Baked Ziti

June 29, 2008

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

* 8 oz. seitan
* 2-3 cups of mushrooms sliced
* 25 oz. jar of tomato sauce
* 1 box extra firm silken tofu
* 1/3 cup fresh basil roughly chopped
* 2-3 Tbls. fresh lemon juice
* 2 teaspoon olive oil
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1 box ziti (16 oz.)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Cook Ziti according to package directions and drain when
finished.

Mince the seitan and mushrooms in a food processor until
course and crumbly. Pour mushroom and seitan mixture into
a large saucepan and stir in tomato sauce. Bring to a
simmer over medium heat and cook for about 10 minutes.

In a food processor, puree the tofu, basil, lemon, olive
oil, and salt and pepper until consistancy is similar to
ricotta cheese.

Spread some of the tomato-seitan mixture into the bottom
of a 13 x 9 inch baking pan so that it coats the bottom.

Combine the drained Ziti, tofu mixture, and remaining
tomato-seitan mixture in a large bowl and mix gently to
combine all ingredients. Spread evenly into the 13 x 9
inch baking pan and bake for 15 minutes.

Serves: 4 - 5

Preparation time: 25 min