VEGAN PASTA AND LENTIL CASSEROLE

Vegan Pasta and Lentil Casserole image

This dish was inspired by a lot of ingredients and combinations in my head and this is how it played out. I am very happy with the result and can't wait to enjoy this during lunches at work!

Provided by Kameron

Categories Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes Noodles

Time 1h5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 head garlic, sliced
1 (8 ounce) package sliced mushrooms
1 Japanese eggplant, halved and sliced
6 cups diced buttercup squash
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 cup red lentils
4 cups small pasta shells
6 cups vegetable stock
¼ cup rice vinegar
¼ cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 cup nutritional yeast
1 (.75 ounce) package basil leaves, cut into thin strips
½ teaspoon hot paprika
1 pinch ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Combine oil, onion, and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir until onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, Japanese eggplant, and buttercup squash sequentially, stirring well after each addition.
Stir tomatoes into the Dutch oven. Stir in red lentils; add pasta shells. Pour in stock; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until pasta is almost fully cooked, about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally to ensure pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the Dutch oven.
Mix rice vinegar, soy sauce, and tomato paste together in a small bowl. Pour into the Dutch oven; stir to combine. Stir in nutritional yeast. Add basil, paprika, and black pepper; stir once more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 475.1 calories, Carbohydrate 82.7 g, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 18.9 g, Protein 26.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 843.9 mg, Sugar 10.5 g