already boiling water to cook the pasta.

HEAT oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and ham and sauté for 5 minutes. Whisk together the milk, cheese spread, flour, eggs, paprika and seasoning, add to the pan and heat 2-3 minutes until sauce thickens.

GENTLY combine sauce mixture, pasta, florets and basil in a greased 2 litre baking dish. Top with tomatoes and grated cheese and bake at 180°C for 10 minutes covered, then a further 15 minutes uncovered until golden. Visit and Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Annas-Kitchen-1686376324950749/

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