Vegetable Pasta - One Pot! Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 onion , finely chopped
• 2 zucchinis* , halved lengthwise and cut into sliced 0.8cm / 1/3" slices
• 1 red capsicum/bell pepper* , halved and sliced
• 1 cup corn* (frozen or canned)
• 1 broccoli* , broken into bite size florets
• 250g/ 1/2lb ziti/penne , or other short pasta (Note 1)
• 800 g / 28 oz crushed tomato
• 1 1/2 cups / 375 ml vegetable or chicken broth
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp Italian herb mix (or other dried herbs)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (chilli flakes, adjust spiciness to taste)
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese of choice (Cheddar, tasty, Monterey Jack etc)
• Finely chopped parsley (optional)
• Parmesan (if not using cheese)