This veggie lover’s baked rigatoni is packed full of cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic, mushrooms, bell peppers, zucchini, and spinach. A hearty and delicious vegetarian dinner!

Today’s recipe is all about pasta, veggies, and cheese.

Three of my favorite things!

This veggie lover’s baked rigatoni is a vegetarian’s dream come true.

It’s one of my favorite vegetarian recipes!

Packed full of tons of super fresh veggies, hearty rigatoni pasta, and topped with the perfect mixture of mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

As a vegetarian, I’ve eaten quite a bit of pasta in my day, but this one is possibly the best I’ve ever eaten!

Rigatoni is also a fun change from the pastas I regularly buy. 

Made this for a friend who just got out of the hospital who is a vegetarian and she loved, I have to admit I saved some for us and we loved it too!!! It is super easy to make and rated me “good buddy” points making her think that I spent a huge amount of time slaving over the kitchen, I call that a win win!!
Thanks for sharing the recipe, it is a keeper! – Lynn

This recipe is a favorite of ours now!

My mission was to create a deliciously cheesy pasta that was heavy on both flavor and veggies so that it didn’t sit as heavy as other pastas can on my stomach.

We’re going all in on this pasta with cherry tomatoes, onions, fresh garlic, mushrooms, bell peppers, zucchini and spinach!

A true veggie lover’s perfect pasta recipe. 

How to make veggie lover’s baked rigatoni

First, toss the cherry tomatoes with the olive oil and place in an even layer on a baking sheet.

Roast at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, or until tomatoes start to wilt and burst.

This brings out such a lovely flavor in the tomatoes!

Cook your rigatoni according to instructions and set aside

In a large skillet, combine onions, mushrooms, bell pepper, zucchini, garlic, dried basil, salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. 

Sautee the vegetables on medium high heat for 12-15 minutes, or until liquid is released and vegetables have started to cook down.

Add spinach and wilt for several minutes, then add the sauce and stir to combine. 

Add the cooked tomatoes to the sauce with the other veggies.

Mix the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses together in a bowl.

Add 1 cups of cheese mixture to the sauce/veggie skillet and stir.

Combine rigatoni with sauce/veggie skillet and transfer mixture to a 13 by 9 baking dish.

Top with remaining cheese, then bake until cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown, serve and enjoy!

I love the texture and firmness of rigatoni, and it doesn’t get soggy quickly when baking, making it perfect for this pasta bake.

But really guys…how gorgeous is this dish?

Yes I know I’m *that* person that refers to food as gorgeous but I just can’t help it.

Beautifully symmetrical pasta with tons of veggies and crispy pieces of cheese on top. 

It’s what my dinner time dreams are made of.

Freaking delish! We are new to the world of veggies but this dish here let’s me know what we’ve been missing! I followed the directions and it came out perfect!

I used a blend of mozzarella and parmesan on top of the pasta and cooked it just long enough for the cheese to melt and start to get a little browned on top.

Those browned bits will be your favorite bites!

If you want it more browned on top, simply broil the pasta for the last 1-3 minutes, watching closely.

Broiling is great for getting the cheese nice and browned and crispy. 

I love this recipe! We are trying to eat vegetarian every other day. This meal is filling and satisfying. – Kasey

This makes a huge 13 by 9 casserole dish and we enjoyed the leftovers for several days.

Serve as is or with some red pepper flakes on top if you like a little heat!

You can’t go wrong with this delicious pasta. 

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Vegetarian Pasta Recipe

Yield: 6-8 servings

Veggie Lover's Baked Rigatoni

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Veggie Lover's baked rigatoni packed full of delicious vegetables and two kinds of cheese. A delicious vegetarian pasta recipe!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 5 oz container of fresh spinach (or 4-6 cups of loose spinach)
• 10 oz container of cherry tomatoes
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 portobello mushroom caps, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 medium zucchini, diced
• 9 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 lb rigatoni pasta
• 25 oz pasta sauce (I used mushroom flavor)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 3/4 cups grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Toss cherry tomatoes with 1/8 cup of olive oil and place in an even layer on a baking sheet
3. Roast at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, or until tomatoes start to wilt and burst
4. Cook Rigatoni according to instructions and set aside
5. In a large skillet, combine onions, mushrooms, bell pepper, zucchini, garlic, dried basil, salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil
6. Sautee on medium high heat for 12-15 minutes, or until liquid is released and vegetables have started to cook down
7. Add spinach and wilt (2-3 minutes)
8. Add sauce and stir well
9. Add the cooked tomatoes to the sauce with the other veggies
10. Mix the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses together in a bowl
11. Add 1 cups of cheese mixture to the sauce/veggie skillet and stir
12. Combine rigatoni with sauce/veggie skillet and transfer mixture to a 13 by 9 baking dish
13. Top with remaining cheese
14. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 375 Total Fat: 15g Saturated Fat: 7g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 35mg Sodium: 1283mg Carbohydrates: 43g Fiber: 6g Sugar: 9g Protein: 19g