vegan lasagna i

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 4 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 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
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 3 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• make the sauce: in a large, heavy saucepan, over medium heat, heat the olive oil. place the onions in the saucepan and saute them until they are soft, about 5 minutes. add the garlic; cook 5 minutes more.
• place the tomatoes, tomato paste, basil and parsley in the saucepan. stir well, turn the heat to low and let the sauce simmer covered for 1 hour. add the salt and pepper.
• while the sauce is cooking bring a large kettle of salted water to a boil. boil the lasagna noodles for 9 minutes, then drain and rinse well.
• preheat the oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• place the tofu blocks in a large bowl. add the garlic, basil and parsley. add the salt and pepper, and mash all the ingredients together by squeezing pieces of tofu through your fingers. mix well.
• assemble the lasagna: spread 1 cup of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch casserole pan. arrange a single layer of lasagna noodles, 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, and top it with another layer of the noodles. then sprinkle another 1/3 of the tofu mixture over the noodles, top the tofu with 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce, and place a final layer of noodles over the tomato sauce. finally, top the noodles with the final 1/3 of the tofu, and spread the remaining tomato sauce over everything.
• cover the pan with foil and bake the lasagna for 30 minutes. serve hot and enjoy.