So with my wife on a bit of a health kick the family has gone all vegetarian.  Sunday night I made a nice puttanesca pasta, cooked lots of pasta and made a lot of base sauce so we could do this in the week, it was a bit of a stretch for me ; hell ask me to pull something out with a solid protein base and usually I can do it, tell me all I have is some veggies . . . ARGH!  But hey, it worked!

Two cans 32oz San Marzano Tomatoes whole peeled (often use fresh romas but couldn't be bothered to peel them!)

Four cloves garlic

Two large springs of thyme

Half an onion or  2 shallots (Chopped)

Olive Oil

1/4 Cup Red Wine

Two of three decent sized shitake mushrooms\

Salt and Pepper to season

Really, really easy.  Preheat the oven to 375f, bit of olive oil in an iron skillet, throw everything in, leave it to roast for an hour.  Give it a stir every once in a while to submerged the top tomatoes back into the juices.  When it's done, smelling fantastic, pull the thyme out, throw it all in a blender and give it a whizz.  Taste it a bit and then season.

Suitable amount of fusilli or penne pasta (cooked to al dente)

Pasta Sauce

Log of Goats Cheese

Two large carrots (cut relatively thin)

Two zucchini (cut slightly thicker)

Two spaghetti squash

Handful of sliced crimini mushrooms 

Gated Parmesan

Panko or Breadcrumbs

Really how much of what you put in is up to the dish you have (size wise) and what veg you fancy.  Japanese eggplant would work great, the above is just what happened to be in our organic delivery box this week.

Wipe the dish with a splash of olive oil, then add a layer of pasta sauce.  Put a layer of pasta on top, then a layer of your veg.  Sprinkle some chunks of goat cheese across the dish.  Add a second layer of pasta then top with more sauce and grate parmesan on top.  Cover with foil and bake in a 375f oven for about 45 minutes to an hour (I pulled the foil off and checked the veg with a knife to ensure it's done).

Remove the foil, top with the breadcrumbs and a few more sprinkles of parmesan then whack the oven over from bake to low broil and let the top crisp.