Cooking With Kayla presents a gluten-free, one pan pasta skillet recipe that is easy, delicious, and perfect for a quick weeknight meal.
Cooking With Kayla: Quick Gluten-Free Pasta Skillet
Looking for a quick and easy weeknight dinner? This gluten-free pasta bake is the perfect solution! With minimal dishes and less than 30 minutes to make, this dish is ideal for beginners and seasoned cooks alike. Simply cook your pasta, add your favorite vodka sauce, top with cheeses and seasoning, then bake until bubbly and delicious.
The combination of creamy ricotta cheese, melty mozzarella, and flavorful parmesan creates a rich and satisfying dish that is sure to please the whole family. Whether you follow a gluten-free diet or are simply looking for a tasty meal idea, this pasta bake is a winner. Give it a try for your next dinner and enjoy a delicious and hassle-free meal!
Kayla’s Kitchen Creations: Effortless Gluten-Free Pasta Perfection in One Pan
Okay are we ready yeah I’m scared okay hi I’m Kayla and this is cooking with Kayla as you guys know I make easy allergy-free recipes in 30 minut minutes or less and today we are making an easy pasta Skillet I’m going to go through the.
Ingredients quick we have our gluten-free pasta here I use one that’s a blend of rice and corn together but you can really use any kind you like if you’re not gluten-free and you’re just looking for like an easy 30 minute meal you can even replace this with your own regular pasta any pasta will work here so the first thing we’re going to do is.
Boil the pasta and then we can go through everything else I already have water in this so I’m going to turn it to high here and right before I put the pasta in I’m going to Salt the water I also have some fresh tomatoes here that we’re going to cut up and put into the pasta Skillet so they can all bake together I have spinach.
Here that I’m going to chop up and also add to the pasta Skillet you can use any vegetable you want here if you don’t like spinach you can also use zucchini you can add broccoli sometimes I like to add peppers and onions but it’s really up to you and whatever vegetable you want to add to this dish I also have tomato sauce you can make your life.
Super simple by just buying a jar of tomato sauce I’m not going to judge you literally any tomato sauce you want is totally fine you can also make your own homemade tomato sauce by using fresh tomatoes tomato paste you can use a can of diced tomatoes or just a can of unseasoned tomato sauce and add your own seasoning to it or if you make your own.
Or have a family member make theirs but the key is that you want at Le least two cups of tomato sauce this is seasoned tomato sauce but I also like to add my own seasoning I have a mixture here of garlic it has basil oregano salt pepper and onion in here then I’m going to add two cheeses right now I have some mozzarella here.
It’s fresh mozzarel but if you want to use shredded mozzarella you can use that as well you can also sub a dairyfree mozzarel if you like something that’s a soy based or even a nut-based cheese all the cheese will work the same here so you can pick your favorite mozzarella and then I also have some soft cheese here I chose to use rut here but you can.
Also use goat cheese you can use like a soft feta cheese you can even use cream cheese and if you’re dairyfree you can just sub in the dairyfree cheese that you like the best okay I guess let’s set this on the side and I can chop up here okay so while the pasta while the water is boiling we’re just going to.
Chop some of these Tomatoes I really want to be growing my own tomatoes in the backyard but the garden’s definitely not ready yet since we just moved in last year I grew tomatoes last year but it didn’t go very well so I’m starting over this year and I have to really move the tomatoes to a sunnier spot so at this year we’re just.
Buying Tomatoes until I can fix the garden bed in the right sunlight so you’re just going to chop these up in little chunks it really doesn’t need to be small it doesn’t need to be anything fancy they’re going to break down in the pasta pot and kind of combine with the sauce to make it feel more like a chunky or.
Homemade tomato sauce you can also Sub in red peppers as well if you have some roasted red peppers those would work great in this recipe too so I like to cut up my spinach into super small pieces because when you bite into this Skillet you don’t want like spinach dripping out of of every bite so.
I like to dice it really small if you’re buying any kind of frozen spinach for this which totally works the same way it’s just easier if you buy the chopped kind if that’s available it’ll just save you this step here oh hi.
Buddy let’s check this all right let’s solve this so I’m really bad I know the first thing everyone teaches you when you’re making pasta for like the first time as a kid is like to Salt the water I literally forget every single time and unless Andrew is here my husband cooking with me and reminding me to Salt the.
Water I honestly don’t think I ever do it okay so now that we have our water boiling here we’re going to put our pasta in and you’re going to cook it for about half to maybe 3/4 of the way you don’t want to cook it all the way because the pasta is then going to cook in the Skillet when we add it together with the sauce.
