EDDIE'S SQUASH AND PEPPER CASSEROLE

Eddie's Squash and Pepper Casserole image

This vegan casserole is full of color! The sauce used has a wonderfully creamy texture and taste. An extremely healthy take on the classic macaroni casserole.

Provided by Eddie Mars

Categories Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes Noodles

Time 1h33m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

1 ½ cups whole wheat elbow macaroni
1 small buttercup squash, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 acorn squash, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 Fresno chile peppers, diced
2 green chile peppers, diced
2 slices whole wheat bread, cubed
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 ½ cups soy milk
1 cup vegetable stock
7 mushrooms, diced
1 lemon, juiced
3 tablespoons tahini
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons white miso paste
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
3 teaspoons chile powder
1 teaspoon dried sage
½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, or to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and place macaroni in a casserole dish.
Place 2 cups chopped buttercup squash and acorn squash in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until tender, about 90 seconds. Transfer to the casserole dish. Repeat with the remaining portions of chopped squash. Add 3/4 of the chopped onion, Fresno chiles, and green chiles; mix well. Sprinkle bread evenly on top of the vegetables.
Place the remaining chopped onion, beans, soy milk, vegetable stock, mushrooms, lemon, tahini, olive oil, miso paste, nutritional yeast, chile powder, sage, and cayenne pepper in a blender. Blend until creamy. Pour sauce over the bread and vegetables until thoroughly doused. Season with black pepper.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410.4 calories, Carbohydrate 69.3 g, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 13.8 g, Protein 15.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 519.6 mg, Sugar 11.9 g