Savory Veggie Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup red wine
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce (i use tamari)
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• black pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) package tempeh, diced (or use another meat substitute of your choice)
• 6 garlic cloves, minced (or to taste)
• 2 shallots, minced
• 1/2 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1 head cauliflower, chopped
• 1 head broccoli, chopped
• 1 medium zucchini, diced
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 1/2 cups cheese (i used a mix of cheddar and jarlsburg...use whatever you have on hand, or soy cheese if vegan)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 whisk together marinade ingredients (red wine, tamari, hot sauce, spices).
• 3 add tempeh, garlic, and musrooms to marinade. turn mixture into casserole dish (mine is 9x13). the pieces should be evenly distributed and about half-covered by marinade. spoon out any excess marinade and combine with chopped veggies.
• 4 cover baking dish with foil and bake for 10 minutes.
• 5 mix broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini (or whatever vegetables you're using) with reserved marinade.
• 6 add veggies and extra marinade to casserole. distribute evenly, recover with foil, and bake for 15 minutes.
• 7 after 15 minutes, veggies should be just starting to get soft.
• 8 sprinkle half the cheese over veggies, top with chopped tomatoes, and top with remaining cheese.
• 9 recover and bake 10 more minutes.
• 10 enjoy with crusty bread, rice or couscous.