An easy to make baked Ziti with mushrooms and homemade vegan cheese sauce! This recipe contains only simple ingredients and requires less than 20 minutes of prep time. Your family will love this healthy vegan comfort food.
391 kcal
/serving
17 min
Serves
4
Medium
Italian
Vegan
Ingredients
- 9 oz Ziti noodles (or similar shape (e.g. Rigatoni, Penne)
- 20 oz marinara sauce
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 batch vegan cheese sauce (or store-bought vegan cheese)
- 1 (15 oz) can mushrooms (or use fresh)
- 1/2 tbsp oil (or use water if oil-free)
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- Fresh herbs (to garnish)
Preparation
Not specified
Cooking
- Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packaging but reduce the cooking time by about one minute.
- The pasta should be al dente and not mushy!.
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C)ahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius).
- Chop mushrooms and mince the garlic cloves.
- Heat oil (or water) in a skillet over medium heat, add mushrooms, soy sauce, and balsamic vinegar.
- Sauté for about 3-5 minutes.
- In a medium-sized bowl or saucepan combine marinara sauce, minced garlic, oregano, onion powder, paprika, smoked paprika, a pinch of cayenne pepper (optional), salt, and pepper.
- Stir with a whisk or a spoon to combine.
- Pour some sauce into the casserole dish (mine measures 9"x6" resp.
- 23x15 cm but you can also use a 8x8 pan) and add cooked pasta.
- Top with mushrooms, add the remaining marinara sauce and stir to combine.
- Make a batch of my vegan cheese sauce and pour it on top.
- You can, of course, also use store-bought vegan cheese of choice!.
- Bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes.
- You can use a broiler for the last 3-4 minutes if you like.
- Enjoy!.
Plating & Serving
Not specified
Suggested Sides
Nutrition per Serving
391
Calories
14.0g
Protein
12% DV
64.8g
Carbs
22% DV
9.1g
Fat
12% DV
8.1g
Fiber
21% DV
11.4g
Sugars
1357mg
Sodium
90% DV
56mg
Cholesterol
16% DV
| Health Labels | Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Milk Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Fish Free Shellfish Free Pork Free Red Meat Free Crustacean Free Celery Free Mustard Free Sesame Free Lupine Free Mollusk Free Alcohol Free No Sugar Added Kosher |
| Allergen Info | Tree Nuts Soy Fodmap |
* Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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