Looking for a quick, easy mid week meal? Then look no further than this ‘tik tok’ inspired one dish veggie pasta.
This easy peasy one dish veggie pasta is fast and tastes so good, you won’t be able to stop at only making it once.
Recipe from the Bone Health Foundation.
Although Feta is a high fat ingredient, mixed with fibre packed wholemeal pasta and lots of veg makes for a very nutritious meal. Feta is a fantastic source of calcium which is great for maintaining strong bones and teeth. It also is a rich source of chloride which helps digest the food we eat.
Ingredients:
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 150g Feta
- 1 x punnet cherry toms
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed.
- 200g pumpkin, peeled.
- 1 x small eggplant
- 200g spinach
- 350g wholemeal or pulse pasta/spaghetti – 2 tsp dried basil and oregano
- 1 x bunch fresh basil

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 200°C. In a medium baking dish, combine oil, garlic, tomatoes, chopped pumpkin and eggplant. Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine.
2. Place feta into centre of vegetable mixture. Sprinkle dried basil and oregano over the vegetable mixture. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until vegetables are brown and bursting and feta is golden on top.
3. Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 1⁄2 cup pasta water before draining.
4. To baking dish with vegetables and feta, add cooked pasta, reserved pasta water, and spinach to the dish and stir until completely combined. Garnish with basil before serving.