In Which You Will Not Regret Giving Up Meat for Lent

The best cake-shaped noodle casserole you will see today, guaranteed
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Welcome to Meatless Monday, a column in which we feature vegetarian recipes to help reverse the carnivorous sins of the weekend.

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

This is the last thing you'd expect to pop out of a springform pan, but boy will you be glad when it does. Our Paccheri and Cheese with Peas and Mint is a crusty, creamy monument in green and gold. It's mac and cheese on crack. And what's more, it's shaped like a cake. --Aasimah Navlakhi