Veggie Casserole

Impress your vegetarian guests with this delish meat-free meal. This recipe features a ground meat alternative which can easily be replaced with ground turkey or ground chicken if you prefer a non-vegetarian option. Serve this dish with a side salad for a complete meal.

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Servings: 8
Serving Size: ~ 1½ cups

Ingredients for veggie casserole:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 ½ cups riced cauliflower
• 3 cups Morning Star ground meat
• 3 cups marinara sauce
• 1 cup canned mushrooms
•   1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 cup part skim shredded mozzarella cheese
•   ¼ tsp salt
• Pinch of pepper

Directions for veggie casserole:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a medium-size skillet heat olive oil and riced cauliflower over medium heat
3. In a separate medium-size skillet heat Morning Star ground meat over medium heat
4. Stir in mushrooms and marinara sauce
5.   Use a medium size mixing bowl to combine ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and salt, pepper
6. Assemble casserole using a 9x13 inch casserole dish
7. Meat mixture
8. Rice cauliflower mixture
9. Cheese mixture
10. Repeat until there are 3 layers
11. Bake casserole at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes