Luxurious Tofu Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 lb firm tofu
• 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 7/8 cup boiling water
• 1 cup textured vegetable protein, granules (tvp)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 4 cups marinara sauce
• 12 uncooked lasagna noodles (1/2 lb.)
• 4 ounces soy mozzarella cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 to prepare the tofu filling, blend all the ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth.
• 2 to prepare the tvp filling, pour the boiling water over the textured vegetable protein granules and let stand for about 10 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, sauté the onion, green pepper, garlic, basil, and oregano in the olive oil. add the hydrated granules and soy sauce and sauté for a few minutes.
• 4 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 5 to assemble the lasagna, cook the lasagna noodles according to the package directions and drain.
• 6 spread 1 cup marinara sauce over the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch pan.
• 7 cover the sauce with 4 cooked lasagna noodles and spread the tofu filling evenly over the noodles.
• 8 cover with 4 more cooked lasagna noodles and about 1 1/2 cups sauce, then spread the textured vegetable protein filling evenly over the layer of sauce. cover with 4 more cooked lasagna noodles and the rest of the sauce, then cover evenly with the grated soy mozzarella cheese, if desired.
• 9 cover and bake for about 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for 5 more minutes.