Tofu Lasagna -- No Noodles - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    14 ounces extra firm tofu (press out liquid & slice very thinly)
    1/2 cup textured vegetable protein (texturized vegetable protein)
    1/2 cup vegetable broth (from boullion)
    1 teaspoon fennel
    1 jar pasta sauce (I use Prego mushroom)
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed
    8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
    1/4 teaspoon Molly McButter (approx 2 shakes) (optional)
    1/4 teaspoon garlic granules
    1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
    8 ounces fat-free cottage cheese
    1/4 cup egg substitute
    8 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
    dried chipotle powder (McCormick Brand) (optional)
    salt & pepper
Preparation
    Press tofu under heavy weight for approx.
    1 hour to remove the liquid-- will make thinly slicing much easier.
    Reconstitute TVP w/ hot vege broth-- let stand for 3-5 minutes then saute in olive oil in sauce pan to lightly brown.
    Add jar sauce to TVP and add fennel (for a hint of sausage flavoring).
    In seperate pan, saute spinach& mushrooms in oil-- add garlic, parsley, Molly McButter& salt/pepper.
    In a food processor, puree cottage cheese w/ egg substitute.
    Add sauted vegetables& process just to combine.
    Slice tofu thinly for use as\"lasagna noodles\".
    Start w/ a layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
    Layer tofu slices (season each layer of tofu w/ salt, pepper& chipotle), vegetable/cheese mixture, more sauce and then grated mozarella.
    You should get about three layers-- end w/ mozarella on top Bake, covered at 350 for 45 minutes.

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