Tomato & mozzarella spaghetti bake

Tomato & mozzarella spaghetti bake

This pasta bake is simple yet satisfying, great for a weeknight supper

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in large pan, add the garlic and fry for 1 min. Add the tomatoes, chilli and seasoning, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 mins.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti, then drain. Mix the spaghetti with the tomato sauce and basil, then spoon half into a large ovenproof dish. Arrange half the mozzarella over the top and sprinkle with half the Parmesan. Repeat the layers, then bake for 15-20 mins until lightly browned on top. Scatter with extra basil and serve with a big green salad.

639 kcalories, protein 31g, carbohydrate 80g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 5g, sugar 8g, salt 1.14 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2009.

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  • 16 September 2009

    CloClo commented on this recipe

    This looks very interesting, will try asap!

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  • 18 September 2009

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was a nice quick mid week meal, however the tomato sauce needs a lot longer than 10mins to reduce, I did mine for 15-20 mins and it still came out of the cooker too watery, I was expecting it to thicken up more in the cooker...it didn't. I will do this again but will definitely reduce the sauce a lot more before cooking.

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  • 25 September 2009

    kaff_mca rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I have to agree with Sally, the sauce could take a little longer to reduce. Also, I found the addition of half an onion and a dash of balsamic vinegar really helped boost teh flavour. Everyone really liked this new take on spaghetti, it was quick and dead easy to make- well worth a try.

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  • 26 September 2009

    asterixx20 rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 28 September 2009

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Found this very stodgy and boring.

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  • 07 October 2009

    drusilla rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Liked this as a veggie alternative to Spag Bol. Would work equally well with pasta shapes, if you have no spaghetti.

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  • 13 October 2009

    jb5370 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cheated and used a big tub of tomato and mascarpone sauce! asted great - love all that melted mozarella.

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  • 01 November 2009

    ferraributterfly commented on this recipe

    I added bacon and sliced mushrooms to the tomato sauce, tasted fab!

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  • 03 November 2009

    vikki rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I added some mushrooms, onion and a splash of balsamic and a tin of butter beans to the sauce and cooked some left over broccoli with the pasta. It made a really substantial meal. Very tasty, I will be making this again.

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  • 26 January 2010

    Sue Lewis rated this recipe

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  • 03 April 2010

    dragonma5306 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Nice and tasty and quick and easy to make. I also added some chopped onion and a tablespoon or so of red-wine vinegar. I used only 300g of spaghetti as 400g seemed rather a lot! Served 4 comfortably and the sauce was just right for that amount of pasta.

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  • 02 January 2011

    amynadine87 rated this recipe

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  • 02 April 2011

    Sally rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Add a little Balsamic vinegar, use really good quality ingredients, and this is a perfect dish for pasta lovers!! Enjoy :)

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  • Binder photo Kat

    15 April 2011

    Kat rated this recipe

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  • 15 April 2011

    mponn06s commented on this recipe

    this was a lovely, simple meal to cook as a 16 year old!! i would leave the sauce in for slightly longer as said before :)

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  • 18 September 2011

    Bird commented on this recipe

    Will add onion,mushrooms and oregano to the tomato sauce - and then some garlic bread on the side. Looks absolutely delicious cant wait to try it.

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  • 19 September 2011

    sammiemason rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I tried this last night, was absolutely delicious! On with trying another one of these BBC good food recipies tonight!

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  • Binder photo Jo

    24 September 2011

    Jo rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I added onion, celery and chilli flakes to the tomato sauce - tasted lovely!

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  • 08 December 2011

    iloverique commented on this recipe

    can anyone tell me what 200C/180C fan/gas is??

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  • Binder photo Dee

    26 January 2012

    Dee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this with whole grain spaghetti and tomato purée instead of canned tomatoes. Also, i used Pecorino instead of Parmesan; i sprinkled it on top after removing the bake from oven first. Our dinner turned out fine. Thanks for easy and tasty recipe. :)

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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639 kcalories, protein 31g, carbohydrate 80g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 5g, sugar 8g, salt 1.14 g

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