Easy Tomato Pasta Bake

Our Tomato Pasta Bake is a delicious hearty dish that is perfect for a cold winter evening. It's super simple to prepare and can be on the table in just 20 minutes.

This is one of our favourite pasta bake recipes to make. It's ridiculously easy to put together and ready fast!

Great for busy weeknights. And we'll show you loads of ways to make this dish your own and add your own flavour twists.

Cheesy tomato pasta bake is great served with any salad, green vegetable or even a side of sweetcorn and garlic bread, which is always popular with the kids.

I think you'll just love that gooey, melty, cheesy bread crumb topping! And you're going to love how simple it is to make the pasta sauce too! Easy pasta bakes are great for weeknights when you're super busy but still want proper comfort food!

Tomato Pasta Bake Recipe

Serves – 4 people

Prep Time – 5 minutes

Cook Time – 15 minutes 

Total Time – around 20 minutes

Our Most Popular Alternative – Air Fryer Pasta Bake With Ham And Cheese

Equipment Needed To Make Easy Tomato Pasta Bake

• Saucepan - for the sauce

• Saucepan - for the pasta

• Colander

• Oven proof casserole dish

• Teaspoon

• Cooking spoon

• Food processor

Tomato Pasta Bake Ingredients

You'll only need a handful of ingredients to make this tasty cheese and tomato pasta bake!

• dried pasta shapes - just choose your favourite - penne, fusilli, farfalle all work well here.

• passata - choose flavoured passata - we use a Mutti one with basil and oregano in it.

• dried oregano - you can swap this for a teaspoon of any Italian seasoning

• garlic powder

• pinch black pepper

• pinch salt

• bread - whizzed in the food processor to make breadcrumbs or grated on the rough side of the grater

• grated mozzarella - we buy this in a bag ready grated for speed

How To Make Tomato Pasta Bake

You are going to LOVE how easy it is to make our delicious tomato and mozzarella pasta bake

Step One - put the pasta on to cook

• Put the dried pasta into a pan of boiling salted water.

• Bring the pan back to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer with the lid off for around 10-12 minutes.

• Once cooked, drain using a colander and then return to the saucepan.

Step Two - whilst the pasta is cooking make the quick tomato pasta sauce

• Tip the passata into the saucepan and add in the dried oregano, garlic powder, salt and black pepper.

• Stir well and warm the sauce through over a medium heat.

Step Three - put together the tomato pasta bake

• Tip two thirds of the tomato sauce into the pan with he drained pasta. Mix the tomato sauce into the pasta to coat all the pasta with sauce.

• Put the tomato sauce coated pasta into an oven proof dish.

• Pour the remaining tomato sauce over the pasta shapes.

• Scatter the bread crumbs and grated mozzarella over the top of the tomato pasta.

Step Four - cook the tomato and herb pasta bake

• Preheat the grill to high.

• Put the tomato mozzarella pasta bake under the grill and cook until the breadcrumbs are browning and the cheese is melted and bubbling.

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Make Tomato Pasta Bake Your Way

You can add your own flavour twist to this simple recipe - try any of the following yummy ideas, or make up your own!

Spicy Tomato Pasta

Add a kick of heat to your pasta bake and throw in some freshly chopped chillies or a good pinch or red pepper flakes.

Creamy Tomato Pasta

Swap out some of the passata for some mascarpone cheese or double cream. This will give you a creamy, smooth pasta bake sauce.

Add Some Toppings

Sprinkle some different toppings over your pasta bake - crispy bacon bits, shredded ham, different cheeses, crispy fried onions all work well.

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What To Serve With Tomato Pasta

This delicious, quick and easy pasta bake goes great with loads of different side dishes.

• Garlic bread - try our homemade garlic bread brioche rolls here

• Broccoli

• Green salad

• Tomato salad

More Quick Dinner Recipes To Try

Love a quick and easy dinner recipe? Try these tasty ideas!

• Hot dog pasta

• Chicken and chorizo jambalaya

• Quick chilli con carne

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