And the vegetables and the cheese and put it in the oven so right now this specific pasta that I have here is made of rice and corn and it says 11 minutes on the package but I’m only going to set this for about 8 minutes so you’re also going to set your oven to 350 and you’re going to use any kind of Skillet that works that in the.
Oven you don’t want something that’s only for the stove because once you transfer it to the oven it’s obviously not going to be oven safe so so make sure you have an oven safe Skillet you if you don’t have an oven safe Skillet you can also use any kind of casserole dish or casserole pan as well we’re going to add the pasta to this then.
We’re going to top it with the tomato sauce on top we’re going to add in our vegetables mix it together top it with cheese A little bit of seasoning and then put it back in the oven so it can all warm and melt together okay have S minutes.
So the pasta is about done here so I’m going to drain it and then we’re going to add it to our oven safe Skillet okay so now that the pasta is ready we are going to add it to this skillet so if there’s a little extra water in your pot it’s totally fine you want the pasta to continue.
Cooking in this with the sauce if there’s a little bit extra water and the cheese so really don’t stress about like not draining it fully it’s totally fine you’re going to pour the tomato sauce now on top and we’re going to mix it all together this is like a really basic recipe you can really Jazz this up any.
Way you want if you want to add chicken to this you can add any kind of grilled chicken you can add meatballs you can add any kind of ground meat as well I would definitely have the meat ready beforehand because literally all we’re doing right now is letting the pasta cook the rest of the way with the sauce and then having everything melt and warm.
Together so make sure you’re not putting any kind of raw meat in this you want your meat or your chicken or if you’re putting shrimp in it you want it to be almost fully C before you put it in here so we’re going to add our vegetables next whatever vegetables you picked were fine I picked tomatoes and I picked chopped spinach here you’re just going.
To sprinkle it on top I made this a few weeks ago when my parents actually came to visit I was trying to think of like some simple recipe that was really easy because I didn’t have a lot of time to prepare a meal ahead of time but I still wanted it to look really pretty so I think the best part about this is the cheese on.
Top because it really gives it like that W Factor like you slaved over the stove like making this really intense meal when actually you just threw a couple ingredients in the pan together okay so now that you have the pasta the sauce the tomatoes and the spinach all together we’re going to top it with some cheese I have this fresh mozzarella.
Right here this is like the best part because you have to like eat a little bit while you’re doing it that was not cute so you’re just going to sprinkle this on top it doesn’t have to be any special way just like big chunks on top cuz it’s.
All going to melt if you have shredded cheese you’re just going to want to cover the whole thing with cheese and again if you’re using dairyfree cheese it’s exactly the same way you’re not going to change any of the steps you’re just going to do all the same things you’re going to take whatever.
Soft cheese you’ve chosen here just dollop it on top nicely this for me is always what makes this dish so pretty okay and then the last part of this is we’re going to add our seasoning on top just to give the cheese and the top like a little extra flavor if you have a.
Really heavily seasoned sauce you don’t need to add this but I just I think it adds a little bit extra so you want to make sure you’re getting the seasoning on each little pod of cheese just so you can see it nicely okay okay so we’re going to put the lid back on this.
Put it back in the oven and you’re going to bake it for just 30 minutes okay so the skillet has been in here for 30 minutes so we’re going to grab that it’s been covered this whole time so everything inside is melted and the pasta is all cooked now okay this is the best part and I.
Like to do this like on the table if I’m having like people over so when my parents were over I was like I’m going to take the top off in front of everyone but bam oh it looks so pretty so everything here is cooked and warmed together and I like to do just a light drizzle of olive oil on top just to give it like that extra that.
Little extra drizzle so it looks even prettier in the pan and then you’re going to get a great cheese pull when you serve this so again this is this is why you want to be doing it on the actual table okay I kind of just want to eat it right out of the skillet but this is what it’s.
Going to look like for you guys there’s lots of cheese in here you’re going to get this great cheese B that’s definitely like the best part and you can see like the tomatoes really cook down with the sauce and it kind of feels like just a chunkier partier tomato sauce and then.
I’m obviously going to add extra cheese here but again like if it’s dairy free cheese if you’re going the dairy free route I’m probably just taking a lactate before this but you just want to add some to make sure it looks nice so here is what your final product looks like it was easy it was one pan we made it in less than 30 minutes and it’s.
A showstopper it’s pretty it’s definitely going to be hot and it’s filled with cheese I feel like me biting into this isn’t going to be cute at all guys that’s good it’s good it’s tomato it’s cheesy it’s packed with.
Veggies it’s perfect dish in less than 30 minutes
