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No-Boil Cherry Tomato Ziti with Basil Tofu

Ziti cooks right in a jammy cherry tomato and basil sauce with broccoli and edamame, finished with creamy lemon-basil tofu dollops, melty mozzarella and a crunchy Parmesan crumb.

No-Boil Cherry Tomato Ziti with Basil Tofu

Ingredients

  • 14 oz400 gFirm tofupressed
  • 10½ oz300 gPasta, dryziti or penne
  • 3⅓ cups500 gCherry tomatoeshalved
  • 2¾ cups600 gVegetable broth
  • 2½ tbsp40 gTomato paste
  • 3⅓ cups florets300 gBroccolicut into small florets
  • 1¼ cups150 gShelled edamame, frozen
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onionfinely chopped
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2 tbsp27 gOlive oil
  • 1 cup leaves24 gFresh basiltorn
  • 1 tbsp15 gLemon juice
  • 1 tsp1 gDried oregano
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gCrushed red pepper
  • 3 oz80 gPart-skim mozzarellashredded
  • ¼ cup grated25 gGrated Parmesan
  • ¼ cup30 gPlain dry breadcrumbs
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) with a rack in the middle.
  2. Make the basil tofu: in a bowl, crumble the tofu with a fork until it looks like ricotta. Mix in the lemon juice, half of the basil, one quarter of the garlic, half of the salt and half of the black pepper. Set aside.
  3. Make the crumb topping: in a small bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, the Parmesan and one third of the olive oil. Set aside.
  4. In a Dutch oven, warm the remaining two thirds of the olive oil over medium heat and cook the onion 5 minutes until soft. Add the remaining three quarters of the garlic, the oregano and the red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute.
  5. Stir in the tomato paste for 1 minute, then add the cherry tomatoes, vegetable broth, the remaining half of the salt and the remaining half of the black pepper. Bring to a boil and stir in the dry pasta, pressing it under the liquid.
  6. Cover and bake 15 minutes.
  7. Stir in the broccoli and edamame, cover again and bake 10 minutes more, until the pasta is nearly tender.
  8. Uncover, drop spoonfuls of the basil tofu over the pasta, scatter the mozzarella around them and sprinkle the crumb topping over everything.
  9. Bake uncovered 12 to 15 minutes until the cheese bubbles and the crumbs are golden.
  10. Rest 5 minutes, then top with the remaining half of the basil and serve.

Contains: Milk, Gluten, Soy. Some brands contain egg.

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