Vegan Lasagna: Ricotta's Revenge

Name: Vegan Lasagna: Ricotta's Revenge
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box lasagna noodles; 1 quart pasta sauce; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 lb extra firm tofu; 1 cup spinach leaves; 2 clove garlic; 1 small onion; 8 oz mushrooms; 1/3 cup olives, sliced; 8 Vegan Mozzarella (i like daiya); 1 salt & pepper; 1 fresh Italian herbs (recommended); 1 fresh tomato (recommended)

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Ingredients

1 hour 15 mins

8 servings

1 boxlasagna noodles
1 quartpasta sauce
1 tbspolive oil
1 lbextra firm tofu
1 cupspinach leaves
2 clovegarlic
1 smallonion
8 ozmushrooms
1/3 cupolives, sliced
8Vegan Mozzarella (i like daiya)
1salt & pepper
1fresh Italian herbs (recommended)
1fresh tomato (recommended)

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Steps

1 hour 15 mins

1

Preheat oven to 400. Boil noodles al dente according to package directions, or use no boil I won't judge you. These next steps can be done simultaneously: while your water is boiling, start the saute, while that's cooking down make the ricotta and it'll go pretty fast.
2

Saute onion a few minutes over medium heat, add 2 cloves garlic, black pepper. Add sliced mushrooms, turn heat to medium-low, add pinch of salt and cover. Saute until mushrooms become opaque and drop their (delicious) liquid, about ten minutes. Uncover, turn the heat up to medium high and reduce liquid, about five minutes. If you get any stuck to the pan, deglaze with balsamic. Add olives at the end. If you have any fresh Italian herbs, add them too!
3

Make tofu ricotta. Drain tofu and add to food processor or blender. Add spinach and 2 cloves garlic. Blend quickly while slowly adding olive oil. You're not trying to liquefy it, just a few seconds should do.
4

Build the lasagna. In a 9x13ish baking pan or large cast iron skillet, add olive oil and thin layer of pasta sauce. Lay down one layer of noodles, top with tofu ricotta. Another layer of noodles, add mushroom saute. I like to throw a little sauce in that layer bc i don't want it to be too dry in the middle. Top with another noodle layer, then dump the rest of the sauce on top. Cover and bake at 400 for 20 minutes.
5

Uncover and top with your favorite vegan pizza cheese (I like daiya). Fresh tomato slices also heavenly. Really anything you'd top a pizza with, you're going to like here. Bake another 10-15. Let it cool at least ten minutes before serving.