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
 * ⅓ cup fresh basil, roughly chopped
 * 2 – 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
 * 2 tsp olive oil
 * salt and pepper to taste
 * 1 box ziti (16 oz)

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 400°F.
 * 2) Cook ziti according to package directions and drain when finished.
 * 3) Mince the seitan and mushrooms in a food processor until course and crumbly.
 * 4) Pour mushroom and seitan mixture into a large saucepan and stir in tomato sauce.
 * 5) Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook for about 10 minutes.
 * 6) In a food processor, puree the tofu, basil, lemon, olive oil, and salt and pepper until consistency is similar to ricotta cheese.
 * 7) Spread some of the tomato-seitan mixture into the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch baking pan so that it coats the bottom.
 * 8) Combine the drained ziti, tofu mixture, and remaining tomato-seitan mixture in a large bowl and mix gently to combine all ingredients.
 * 9) Spread evenly into the 13 x 9 inch baking pan and bake for 15 minutes.