Ultimate Vegan Lasagna
This recipe eliminates the messy, time-consuming process of preboiling the noodles—use any whole-wheat, brown rice, or regular lasagna noodles right out of the box. They'll cook in the sauce.
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Ingredients
Filling
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped (2 cups)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (1 Tbs.)
- 10-oz. bag fresh baby spinach
- 2 12-oz. pkgs. firm tofu, drained
- 1 8-oz. pkg. vegan cream cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
Lasagna
- 5 1/2 cups Speedy Red Sauce
- 12 uncooked whole-wheat lasagna noodles
- 12 oz. vegan Italian sausage links, cut into thin rounds, or soy sausage crumbles, broken apart
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella flavor vegan cheese (3 oz.)
Preparation
1. To make Filling: Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onions and garlic in oil 4 to 5 minutes, or until golden. Add spinach, and cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until wilted. Transfer spinach mixture to bowl of food processor. Add tofu, cream cheese, basil, and nutritional yeast, and purée until mixture is thick and smooth. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
2. Spread one-quarter of Speedy Red Sauce recipe on bottom of 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Cover with one-third of noodles (4 or 5 noodles), then half of Filling, and ladle on another one-quarter of sauce. Repeat layer of noodles and remaining Filling. Spread sausage evenly over top, and top with one-quarter of sauce. Finish with final layer of noodles and remaining sauce. Sprinkle with shredded cheese.
3. Cover lasagna with foil, and bake 30 minutes, or until bubbling hot. Uncover, and bake 15 to 20 minutes more, or until noodles are tender and topping is melted. Remove from oven, and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Information
- Calories 508
- Carbohydrate Content 60 g
- Cholesterol Content 0 mg
- Fat Content 19 g
- Fiber Content 13 g
- Protein Content 33 g
- Saturated Fat Content 3 g
- Sodium Content 817 mg
- Sugar Content 10 g