Baked Asparagus and Mushroom Pasta

Take classic Mediterranean flavors and make American-style comfort food for your family! If you are looking for a meatless meal, serve this with a salad and crusty bread. If your family prefers a protein, a rotisserie chicken or a slice of ham would be an easy and tasty addition to the lovely flavors of this casserole.

Step: 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11-inch baking dish.

Step: 2

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook gemelli at a boil until flexible but still firm to the bite, about 6 minutes.

Step: 3

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and stir for 2 minutes. Add asparagus and mushrooms and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms begin to soften and asparagus is bright green, about 4 minutes.

Step: 4

Add tomatoes, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking for about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step: 5

Pour the vegetable mixture into a large mixing bowl. Drain pasta and stir into the bowl.

Step: 6

Melt butter in the same skillet. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture bubbles, about 4 minutes. Pour in milk, stirring briskly to avoid lumps. Continue to stir until sauce thickens and bubbles again, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1/3 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano and provolone cheese until melted.

Step: 7

Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and vegetables and stir to combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Taste and adjust seasonings. Toss remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano with bread crumbs and sprinkle over the casserole.

Step: 8

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.

Per Serving: 356 calories; protein 15.9g; carbohydrates 46.1g; fat 13.3g; cholesterol 21.3mg; sodium 311mg.

Depriving yourself can lead to overeating , late-night snacking, and mindless eats and it’s for this reason that Riner encourages people to indulge in “fun” foods every once in a while.

Avoidance on 2.00 AM snacking and got eat , it is much necessary to include some fun foods (or what one may perceive as unnecessary ). Meaning , if we can be order the healthiest thing on the menu but come home and graze on chips, perhaps we really wanted the junk food and should have just pleased it in the first place."

Because it comes to eat on evening , much eat or eating too much of the wrong kinds of food will make lead to trouble on sleeping. On the flip side, a daylight food that is less than satiating not make leave you wanting more and resulting in reaching for an unhealthy late-night side dish even closer to sleep .