We love to try new recipes including this Dairy Free Pasta Bake. It’s dairy free, which means it’s safe for those with a dairy allergy or intolerance. It also includes lots of healthy ingredients like cauliflower, spaghetti squash, and nutritional yeast (which is high in B vitamins!).

Let’s make yummy dairy free pasta bake recipe!

Our Dairy Free Pasta Bake is a hearty dinner and will fill hungry tummies right up. It’s packed with protein and fiber too. With cooked chicken (you can cheat and use a cooked rotisserie chicken from the deli) this recipe can be as short as about 30 minutes, but if you use raw chicken it could be up to about 2-3 hours to make depending on the heat you cook it at.

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yummy Dairy Free Pasta Bake ingredients

Here’s what you need to make yummy dairy pasta bake recipe.

• 2 large, cooked chicken breasts (raw if you have more time)
• 1 large jar of your favorite pasta sauce (we used tomato basil)
• 2-4 gloves of garlic
• 2 bay leaves
• sea salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 cup steamed beets
• 1 cup steamed cauliflower
• and 1 cup cooked spaghetti squash
• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast (you can purchase this at most health food stores, specialty stores or online)
• 1 container of vegan ricotta
• 1 pound short pasta (we used orecchiette)
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil

Directions to make yummy dairy free pasta bake recipe

Step 1

Use a larger pot to make the sauce. Pour in the jar of sauce, beets, cauliflower, squash, garlic, bay leaves, sea salt, pepper and chicken. (Note: I like to use chicken that is just cooked through and not overdone, just break into a few pieces when adding to the pot. If you have a little more time, you can cook the chicken right in the sauce, it just takes a bit longer for it to cook and then become fall apart tender.)

Step 2

Stir well and simmer until the chicken breaks part on its own.

Step 3

Once the chicken is fully mixed in, add in the nutritional yeast and vegan ricotta, and stir lightly. Cover and continue to simmer until the pasta is ready.

Step 4

Cook pasta per box instructions, strain well and then mix into the chicken and sauce.

Step 5

Transfer the entire pot into a large oven safe baking dish. I used one that was 9 x 13.

Step 6

Top with bread crumbs, drizzle with olive or avocado oil and a dusting of sea salt.

Step 7

Then bake at 400 degrees just until the bread crumbs have started to brown up a bit.

Allow to cool for a few minutes before enjoying.

looking for More Delicious Recipes to go with our pasta?

• This 3 Ingredient Dairy Free Cream Pie makes a great dessert to go with our dairy free pasta bake.
• This Sweet Potato Skillet will partner well with this recipe!
• How about a Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti when you want to try another pasta recipe.

Did you make this yummy dairy free pasta bake recipe? What did your family think?