Whole grain pasta bird's nests with 7-vegetable sauce

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35min

Easy

This is one of those dishes that secretly makes me very happy: hiding tons of vegetables in a sauce and serving them in cute pasta nests. Kids love it (because: pasta!), and you know they're getting a ton of vitamins at the same time. Win-win!

This is one of those dishes that secretly makes me very happy: hiding tons of vegetables in a sauce and serving them in cute pasta nests. Kids love it (because: pasta!), and you know they're getti ...
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Ingredients

What do you need?
Quantity: 48 pieces

For the nests
400 g whole wheat pasta, cooked al dente
1 egg
1 tbsp milk
2 tbsp grated Emmental cheese
Olive oil, for greasing the muffin tin

For the 7-vegetable sauce
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large sweet onion
½ fennel bulb
½ zucchini
1 red bell pepper
1 cooked beetroot
2 thick young carrots
700 ml tomato passata
1 small jar of tomato paste
A pinch of salt
Pepper
2 tsp honey
1 tsp oregano

24 quail eggs, hard-boiled


400 g whole wheat pasta, cooked al dente
1 egg
1 tbsp milk
2 tbsp grated Emmental cheese
Olive oil, for greasing the muffin tin


1 tbsp olive oil
1 large sweet onion
½ fennel bulb
½ zucchini
1 red bell pepper
1 cooked beetroot
2 thick young carrots
700 ml tomato passata
1 small jar of tomato paste
A pinch of salt
Pepper
2 tsp honey
1 tsp oregano

24 quail eggs, hard-boiled

Preparation method

How do you make this?

Sauce: Peel and finely chop the onion, then sauté in olive oil.

Wash, peel, and finely chop the remaining vegetables separately in a food processor.

Sauté them with the onion.

Season with pepper, a pinch of salt, and oregano.

Moisten with the coulis.

Simmer for 20 minutes with the lid on.

Nests: Grease the baking pan with olive oil.

Mix the cooled pasta thoroughly with all other ingredients.

Divide into the molds and press down firmly.

Bake for 15 minutes at 195°C.

Tips

  • Can be prepared in advance.
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