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Mexican vegetable bake
Recipe by:
Zoë Harpham
Turn a tray of roasted vegetables into a spicy meal by adding kidney beans, a tomato sauce and a cheesy topping. This should prove a popular dish for teenaged vegetarians and is great served with warmed soft tortillas.
Ready in 55 minutes
Saved as a favourite by 13 cook(s)
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 red onion
- 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 large red or yellow capsicum, deseeded and cut into chunks
- 1 small fennel bulb or 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
- 1 large zucchini, thickly sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 340 g jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon paprika or mild chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 400 g can chopped tomatoes
- 400 g can red kidney or pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- ¾ cup (200 g) ricotta cheese, drained
- ½ cup (125 ml) low-fat milk
- ¾ cup (85 g) grated mature cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons dried wholemeal breadcrumbs
Preparation method
Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 40 minutes1.
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Halve the onion lengthways, then cut into thin wedges. Place in a large plastic bag with the garlic, capsicum chunks, fennel or celery, zucchini slices and oil. Toss together well, then tip out into a shallow ovenproof dish. Alternatively, you can mix everything together in a large bowl before tipping into the ovenproof dish.
2.
Add the artichoke hearts to the vegetables, being careful not to break them up too much, then season with freshly ground black pepper. Sprinkle the oregano, paprika or chilli, and cumin over the vegetables, then transfer to the oven and roast for 15 minutes.
3.
Stir in the tomatoes with their juice, and the drained beans. Return the vegetables to the oven to bake for a further 10 minutes.
4.
Meanwhile, stir the ricotta with the milk, to thin it to a thick cream. Drizzle the cheesy sauce over the vegetables. Mix the grated cheese and breadcrumbs together and scatter on top. Return to the oven to bake for a further 15 minutes until golden and bubbling.
EACH SERVING
5 portions vegetables
COOK'S TIPIt is worthwhile using a good-quality ricotta cheese from the delicatessen in this recipe, rather than one that is sold packaged in tubs at the supermarket.
VARIATIONSFor meat-eaters, add some stir-fried minced chicken instead of the beans. * Try grated Spanish manchego or manchego-style cheese instead of the cheddar.
Last updated:
07 Jan 2012
Easy
A great meal we all enjoyed. I found the cheese topping ran through the veggies as I used supermarket ricotta which is quite runny: next time I'll buy my ricotta from the deli.
Posted:
24 Aug 2009
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