Vegan Baked Ziti
Vegan Baked Ziti is an easy weeknight meal. Ziti pasta mixes with plant-based beef, vegan cheese and marinara sauce to create a flavorful dish that's ready in under 45 minutes!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ziti noodles
- 1 lb. vegan ground beef
- 1 tsp italian seasoning
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 25 oz. marinara sauce
- 1 1/2 cups non-dairy shredded mozzarella cheese
- chopped parsley for garnish
- chopped basil for garnish
- vegan cashews cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° F and grease a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions; drain, then transfer the pasta to the prepared baking dish.
- While the pasta cooks, cook the ground beef in a skillet until no longer pink, then add the Italian seasoning and garlic and saute for 1 minute.
- Pour the marinara sauce into the skillet and stir until the “beef” is coated.Transfer mixture to the baking dish with the noodles, then stir until the noodles are covered in the meat sauce.
- Sprinkle the shredded non-dairy mozzarella cheese on top, then bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until warmed through. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with fresh basil and/or parsley (optional) and enjoy!
Notes
*Calories are per serving and are an estimation.
*If you want this dish to be even cheesier, I recommend making a batch of my vegan cashew cheese. Once you have the cheese, dollop it over the pasta before sprinkling the vegan shredded cheese overtop and baking. Just know that the recipe makes a good amount of cashew cheese, so you may have some leftovers!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 408kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 593mg | Potassium: 565mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 530IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 146mg | Iron: 3mg
