Vegetarian Baked Ziti
Get rid of the meat without sacrificing flavor. This recipe for cheese ziti is the best Italian baked ziti recipe. It's a real crowd-pleaser.
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Preparation Time15 min
Cooking Time1 hr
Cooking MethodCasserole
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 4 fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 14 1/2 ounces can whole tomatoes, crushed, undrained
- 8 ounces can tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- nonstick cooking spray
- 10 ounces package chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
- 8 ounces low fat ricotta cheese
- 2 egg substitutes, lightly beaten
- 8 ounces uncooked ziti pasta
- 1 cup low fat mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup low fat Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- Cook pasta per package directions.
- In a medium saucepan, saute peppers, mushrooms, onion, and garlic in hot oil until tender. Add the next 7 ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, spray a 11x9x2-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Combine spinach, ricotta, and egg, and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- After ziti is cooked and drained, combine ziti with sauce. Fold in ricotta mixture.
- Spoon half of mixture into baking dish, top with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese, spoon remaining half of ziti into baking dish, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.
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