Ingredients:
4 cups macaroni-shaped whole grain pasta
1 1/3 cup water or liquid from canned tomatoes (see below)
6-10 drops olive oil
16-24 oz. cheese, sliced or grated
4 carrots, sliced
2 Tbsp. oregano, fresh chopped, or 1 tsp. dried
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup broccoli florets, halved
1-2 cups spinach, roughly chopped
4-6 tomatoes, chopped, or 2 14 oz. cans, drained
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray inside of 3 1/2 or 4-quart
cast iron Dutch oven and lid with olive oil, taking care to fully
coat all interior surfaces.
Place dry noodles in pot. If using canned tomatoes, drain and
reserve the liquid and use to make the 1 1/3 cup of liquid,
adding water as needed. If using fresh tomatoes, use all water.
Add olive oil to liquid, stir and pour over pasta. Mix gently and
spread pasta evenly across bottom of pot.
Place a layer of cheese over pasta. Add carrots. Sprinkle with
half of the garlic and half of the oregano. Lightly salt and
pepper.
Layer in broccoli and cover with a blanket of cheese. Sprinkle
rest of spices and lightly salt and pepper. Top with spinach and
fresh or drained canned tomatoes.
Cover and bake for 30-35 minutes, or about 3 minutes after the
aroma of a fully cooked meal escapes the oven.
Tips:
Overcooking this recipe may cause the noodles to clump and a
crusty layer to form along the bottom and lower sides of the pot.
While these tasty strips are fun to crunch, you can avoid this
effect by paying careful attention to when the aroma first
escapes the oven and announces that the meal is ready.
Serves 4.
About the author: Elizabeth Yarnell is a Certified Nutritional
Consultant and the author of Glorious One-Pot Meals: A new quick
& healthy approach to Dutch oven cooking, a guide to a guide to
preparing quick, healthy and balanced one-pot meals. As a mother
of young children, a diet of whole foods is an important strategy
in her battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Visit Elizabeth online at
http://www.GloriousOnePotMeals.com to subscribe to her free
newsletter. The Glorious One-Pot Meal cooking method is unique
and holds US patent 6,846,504.
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