Meatless Million Dollar Baked Ziti

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4.43 from 38 votes

Meatless Million Dollar Baked Ziti

The most delicious meatless baked ziti recipe. Your whole family will love the flavor in this vegetarian baked ziti!

Prep Time15

Cook Time40

Total Time55

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: meatless million dollar baked ziti

Servings:

Author: Joy Shull

Ingredients

8 oz reduced fat cream cheese softened
½ cup plain 0% greek yogurt or use sour cream
¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
3 - 4 tablespoons basil chopped
50 oz jarred pasta sauce
1 lb penne pasta
1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
1 onion diced
15 - 20 cloves garlic minced
16 oz baby bella mushrooms diced
8 slices provolone cheese

Instructions

In a medium sized bowl, beat together softened cream cheese, greek yogurt (or sour cream), basil, and parsley. Set aside or place in the fridge
In a dutch oven or large pot, add garlic, onion, mushrooms, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper
Saute on medium high heat for 15 - 20 minutes, or until mushroom cook off their liquid
Cook penne to al dente while mushrooms are cooking
Once mushrooms finish cooking, add pasta sauce and 1 cup of parmesan cheese and remove from heat
Add cooked penne to the sauce and stir. Salt to taste (I added another teaspoon of salt)
In a large 13 X 9 dish, add half of the penne/sauce mixture
Top with provolone cheese slices
Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the provolone, using a rubber spatula to smooth carefully
Add remaining sauce/noodles
Top with mozzarella cheese
Bake at 400 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes, or until cheese is browned and bubbly
Garnish with parsley, if desired

Notes

I used 0% greek yogurt in place of sour cream to make it healthier. I didn't notice any flavor difference, but you can use sour cream in place if that's what you have!

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