Recipe for
Mediterranean Vegetable Bake
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Enjoy this easy, cheesy vegetable bake with pasta and chick peas as a main meal. The whole family will love it!
Ingredients
(Serves: 5)
2 pouches
SPAR Freshline
Mediterranean Vegetable Selection
for Two
1 can chickpeas, drained
500 ml
SPAR
macaroni or screw noodles (cooked and drained measure)
500 ml prepared white sauce *
2 large
SPAR
eggs, separated
40 g packet grated Parmesan cheese
250 ml
SPAR
grated cheddar cheese (200 g)
25 ml dried or fresh breadcrumbs
Method
1. Preheat oven to 200ºC.
2. Microwave both packets of vegetables, one at a time, according to the on-pack instructions.
3. Transfer the vegetables into a casserole dish, along with the chickpeas and cooked pasta.
4. Mix the egg yolks and parmesan cheese into the white sauce and stir this into the vegetable and pasta mixture.
5. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.
6. Sprinkle over the cheese and breadcrumbs.
7. Bake for 20 minutes.
Prep Time:
*This amount of white sauce needs 60g margarine, 125 ml cake flour and 500 ml milk (or part of this measure as fresh cream), salt and pepper.
The dish may be prepared ahead of time to the end of Step 6, before baking in the oven as required.