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Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti Recipe

Less Meat | 02.18.19

Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti Recipe

This Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti Recipe can be made in 30 minutes and is perfect for a quick, healthy weeknight dinner! Made with mushrooms, zucchini, bell pepper, cottage cheese, and delicious ziti pasta. Healthy comfort food at it’s finest!

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Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti Recipe in a white casserole dish topped with fresh basil.

Easy, healthy pasta recipes are recently my new go-to for weeknight dinners (have you tried The BEST Easy Healthy Lasagna Recipe? SO GOOD). Not only can they typically be made in 30 minutes or less, but I love that I can refrigerate the leftovers and have them throughout the week! Especially with a 6 almost 7 month old baby in our lives now. There’s no time for complicated dinners, so I’m all about quick and easy dinners right now. This Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti Recipe is a total lifesaver!

Vegetarian Baked Ziti in a casserole dish over a marble table top. Topped with fresh basil and walnuts.

Watch this video tutorial on how to make this Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti recipe!

What you need for this Vegetarian Baked Ziti recipe

Ziti or penne pasta

In this case, I actually used penne because I wasn’t able to find ziti at the grocery store that day. However, I have also made this recipe with ziti and it works both ways!

I love using this brand of ziti and penne pasta because it’s made with chickpea flour, low carb, and tastes great!

Vegetables

Bell pepper, mushrooms, and zucchini work great in vegetarian baked ziti! However, there are many vegetables that can also be used. This includes summer squash, onion, cauliflower, eggplant, and chickpeas.

Cottage cheese instead of ricotta

Many baked ziti recipes are made with ricotta. However, using cottage cheese is a great, healthy alternative! It has less calories, less fat, and tastes amazing in this baked ziti.

Close up of vegetarian baked ziti with spatula on a white marble background.

Loving this Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti Recipe? Then you’ll love these other healthy pasta recipes:

  • The BEST Easy Healthy Lasagna Recipe
  • Mushroom & Spinach Pasta Bake
  • Healthy Chicken Broccoli Pasta Casserole
This Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti Recipe can be made in 30 minutes and is perfect for a quick, healthy weeknight dinner! Made with mushrooms, zucchini, bell pepper, cottage cheese, and delicious ziti pasta. Healthy comfort food at it's finest!
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Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti Recipe

This Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti Recipe can be made in 30 minutes and is perfect for a quick, healthy weeknight dinner! Made with mushrooms, zucchini, bell pepper, cottage cheese, and delicious ziti pasta. Healthy comfort food at it's finest!
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 404 kcal
Author: Christine McMichael

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. box ziti or penne pasta (dry)
  • 4 cups pasta sauce
  • 1 red bell pepper (medium)
  • 10 oz. mushrooms
  • 1 zucchini (small)
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese (small curd)
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup parmesan
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • salt/pepper
  • fresh basil (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Cook the pasta according to directions and drain.
  • While the pasta is cooking, chop the vegetables into small pieces.
  • Place the vegetables in a casserole dish, drizzle with olive oil, and add salt/pepper/dried oregano to taste.
  • Bake the vegetables for about 10 minutes (or until they start getting soft).
  • Remove the vegetables from the oven and set aside.
  • Layer half of everything as follows: pasta, pasta sauce, vegetables, cottage cheese, mozzarella.
  • Repeat a second layer of everything in the casserole dish.
  • Top the casserole dish with parmesan and fresh basil (optional).
  • Bake for about 15-20 minutes.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Video

Notes

Carbs: 50  Fat: 14  Protein: 21

Nutrition

Calories: 404 kcal
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18 Comments

  1. Jennifer Talley says:

    June 18, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    5 stars
    It was a great weekday meal! Thanks!

    Reply
  2. Amy says:

    June 18, 2020 at 8:07 am

    5 stars
    Awesome recipe! I reckon I’d prefer penne anyway so this worked out well. And love that you used cottage cheese instead of ricotta. I’m always on the lookout for new midweek recipes to try and mix it up a bit. This would be perfect!

    Reply
  3. Marina says:

    June 18, 2020 at 4:55 am

    Great vegetarian pasta bake recipe, will definitely try it out. Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  4. Debra says:

    June 17, 2020 at 7:56 pm

    5 stars
    Perfect. Easy. Healthy. Tasty. I’m in!

    Reply
  5. JoAnne Kim says:

    April 29, 2020 at 1:34 pm

    5 stars
    So tasty! And light! We loved this! This is a keeper!

    Reply
  6. Angela Cardamone @marathonsandmotivation.com says:

    February 28, 2020 at 2:24 pm

    This recipe looks so delicious! I bet that my kids would love t try this!

    Reply
  7. Deborah Brooks says:

    February 27, 2020 at 3:15 pm

    i am a huge baked ziti fan myself! Have not tried it w cottage cheese before-interesting

    Reply
  8. Amanda Kerr says:

    February 27, 2020 at 9:58 am

    I honestly love having meat in all my dishes for fitness goals, however this dish looks beyond amazing! The pictures are also very gorgeous!

    Reply
  9. Julie @ Running in a Skirt says:

    February 19, 2019 at 2:29 pm

    5 stars
    This is my kind of recipe! I’m all about easy, healthy pasta dishes too and this one has my name on it. Can’t wait to try.

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      February 28, 2019 at 2:28 pm

      Yes!! Same here. Hope you enjoy the recipe, Julie!

      Reply
  10. Abbey Sharp says:

    February 18, 2019 at 7:43 pm

    Love baked ziti! I’ll have to try this recipe!

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      February 28, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Enjoy, Abbey!

      Reply
  11. Deborah Brooks says:

    February 18, 2019 at 7:41 pm

    Huge fan of baked ziti! I have not tried it with cottage cheese though will have to check that out. Would love to have you join our meatless Monday linkup

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      February 28, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Same here! I really love the cottage cheese in the recipe. It’s so good!

      Reply
  12. Emily @Sinful Nutrition says:

    February 18, 2019 at 5:21 pm

    Oh boy does this look delish! Baked ziti is one of my favorites!

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      February 28, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Thank you! It was so good!

      Reply
  13. Gloria says:

    February 18, 2019 at 11:59 am

    5 stars
    Love easy, healthy dinner recipes like this baked ziti. And my family loved it, too! Soooo good.

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      February 28, 2019 at 2:15 pm

      Yes, me too! Especially when they’re this easy to make!

      Reply

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