BEST VEGETARIAN BAKED ZITI
This recipe is all you need to make an all-star vegetarian baked ziti with ricotta, marinara sauce, and a layer of bright veggies. Perfect weeknight baked pasta, and you can prepare it ahead and store in the fridge or freezer for later. See notes.
Provided by Suzy Karadsheh
Categories Entree
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When ready, add the pasta and cook to al dante according to package. When ready, drain pasta but save about 1/2 cup cooking water.
- While the pasta is cooking , cook the vegetables. In a large skillet, heat 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add onions and cook for 3 minutes or so, tossing regularly, then add diced zucchini, bell pepper, and garlic. Raise heat to medium-high and cook for about 6 to 8 minutes, tossing regularly, until vegetables have softened and cooked through. Season with kosher salt, oregano and paprika. Sit aside till needed.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the ricotta, 1/4 cup grated Paremsan and 3 tbsp Mozzarella. Mix well. (If needed, add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil to help mix the cheese)
- Once the pasta has been cooked and drained, bring it back to the cooking pot. Add 1/2 of the marinara sauce and starchy cooking water you reserved (1/2 cup). Mix well to coat the pasta with the sauce. Fold in the ricotta cheese filling. Mix again to combine, but leave some big "pockets" of the cheese mixture.
- Grab a 9 1/2" x 13" casserole dish. Pour a little marinara sauce to the bottom of the dish, spread. Spread half the pasta. Now add the cooked vegetables and some of the torn basil on top and spread well across the pasta layer. Sprinkle a little bit of shredded mozzarella on top (leave more mozzarella for very top layer.) Add remaining pasta. Spread remaining marinara sauce on top and add remaining mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
- Place the casserole dish on the middle rack of your heated oven. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or so. Remove from heat and let rest about 10 to 15 minutes before cutting through. garnish with fresh basil.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 piece, Calories 299 calories, Sugar 7.6 g, Sodium 681.9 mg, Fat 8.6 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 40.3 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 14.9 g, Cholesterol 18.9 mg
VEGETARIAN BAKED ZITI
Baked ziti is one of our family favorites; I developed this to serve at dinner when a good friend who is a vegetarian comes over.
Provided by HisHouseCook
Categories Pasta and Noodles Pasta by Shape Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
- Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and salt; stir to combined.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water.
- Mix spaghetti sauce and diced tomatoes together in a medium bowl.
- Spread 1/3 of the sauce mixture in the bottom of the prepared casserole. Layer ingredients as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, 1/2 of the vegetable mixture, 1/2 of the Parmesan substitute, 1/2 of the mozzarella slices, 1/2 of the remaining sauce, all of the remaining ziti, all of the remaining vegetables, all of the remaining Parmesan substitute, and all of the remaining sauce. Set remaining mozzarella slices aside.
- Cover loosely and bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, uncover, and top with remaining mozzarella slices. Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted and slightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes longer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.3 calories, Carbohydrate 47.3 g, Cholesterol 25.7 mg, Fat 14 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 18.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 866.9 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
VEGETARIAN ITALIAN BAKED ZITI
A long simmered sauce with mushrooms and vegetables flavors this rich, meatless Italian dish. Don't let the cook time fool you--while the sauce is simmering and the ziti is baking, you can relax!
Provided by laura
Categories Pasta and Noodles Pasta by Shape Recipes
Time 3h40m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic; saute until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, parsley, 1 teaspoon oregano, and basil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Oil a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Just before the sauce is finished, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
- Combine cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, 1/2 of the Parmesan substitute, egg, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Mix remaining Parmesan substitute and 1/2 teaspoon oregano in another small bowl.
- Spread 1 cup sauce in the bottom of the prepared pan. Layer 1/3 cup ziti, 1 cup sauce, and 1/3 cottage cheese mixture; repeat layers twice more. Top with any remaining sauce, then sprinkle with oregano-Parmesan blend.
- Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 352.9 calories, Carbohydrate 36.6 g, Cholesterol 36.3 mg, Fat 15.8 g, Fiber 7.5 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 781 mg, Sugar 9.8 g
ROASTED VEGETABLE BAKED ZITI
Steps:
- Preheat broiler. Make sauce: In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour and cook, whisking about 2 minutes. Stir in vegetable stock, a little bit at a time. Add onion and Parmesan cook until the thickness you would like. Remove onion. Set aside. In a roasting pan arrange tomatoes, eggplant, red peppers, onion and toss with garlic, olives and oil. Place pan in the oven on the top shelf for 30 minutes or until vegetables are beginning to brown. Remove from oven to a cutting board and roughly chop all the vegetables. Transfer them to a bowl. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Ladle about 1/3 of sauce on the bottom of a 9 by 13-inch pan. Layer 1/2 of vegetables, 1/2 cooked pasta, 1/2 of mozzarella, 1/2 pasta, 1/3 sauce, 1/2 mozzarella, 1/2 vegetables, 1/3 sauce, Parmesan. Bake, covered with foil, for approximately 35 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 10 minutes more or until bubbly.
TUSCAN VEGETARIAN BAKED ZITI
Serve our low-cal, low-fat Tuscan Vegetarian Baked Ziti for dinner tonight! This Healthy Living vegetarian baked ziti meal is filled with cheesy goodness.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 40m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375ºF.
- Reserve 3/4 cup cheese; combine remaining cheese with all remaining ingredients.
- Spoon pasta mixture into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with reserved cheese.
- Bake 20 to 25 min. or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 660 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 20 g
VEGAN BAKED ZITI
This vegan baked ziti is delicious, hearty and has two different plant-based cheeses! It's the perfect comfort food that everyone will love.
Provided by Whitney English
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Prepare the pasta: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the lentils and pasta sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the vegan cheese sauce: Combine all of the ingredients in a high-powered blender and puree until smooth.
- Make the vegan Parmesan cheese: Combine all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor; pulse until flaky. (See Cook's Note)
- Combine the cooked pasta with the pasta sauce and toss to coat.
- Spread half of the pasta in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, then top with half of the cheese sauce. Repeat with the remaining pasta and cheese sauce. Sprinkle the vegan Parmesan over the top.
- Bake until the top is slightly golden, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped basil and serve.
VEGETARIAN BAKED ZITI
The sauteed onions and garlic are the key to making this dish so delicious. Feel free to add mushrooms or zucchini to the saute pan- just don't add any veggies directly to the baking pan without sauteeing them first or the flavor and texture will suffer.
Provided by Adina Cappell
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 55m
Yield 4 large portions, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cook the ziti to just before al dente.
- Coat a 9'x12" baking dish with olive oil. Set aside.
- In a skillet, heat the remaining olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook the onion until translucent.
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Don't let the garlic brown.
- Crush the tomatoes with your hands and add to the skillet. Add in the juice from the can.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes.
- In a large bowl mix the ricotta and mozarella cheeses.
- Add the parsley, basil, oregano, salt, red pepper, a few grinds of pepper, and mix.
- Add the tomato-onion mixture and mix well.
- When the ziti is drained add to the cheese mixture and toss well to coat the pasta.
- Spoon the mixture into the baking dish.
- Sprinkle the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese on top of the pasta.
- Bake at 400F for 20-30 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 936.8, Fat 40.4, SaturatedFat 17.2, Cholesterol 89.5, Sodium 725.8, Carbohydrate 102.1, Fiber 6.1, Sugar 7.4, Protein 40.9
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