Vegan Lasagna I

A thick tomato-based sauce is cooked up with hints of garlic, onion, parsley, and basil, and layered with a tofu and spinach filling.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 511 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

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.

Step 7

Cover the pan with foil and bake the lasagna for 30 minutes. Serve hot and enjoy.