Roasted Tomato Pasta Bake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried italian herb seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups small shell pasta
• 1 cup italian cheese blend, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 drain the tomatoes in a sieve, reserving the juice.
• 3 set the juice aside.
• 4 in a 13" x 9" glass baking dish, combine the drained tomatoes, onion, italian seasoning and pepper.
• 5 roast for 15 minutes or until fragrant.
• 6 meanwhile, in a saucepan, whisk the milk with the flour.
• 7 cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, just until the mixture comes to a boil and begins to thicken.
• 8 stir the reserved tomato juice, the milk mixture and the pasta into the baking dish.
• 9 cover with foil and bake 15 minutes longer or until the pasta is tender but firm and the sauce is thickened.
• 10 sprinkle with the cheese and broil for 2 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
• 11 serve sprinkled with parmesan cheese.