Name: Vegan Pasta Bake
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 62 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 16 ounces Penne Pasta ((450g) Dry Weight); 1 null Medium Onion (White, Yellow or Brown, Chopped); 1 tsp Crushed Garlic; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 5 cups White Button Mushrooms ((480g) Sliced); 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 0.5 cup Tomato Paste ((130g)); 15 ounce Brown Lentils ((1 can) or 1 and 1/2 cups cooked brown lentils); 28 ounces Canned Chopped Tomato ((800g)); 1.5 tbsp Light Brown Sugar; null null Salt (to taste); null null Black Pepper (to taste); 1 cup Raw Cashews ((150g)); 1 tbsp Lemon Juice; 0.5 cup Water ((120ml)); 0.5 tsp Salt; 3 tbsp Vegan Butter; 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour; 14 ounces Coconut Milk ((400ml) Full Fat, Canned, Unsweetened); 0.33 cup Vegetable Stock ((80ml) or Broth); 1 tsp Black Pepper; 1 tsp Dijon Mustard; 0.25 cup Nutritional Yeast ((15g)); null null Sea Salt (to taste)

Instructions

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1

Cook the [penne pasta]. Once cooked, drain and set aside, covered.
2

To prepare the bolognese sauce, fry onion (1 medium) and crushed garlic (1 tsp) in olive oil (1 tbsp) until softened. Add white button mushrooms (5 cups) and soy sauce (1 tbsp), cover for 1 minute, then uncover and cook off mushroom water. Stir in tomato paste (0.5 cup), brown lentils (15 oz), chopped tomato (28 oz), bring to a simmer. Season with light brown sugar (1.5 tbsp) and [salt] and [black pepper] to taste.
3

For the cashew cream, blend raw cashews (1 cup), lemon juice (1 tbsp), water (0.5 cup), and salt (0.5 tsp) until smooth.
4

Combine the [cashew cream] with the [bolognese sauce]. Add the cooked [penne pasta] and mix well.
5

For the white sauce, melt vegan butter (3 tbsp) in a saucepan. Stir in all purpose flour (2 tbsp), then whisk in coconut milk (14 oz) and vegetable stock (0.33 cup) until smooth. Bring to a boil, then simmer and stir for 4 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in black pepper (1 tsp), dijon mustard (1 tsp), nutritional yeast (0.25 cup), and [sea salt] to taste.
6

Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C). Transfer the [pasta] and [bolognese mix] to a rectangular oven-safe dish and smooth the top.
7

Pour the [white sauce] evenly over the pasta mixture. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes until golden.