The following recipe is from the Vegetarian Times: http://www.vegetariantimes.com
(scroll down to the bottom of the page). I haven't made it yet,
but I plan to! it sounds pretty good.
A meatless and cheeseless lasagna that even your mother could
love.
The tomato sauce recipe makes enough to serve on the side or to
freeze and enjoy later with pasta.
Tomato Sauce:
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
- Three (28-oz.) cans peeled plum tomatoes, chopped with juices
reserved
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- Lasagna:
- 1 Tbs. salt
- 1 lb. dry uncooked eggless lasagna noodles
- 2 (16-oz.) packages firm tofu, drained
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
For the sauce, in large, heavy saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until onion
is soft, about 5 minutes.
Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Add tomatoes with juice, basil, parsley, oregano and red pepper
flakes. Cover and simmer over low heat about 1 hour.
Season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, bring large pot of water to boil.
When water boils, add salt and noodles.
Cook until al dente, about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Drain, rinse with water and drain again.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Crumble tofu into medium bowl.
Add garlic, basil, parsley, salt and pepper.
Stir until well blended.
To assemble, spoon about 1 cup sauce over bottom of 13- by 9-inch
baking dish. Add layer of noodles and top with one-third tofu
mixture.
Spoon over about 1 1/2 cups sauce and top with another layer of
noodles.
Cover with one-third tofu mixture and top with 1 1/2 cups of sauce
and another layer of noodles.
Top with remaining tofu mixture and 1 cup sauce.
Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and let stand about 15 minutes before cutting
and serving.
Serve with remaining sauce. Makes 12 servings.
Per Serving: 219 Cal.; 13g Prot.; 6g Fat; 27g Carb.; 0 Chol.;
493mg Sod.; 3g Fiber.
