Zoodle Vegetable Bake

Broccoli and spiralized zucchini noodles, or zoodles, give this tasty vegetarian casserole a fun texture in this easy vegetable bake recipe.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 37 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 7 mins
• Calories: 302 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
• 2 zucchini
• 1 large head broccoli, broken into florets
• 10 mushrooms, stemmed and sliced, or more to taste
• 6 mini bell peppers, sliced
• 15 leaves basil, or to taste, divided
• 10 slices fresh mozzarella cheese, or to taste
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.25 cup tomato sauce
• 0.25 cup avocado oil
• 0.5 teaspoon oregano, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with avocado oil.

Step 2

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat, about 2 minutes. Stir in garlic.

Step 3

Cut zucchini into noodle shapes with a spiralizer.

Step 4

Combine zucchini noodles, broccoli, mushrooms, bell peppers, and half of the basil leaves in a large bowl. Stir in butter mixture until well combined.

Step 5

Pour vegetable mixture into the prepared baking pan; layer on tomatoes. Top with tomato sauce, oregano, salt, and pepper. Arrange remaining basil leaves in the pan; layer on mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is just melted, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove aluminum foil with an oven mitt or heatproof gloves. Continue baking until vegetables are tender and cheese is bubbly, 15 to 30 minutes more.