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  "slug": "vegetable-ricotta-rotini-bake",
  "title": "Vegetable Ricotta Rotini Bake",
  "description": "A baked rotini adaptation of the vegetable tofu-ricotta manicotti.",
  "category": "Main dishes",
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  "recipeYield": "One 9×13-inch pan",
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    "One 9×13-inch pan",
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  "ingredients": [
    "1 lb rotini",
    "Your prepared tofu ricotta",
    "8 oz mushrooms, chopped",
    "1 green pepper, diced",
    "½–1 onion, diced",
    "Spinach, chopped",
    "1–1½ cups vegan mozzarella",
    "1 large jar (about 32 oz) marinara",
    "1 tbsp olive oil",
    "Garlic, as in the manicotti recipe"
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  "instructions": [
    "Cook rotini in salted water 2 minutes less than package directions; drain.",
    "Sauté onion, mushrooms and green pepper in olive oil 7–10 minutes; add garlic and spinach for last 1–2 minutes.",
    "Combine rotini, prepared tofu ricotta, vegetables, about 1 cup vegan mozzarella and roughly 2/3 of marinara. Add more sauce if dry.",
    "Spread thin marinara layer in 9×13-inch pan. Add pasta mixture; top with remaining sauce and another 1/2 cup mozzarella.",
    "Cover and bake at 375°F about 25 minutes. Uncover another 10–15 minutes until bubbling; rest 5–10 minutes."
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        "Spinach, chopped",
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  "notes": [
    "Source lists prepared tofu ricotta without repeating its formula. Referenced ricotta at 1703 uses 2 blocks (14 oz each) tofu, 1/4 cup nutritional yeast, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp basil, 1 tsp parsley or Italian seasoning, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2–1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper.",
    "The source lists 1–1½ cups mozzarella, but its directions allocate about 1 cup inside and another 1/2 cup on top.",
    "Leave zucchini out in this variation."
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  "editorialNote": "Ingredient quantities or preparation details are incomplete; missing values have not been invented.",
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