Vegan Lasagna I

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Description

This lasagna is VERY good and is also a vegan recipe.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ½ cups chopped onion
  • 3 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 4 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
  • ⅓ cup tomato paste
  • ½ cup chopped fresh basil
  • ½ cup chopped parsley
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles
  • 2 pounds firm tofu
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

Instructions

  1. Make the sauce: In a large
  2. heavy saucepan
  3. over medium heat
  4. heat the olive oil. Place the onions in the saucepan and saute them until they are soft
  5. about 5 minutes. Add the garlic; cook 5 minutes more.
  6. Place the tomatoes
  7. tomato paste
  8. basil and parsley in the saucepan. Stir well
  9. turn the heat to low and let the sauce simmer covered for 1 hour. Add the salt and pepper.
  10. While the sauce is cooking bring a large kettle of salted water to a boil. Boil the lasagna noodles for 9 minutes
  11. then drain and rinse well.
  12. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  13. Place the tofu blocks in a large bowl. Add the garlic
  14. basil and parsley. Add the salt and pepper
  15. and mash all the ingredients together by squeezing pieces of tofu through your fingers. Mix well.
  16. Assemble the lasagna: Spread 1 cup of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9×13 inch casserole pan. Arrange a single layer of lasagna noodles
  17. sprinkle one-third of the tofu mixture over the noodles. Distribute the spinach evenly over the tofu. Next ladle 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce over the tofu
  18. and top it with another layer of the noodles. Then sprinkle another 1/3 of the tofu mixture over the noodles
  19. top the tofu with 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
  20. and place a final layer of noodles over the tomato sauce. Finally
  21. top the noodles with the final 1/3 of the tofu
  22. and spread the remaining tomato sauce over everything.
  23. Cover the pan with foil and bake the lasagna for 30 minutes. Serve hot and enjoy.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Servings: 8

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