Fat - Free, Gluten - Free Vegan Baked Pasta

Name: Fat - Free, Gluten - Free Vegan Baked Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 3/4 cup fat-free tomato sauce (I like Healthy Choice Garlic Lovers); 1/2 cup water; 6 oz fresh baby spinach; 4 oz shiitake mushrooms diced; 6 oz low-fat silken tofu (Mori-Nu is best); 2 cloves garlic minced; 2 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 tbsp nutritional yeast; 1 tsp basil; 1 tsp oregano; 1 tsp fresh-cracked black pepper; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 4 oz gluten-free rotini or penne (like OrgRan Essentials)

Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

3/4 cup fat-free tomato sauce (I like Healthy Choice Garlic Lovers)1/2 cup water6 oz fresh baby spinach4 oz shiitake mushrooms, diced6 oz low-fat silken tofu (Mori-Nu is best)2 cloves garlic, minced2 tsp lemon juice1 tsp lemon zest1/4 tsp salt1 tbsp nutritional yeast1 tsp basil1 tsp oregano1 tsp fresh-cracked black pepper1/4 tsp nutmeg4 oz gluten-free rotini or penne (like OrgRan Essentials)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease 2 single-serve casserole dishes or oven-safe bowls.
Pour tomato sauce and water into a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
Add spinach and mushrooms, cover and cook 3-5 minutes, until wilted. Set aside.
In a food processor, combine tofu, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, nutritional yeast, basil, oregano, black pepper and nutmeg. Pulse to a fine mince, but do not puree completely. Stir into the tomato mixture in the pot and warm gently.
Cook pasta 5 minutes in boiling, salted water (it will still be very firm). Drain, then stir thoroughly into the sauce mixture.
Spoon evenly into the prepared dishes and cover lightly with foil.
Bake for 40 minutes, then uncover dishes and broil 5 minutes longer.
This freezes well, both before and after baking.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

Servings Per Recipe: 2

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