Not So Guilty Pleasure

I have a confession to make. I love Rachael Ray. I've loved her for YEARS, back when she first started on Food Network. I loved her cheerful attitude. I was vegetarian when I discovered her, and although she does cook with a lot of meat, she's always been veg friendly so it was easy to make some swaps.
I remember when I mentioned an old boyfriend who hated her, I was surprised that a lot of people commented that they agreed with him! I guess she isn't for everybody, and some of her food puns can be a bit much, but overall I still love her cheerful attitude.
I haven't owned a TV in years so I don't watch her on the regular, but when I'm feeling blue I do find clips on YouTube! She has nine million shows on the food network so there's an endless supply of choices!
Recently I watched her make a sloppy Joe pasta bake, and I knew that I had to veganize it! She just mixed sloppy Joe's with some cooked pasta and cheddar cheese and baked it for a little bit. Super easy to veganize!!
One of my favorite recipes ever is the Snobby Joe's from Veganomicon. I have the recipe memorized I've made it so much! I don't add green or yellow pepper because bell peppers should NEVER be cooked in my opinion. Unless they're blended. Anyway, I just made a batch of Snobby Joe's, but made them a little more soupy than I normally would.

I tossed this mixture with some cooked brown rice rotini, added a little Violife cheddar cheese and baked for about twenty minutes. It's everything I dreamed it would be!

I topped my bowl with nooch and Cholula. It's not a very pretty meal, but it tastes so amazing! It's also very budget friendly, I have a lot of leftovers, and the whole dish was under two dollars to make. I love lentils!