Sun Child Baked Ziti

Description
Always check the ingredients to make sure the product is vegan.

Ingredients

 * 8 oz. seitan
 * 2-3 cups of mushrooms, sliced
 * 25 oz. jar of tomato sauce
 * 1 box extra firm silken tofu
 * 1/3 cup fresh basil, roughly chopped
 * 2-3 Tbls. fresh lemon juice
 * 2 tsp. olive oil
 * salt and pepper to taste
 * 1 box ziti (16 oz.)

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Cook Ziti according to package directions and drain when finished.

Mince the seitan and mushrooms in a food processor until course and crumbly. Pour mushroom and seitan mixture into a large saucepan and stir in tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook for about 10 minutes.

In a food processor, puree the tofu, basil, lemon, olive oil, and salt and pepper until consistancy is similar to ricotta cheese.

Spread some of the tomato-seitan mixture into the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch baking pan so that it coats the bottom.

Combine the drained Ziti, tofu mixture, and remaining tomato-seitan mixture in a large bowl and mix gently to combine all ingredients. Spread evenly into the 13 x 9 inch baking pan and bake for 15 minutes. .