Preheat the oven to 400

Place the zucchini strips on parchment paper on a baking tray and bake for 15 mins (keep the oven on once you remove them)

Bonus: make vegan ricotta cheese by blending together 2 cups of silvered blanched almonds, 2-3 tsp of nutritional yeast, 2 tbsp of lemon juice, 1/2 tsp of sea salt, dash of garlic powder, dash of oregano, and 3/4 cups of water). To get the consistency right you can slowly add more water as needed!

Add the diced tomato and jalapeno

Add the diced green pepper and mushrooms and spinach

Once the veggies are semi-cooked, add a ground meat alternative of your choice (I used half a package of Yves ground round)

Add seasonings of your liking

Add pasta sauce

Add cooked pasta noodles (penne or macaroni) to mixture

Let this bake at 400 for 45 mins with aluminum foil over the top

Bon appetit!