Vegan Baked Ziti
Author: Whitney English
Recipe type: Vegan
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 8
- 1 pound whole wheat penne or ziti pasta, cooked
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1 (15 oz) can lentils, drained and rinsed
- 1 (24 oz) jar of pasta sauce (we love Pizza Girl Marinara)
- 2 cups cashews, soaked in very hot water for 10 minutes
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup cashews
- ½ cup nutritional yeast
- ½-1/4 teaspoon salt
- Preheat oven to 375.
- In a sauce pan, saute garlic and onions with olive oil, 3-5 minutes. Add lentils and marinara and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Combine all cheese sauce ingredients in a high-powered blender and puree until smooth.
- In a blender or food processor, pulse cashews, nutritional yeast, and salt until flakey.*
- Combine pasta + lentil marinara mixture.
- In a baking dish, layer half the pasta, half the lentil/marinara sauce, and half of the cheese sauce. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
- Top with vegan parmesan.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
Recipe by Whitney E. RD at https://www.whitneyerd.com/2019/10/vegan-baked-ziti.html
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