This comforting vegetable casserole is a snap to prepare – peel two potatoes, slice up a few veggies, sprinkle with seasonings and let the oven do the rest. Baking softens the vegetables and brings out their natural sweetness, while the parmesan cheese and italian seasonings add a savory, salty crunch on top.
You may want to keep this recipe in your “potluck” folder because it’s a pretty, make-ahead dish that can be cooked in a disposable pan. I hope you enjoy one of my favorite recipes.
Tomato Vegetable Casserole
Adapted from Giada De Laurentiis
Ingredients:
- 1 medium potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced into rings
- 1 large zucchini, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces
- 2 large ripe tomatoes, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 3/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons dried Italian-style bread crumbs or Italian-style panko
- Fresh basil to garnish (optional)
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F
- Toss the potato, sweet potato, bell pepper, carrots, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 3/4 teaspoon of pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish to coat. Spread vegetables evenly in the pan.
- Arrange the onion slices over the vegetable mixture. Place the zucchini on top of the onion. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Arrange the tomato slices over the zucchini. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl, combine the Parmesan and bread crumbs. Sprinkle the Parmesan mixture over the vegetables in the baking dish.
- Bake until the vegetables are tender and the topping is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh basil
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Rachel says
yum Caroline! nothing like blog browsing to solve my cooking rut : )