Vegan " Meat & Cheese" Spinach Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Spinach Ricotta Cheese mixture
1 (10 1/2 ounce) package firm tofu, well-drained
8 ounces tofutti vegan cream cheese
1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well-drained
1 large white onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 teaspoons basil (dried or fresh)
2 teaspoons parsley (dried or fresh)
ground pepper
salt
9 lasagna noodles, cooked
20 ounces tomato sauce
12 ounces frozen morningstar soy crumbles (\"ground beef\")
2 cups mushrooms, chopped
vegan parmesan cheese (optional)

Preparation

In olive oil, saute chopped onions and garlic, Stir in mushrooms, basil and parsley and saute for a few more minutes.
In a bowl, combine saute pan contents with well-squeezed/drained tofu and vegan cream cheese.
Add well-drained spinach to saute pan and heat briefly to remove any remaining moisture in spinach, Incorporate into \"cheese\" mixture, salt and pepper liberally.
Cover bowl and let sit in fridge for at least 30 minute,preferably over night-The longer it sits together, the better the flavors meld, (This is also nice because you get 1/2 the prep done the night before and can throw your lasagna together in minutes the next day).
Heat \"ground beef\" crumbles in pan with some of the tomato sauce, about 1/2 to 1c.
Cook lasagna noodles according to package (usually 12 minutes), Add oil to salted boiling water to keep noodles from sticking to one another.
Spray 9x13 dish w/ non-stick, Layer 3 noodles, layer half remaining tomato sauce, layer half of \"cheese\" mixture, 2nd layer noodles, layer all \"ground beef\" mixture, layer second half of \"cheese\" mixture, 3rd layer noodles covered with remaining tomato sauce. Sprinkle top liberally with vegan parmesan cheese.
Cover with foil and bake at 400\u00b0F for 30 minutes, and uncovered for another 10 minutes.
Let sit for 5+ minutes before serving.