Zucchini Pasta Casserole Recipes

ZUCCHINI PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large pot, boil water. Add pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes (or according to package instructions). Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat oil over medium-high heat in a large pan. Once hot, add the onion and thyme and cook for 2-3 minutes until onions are translucent.
• Add zucchini rounds to the onion mixture and cook for 7-8 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Remove from heat.
• In a casserole pan (9x13 or larger), place cooked pasta and spread to an even layer. Pour marinara sauce over pasta, top with cooked zucchini mixture. Sprinkle cheese on top.
• Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

ROASTED ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Toss zucchinis and onions in a large bowl with olive oil until evenly coated. Spread vegetables into a large baking dish.
• Roast vegetables in the preheated oven until golden, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in penne and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
• Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Heat marinara sauce in a saucepan over medium heat until sauce is hot. Spread hot marinara sauce into the prepared baking dish, followed by penne pasta and zucchini mixture. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese atop vegetables.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow casserole to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

ZUCCHINI PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute vegetables in oil until tender, about 7 minutes. Stir in the bread crumbs, salt and pepper; cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in pasta. Pour into a greased 1-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese if desired. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 10 minutes or until heated through.

GARLIC PARMESAN ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 1 ½-quart baking dish; set aside.
• Place zucchini in a colander, sprinkle with salt, and allow to sit for about 10 minutes (this will help draw out some of the water from the zucchini). After 10 minutes, squeeze out the moisture from the zucchini. TIP: In order to make sure that you get most of the water out of the zucchini (and avoid a runny casserole), wrap the zucchini in a dish towel. Squeeze it and wring it out multiple times while it's in the towel -- you will be shocked by how much liquid comes out!
• In a large bowl, combine zucchini, onion, garlic, eggs, ½ cup Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and cheddar cheese. Gently press the mixture evenly into the prepared dish.
• Bake uncovered for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, pour melted butter over breadcrumbs and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Stir until completely combined.
• After 20 minutes, remove zucchini from the oven. Sprinkle buttered breadcrumbs over the zucchini and return the dish to the oven. Continue baking for about 5-10 more minutes, or until the top is golden brown and crispy.

CHEESY ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a square 2-quart baking dish with olive oil spray.
• Slice the unpeeled zucchinis into 1/2-inch thick slices. Sprinkle them with salt. Place them in a colander and allow them to drain at room temperature for 30 minutes. This step helps prevent a watery casserole.
• Transfer the drained zucchini to a large bowl. Add the marinara sauce, black pepper, dried oregano, garlic powder, and 1 cup mozzarella. Mix everything together.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle it with the remaining mozzarella and with the Parmesan. Bake, uncovered, until the cheese is bubbly and browned, about 30 minutes.
• Let the casserole rest for 10 minutes before serving it. Like all casseroles, it tastes best when warm or at room temperature.

ITALIAN ZUCCHINI PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to directions and set aside. Brown Italian sausage, green pepper, and onion in skillet.
• Add in zucchini, spices and tomato soup. Let simmer until zucchini is soft , about 3-4 minutes.
• In a 2 quart casserole dish combine pasta and meat mixture and stir in one cup of cheese. Once combined top mixture with remaining cup of cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

ZUCCHINI PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta, cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain. Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a blender or food processor, thoroughly mix the Parmesan cheese and crackers.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the onion in the skillet, and cook and stir until tender. Mix in the zucchini, tomato, and garlic, and season with oregano, basil, celery, salt, and pepper. Continue to cook and stir until the zucchini is tender.
• In the prepared casserole dish, mix the pasta with the vegetable mixture and mozzarella cheese. Top evenly with the Parmesan cheese mixture.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the topping is lightly browned. Allow to sit 5 minutes before serving.

BAKED ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix the spaghetti with the pasta sauce in your oven proof dish
• Add in the meat and olive oil and mix
• Layer with cheese and bake
• Once the top is browned, remove from the oven and serve

ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cook onion in olive oil (for the topping) until tender, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Slice tomatoes and place on paper towels to absorb liquid, about 2-3 minutes.
• Combine zucchini, Italian seasoning, olive oil and garlic in a bowl. Toss well and season with salt and pepper.
• Alternate zucchini and tomatoes in stacks. Place the stacks on their sides in a 2 ½ qt baking dish or 9x13 pan. Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine all topping ingredients in a small bowl (including onions from in step 1) and mix well.
• Remove foil from casserole and top with topping. Bake uncovered an additional 20 minutes or until zucchini is tender.
• Sprinkle with fresh herbs and serve warm.

TURKEY & ZUCCHINI PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• set oven to 375
• boil quinoa pasta, rinse with warm water and set aside
• set a skillet on medium heat and lightly spray with coconut oil. toss in red onion and minced garlic. cook on skillet until onions are nearly translucent.
• add in ground turkey meat. stir and cook with spatula. chop the turkey and separate it as it cooks.
• once the turkey is nearly finished cooking add zucchini tomato paste tomatoes bell peppers and one cup of chicken broth.
• stir slowly and reduce heat slightly. cover and cook until the mixture begins to simmer.
• Evenly divide the pasta among the five(seven) mini pans, pour the mixture on top of the pasta.
• pour the remaining chicken broth over the individual pans to ensure moisture.
• Top each with 1/8 cup of mozzarella.
• bake in oven for 20 mins at 375 degrees. once finished allow to cool.

CREAMY ZUCCHINI AND SPINACH PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, cook and stir onions in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 3 to 4 min. or until crisp-tender. Add zucchini and mushrooms; cook 3 to 4 min. or until zucchini is crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add half the spinach; cook 2 to 3 min. or just until wilted. Repeat with remaining spinach. Remove from heat.
• Drain pasta. Add to vegetable mixture in skillet along with the pasta sauce, ricotta, Italian seasoning and 1 cup mozzarella; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining mozzarella.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until casserole is heated through and mozzarella is melted.

CARAMELIZED ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• In a large (at least 12-inch) cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter and oil. When it's foaming, add the zucchini, garlic, the basil stems and half the basil leaves. Season with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cover and cook until pooling with liquid, 5 to 7 minutes. Uncover and cook until the liquid evaporates and the zucchini starts to sizzle, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Continue to cook until the zucchini is very soft, dark green, and reduced to about 1 cup, another 20 to 25 minutes. When you see a build up of browned bits on the skillet, add a couple tablespoons of water and stir, scraping up the browned bits. Repeat anytime more browning occurs. If you see burning, deglaze with water and lower the heat. (Caramelized zucchini can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to a week; it also freezes well.)
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When the zucchini is about done, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente. Reserve 2 cups of pasta water, then drain the pasta. If the zucchini is ready before the pasta, keep cooking it; the zucchini will only get better the longer it cooks.
• When the pasta's drained, remove the herb stems from the zucchini. Reduce the heat on the zucchini to medium, then add the pasta, 1 cup pasta water, and the Parmesan. Stir until the pasta is glossed with sauce. Add more pasta water as needed to thin the sauce. Stir in the lemon juice and remaining basil, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with more basil, Parmesan and black pepper.