Back to Recipe

Individual Baked Pasta

Here's how you make Individual Baked Pasta
Pause Continue Reading
  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 1h
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 250 grams dry pasta (macaroni or twirls or similar)
  • 1/2 whole pumpkin (butternut pumpkin, diced into 2cm pieces)
  • 200 grams cheese (grated or shredded)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
  • 1 small yellow onion (finely chopped)
  • 50 grams kalamata olives (pitted, finely chopped)
  • 1/2 cup fresh chopped oregano
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste (pizza paste was recommended)
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons oil (olive oil, to roast pumpkin)
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Pepper (to taste)
  • Cheese (optional, grated extra)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Precook pasta in salted boiling water until al dente or in accordance with manufacturers instructions.

  • Step 2: Pre roast the pumpkin - drizzle over with olive oil and toss in salt and pepper and roast at 200C for 30 minutes and then let cool before proceeding to next step.

  • Step 3: In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.

  • Step 4: Line a 12 hole muffin tray with 12 muffin wraps (large) and divide the pasta mixture between them and sprinkle some extra cheese on top if desired.

  • Step 5: Bake at 220C for 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and crisp on top.

  • Step 6: Can be eaten hot or cold.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

This page is built for your convenience in the kitchen.

If you want helpful tools, tips and recipes from our community of real cooks, please consider signing up.

Oh... And one more thing... We also have some pretty wild forums.