1 PAN VEGAN RIGATONI BAKE
If I could scream from the rooftops how delicious this dump and bake one pan vegan rigatoni bake casserole turned out, then I would!! It’s vegan, plant-based, cheesy, meaty, hearty and freaking fabulous!! It’s so good it will please any crowd, I’m sure of it!
This recipe is made with vegan meat. You can use my homemade tofu taco meat or store-bought vegan ground beef like Gardein or Lightlife! Any of these will work here. We will also be using a vegan mozzarella cheese. Use either my homemade or store-bought Miyoko’s liquid mozzarella.
I love 1 pot/1 pan meals and dump and bake meals and casseroles. If you love this dish, then you will also love my amazing baked vegan ziti!
HOW TO MAKE VEGAN 1 PAN RIGATONI PASTA DISH
Step 1. Add all of the ingredients to a large deep casserole dish except for the vegan mozzarella cheese.
Step 2. Give all the ingredients a thorough stir to really make sure everything is well mixed and all the spices are distributed evenly.
Step 3. Bake uncovered for 35 minutes.
Step 4. Add the vegan liquid mozzarella cheese, extra basil and red pepper flakes and bake again for another 10 minutes or until firm and golden on top.
Look at that heavenly cheesy meaty vegan casserole. This recipe is so easy and really truly is a dump and bake meal. It requires zero cooking beforehand!
This recipe will serve a large crowd too, as it makes a lot!!
MORE VEGAN EASY 1 POT DINNERS
1 Pan Vegan Rigatoni Bake
Easy vegan plant-based meal is this 1 Pan Rigatoni Bake! It is cheesy, meaty, hearty, a crowd-pleaser, easy to make in 1 dish and so delicious and comforting! Dump and bake casserole!
Ingredients
- One lb (16 ounces) uncooked rigatoni pasta (use gluten-free if needed)
- 1/2 cup (80g) finely diced white onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 large red bell pepper, diced
- 3 cups (720g) tomato sauce/passata
- 3 cups (720g) water
- 1 cup (110g vegan ground beef (either Gardein or Lightlife OR my homemade taco meat)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar or regular sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes plus extra on top
- 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3/4 cup (180g liquid mozzarella cheese (either my homemade or store-bought Miyoko's)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Add the ingredients to a large deep casserole dish in the listed order of ingredients, except the mozzarella. We will be baking it first before adding the cheese.
- Give all the ingredients a thorough stir to really make sure everything is well mixed and all the spices are distributed evenly.
- Press the pasta into the liquid to make sure they are covered fairly well.
- Bake uncovered for 35 minutes. Remove the dish and pour the liquid mozzarella cheese over the top and spread out with a spoon.
- Top with extra dried basil and red pepper flakes. You can use fresh basil if desired, I just did not have any, but I'm sure it would be even better!
- Bake another 10 minutes until the cheese is firm and golden like in the photos. Cool a few minutes and serve!
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Made this today during our big snow storm. It was so good and perfect comfort food during a storm. I halved the recipe (since I would be the only one eating it) and made it in an 8×8 pan. Turned out perfect. Thank you Brandi.
I’m so glad it was such a hit Darlene, thank you for the lovely review!
Excited to try this dish! Would it work though if I add a pound of beef?? Would you suggest cooking it first?? Sorry my husband “needs” meat.
Hi Alex! Yes, it should work fine. Just have the meat already cooked and then mix it in and bake like normal.
It is quite impressive to culminate a taste, such as this dish – fine-tuning a taste, takes talent and patience. I’m just glad that I tried to make it and that it turned out delicious. So delicious that I ate too much and passed out without even realizing it. I anticipate the same thing will happen again and again until this dishes is gone, which won’t take long. Yummy for the tummy for sure!
Made this before Christmas and making it again tonight, My entire family devours it! So yummy and easy. 10/10
That is so wonderful to hear!!