High Protein White Sauce Pasta Bake (Vegetarian, Meal Prep)

I have not posted a savoury recipe in a while, so I thought I would share with you one of my favourite meal prep lunch recipes with you. It’s one of my favourite pasta dishes and I can have it everyday 😊 And it’s also vegetarian so it’s perfect for meatless Monday’s 🙂

This is my high protein white sauce veggie packed pasta bake – I used broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, frozen peas & red onions for my veggies. But you can pretty much use your favourite vegetables or vegetables that you have in your fridge. I added cottage cheese for my choice of protein, ricotta for a creamy texture & seasoned with san elk veggie stock for an extra tasty pasta bake. I also used wholemeal spiral pasta. And it stays fresh in the fridge for 4-5 days, so it’s perfect for meal prepping 😉 And it makes a quick and delicious dinner when you are pressed for time 😊

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Serves 3-4 people

Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil,
1 red onion, sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
2 carrots, sliced
200g mushrooms, sliced
1 cup frozen peas
200g cottage cheese
100g ricotta
2-3 tsp dried mixed herbs
2-3 tsp veggie stock or salt to taste
3-4 tbsp almond milk
1 tbsp flour
Black pepper to taste
200g uncooked wholemeal pasta or your favourite pasta (pasta for 4 servings)
60g shredded Parmesan
3-4 tbsp breadcrumbs

Method

Cook the pasta according to packet directions;
In a pan, place the olive oil, onions & garlic on a medium high heat & cook until t he onions becomes translucent. Add some water if the onions starts to stick to the pan;
Add the broccoli & carrots & cook until slightly cooked. Add the mushrooms & peas & cook until slightly cooked;
Add the cottage cheese, ricotta, veggie stock/salt, dried mixed herbs, flour, almond milk & pepper & stir until well combined. Turn off the heat & add the cooked pasta & stir until well combined;
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius. Transfer the pasta mixture to a lasagne tray. Then evenly top with the parmesan & breadcrumbs & bake for 30-40 minutes or until parmesan/breadcrumbs becomes golden brown;
Enjoy 🙂