**Tofu Lasagna: A Plant-Based Twist on a Classic Dish**
Lasagna, a classic Italian dish, is known for its layers of pasta, cheese, and sauce. This tofu lasagna recipe offers a delicious and healthy twist on the traditional dish, using tofu as a meat substitute. The tofu is marinated in a flavorful mixture of herbs and spices, then layered with roasted vegetables, a creamy cashew sauce, and whole wheat lasagna noodles. The result is a hearty and satisfying lasagna that is packed with protein and vegetables. This recipe also includes variations for a vegan lasagna, a gluten-free lasagna, and a low-carb lasagna, making it a versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people with different dietary restrictions.
TOFU SPINACH LASAGNA
No one will guess tofu is buried in the layers of this delicious lasagna! The slimmed-down classic comes from Christine Laba of Arlington, Virginia.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h15m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, Preheat oven to 350°. In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil for 1 minute. Add mushrooms; saute until tender. Set aside., Drain tofu, reserving 2 tablespoons liquid. Place tofu and reserved liquid in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Add ricotta cheese; cover and process for 1-2 minutes or until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt and mushroom mixture. Combine spinach and remaining salt; set aside., Drain noodles. Spread half of the marinara sauce into a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Layer with three noodles, half of the tofu mixture and half of the spinach mixture. Repeat layers of noodles, tofu and spinach. Top with remaining noodles and marinara sauce. Sprinkle with cheeses. , Bake, uncovered, until heated through and cheese is melted, 30-35 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 227 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 429mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 15g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
TOFU LASAGNA
Good for people who aren't reluctant to try tofu. After this lasagna you and your guests will love it!
Provided by M.PERRY
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 55m
Yield 7
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- In a medium bowl combine tofu, eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg, milk, spaghetti sauce, parsley and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese. Spread a layer in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Layer lasagna noodles with the sauce mixture, ending with sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 324.4 calories, Carbohydrate 26.2 g, Cholesterol 81.2 mg, Fat 14.5 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 24.1 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 569.3 mg, Sugar 4.7 g
VEGAN TOFU SPINACH LASAGNA
A vegan tofu spinach lasagna. Moist and pretty tasty. Very customizable as far as spices and sauces.
Provided by Ceil Hook
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Lasagna Recipes Vegetarian Lasagna Recipes
Time 1h55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute mushrooms and onion until soft. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and Italian seasoning. Let simmer until sauce is thickened and flavors blend, at least 1 hour.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Squeeze as much water out of the spinach as possible.
- Place soft tofu, firm tofu, almond milk, lemon juice, and garlic powder in a blender or food processor. Blend into a ricotta-like consistency. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in spinach.
- Cover the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan with a thin layer of sauce, topped with a layer of lasagna noodles and 1/2 the tofu mixture. Repeat with remaining sauce, noodles, and tofu, ending with a layer of noodles and some sauce on top. Cover with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top of lasagna is hot and bubbly, 40 to 50 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.7 calories, Carbohydrate 37.1 g, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 21.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 689.4 mg, Sugar 8.3 g
EASY TOFU LASAGNA
This recipe came from a desire to use less meat and heathier alternatives in our family's food. My family loves it! We've even served it to others who are dead-set against eating anything with tofu in it and they praised it (before knowing about the tofu) and were pleasantly surprised. I hope this works as well for you as it did for me! Excellent as leftovers (better in my opinion). (P.S. I usually use the Low Fat versions of these foods, but never the fat free - it loses too much taste that way).
Provided by Cynammon
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h15m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl crumble in the drained and rinsed Hard Tofu.
- Add 12 oz of the Shredded Mozzarella, Ricotta Cheese, and spices (also, try portabello mushrooms, cooked diced chicken, spinach, broccoli, etc for added flavor).
- Fold together everything in the bowl with a large spoon- Set aside.
- In a 9" x 13" pan, spoon a layer of spaghetti sauce (using a flavored sauce- like mushroom- would save you from adding mushrooms separately).
- Then add a layer of lasagne noodles (Because the noodles are usually not long enough for this pan, I usually rip one noodle in half to use vertically and then 3 horizontally, like an elongated"E").
- Spoon on a layer of filling, then a layer of sauce, then a layer of noodles (this time a backwards"E").
- Continue layering like this until you run out of ingredients (even throwing some extra filling or sauce on top is fine).
- Top with remaining 4 oz mozzarella and some parsley.
- Cook for 45 min to 1 hr, or until hot and bubbly.
- Cut in squares.
3 CHEESE SPINACH LASAGNA WITH TOFU
For a healthier version use low-fat mozzarella and cottage cheese. If you would like to freeze one of the pans for later use, put it in the freezer before cooking it and cook for an hour and 1/2 instead of 1 hour when you are ready to use it. This was modified from a recipe in Real People Cookin' Low Fat.
Provided by littleturtle
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h45m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Bring spaghetti sauce and water to a boil; add next 5 seasonings if desired, and reduce heat to a simmer (sauce should still be a little runny when lasagna is assembled; the uncooked noodles will soak up the extra moisture).
- While sauce is simmering, combine tofu, mozzarella, cottage cheese and parsely in a large mixing bowl and stir.
- Assemble the lasagna as follows: (1) spray the bottom of two 13"x9"x2" casserole pans with PAM and spoon in just enough sauce to cover the bottom (2) Place a layer of noodles on top of the sauce (3) spread 1/4 of the cheese mixture evenly over the noodles in each pan (4) sprinkle 1/4 of the spinach over the cheese (5) pour 1/4 of the sauce evenly over the top.
- Repeat layers ending with sauce, and top with parmesan cheese.
- Cover tightly with aluminum foil, and bake at 350F for 1 hour.
BROWN-RICE LASAGNA WITH SPINACH AND TOFU
Tomato sauce, spinach, and tofu team up with brown-rice lasagna noodles, which are whole grain and free of gluten.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains Rice Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the sauce: Put tomatoes, 3 tablespoons water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a large pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes break down and sauce thickens, about 1 hour. Remove from heat. Stir in basil. Let cool.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta; cook until barely tender, about 10 minutes. Drain; rinse. Lay pasta on a clean kitchen towel; loosely cover with plastic wrap, and set aside.
- Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Coat with cooking spray. Add garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add spinach and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Drain; squeeze out any excess liquid. Transfer to a bowl. Stir in parsley. Let cool completely. Meanwhile, pulse pine nuts in a food processor until finely ground. Add tofu, cottage cheese, and pepper; puree.
- Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Cover bottom with a layer of pasta. Top with 1 1/4 cups sauce, 1 1/4 cups spinach mixture, and 3/4 cup tofu mixture, spreading each layer evenly. Repeat. Top with a layer of pasta; spread with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake until heated through and Parmesan turns golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 214 g, Cholesterol 6 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 482 g
TOFU LASAGNA -- NO NOODLES
This is a yummy vegetarian, lo-carb, lo-cal dish! It is really great for freezing in individual portions to take to work for lunch. I got the original recipe from CeeCee526 on Recipezaar but I've made a number of changes -- so I'm posting it as my own. Hope you Enjoy!!
Provided by msmia
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 197.9, Fat 12.5, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 24.4, Sodium 229.2, Carbohydrate 4.6, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 2, Protein 18.5
TOFU LASAGNA
Categories Cheese Pasta Tofu Tomato Vegetarian
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- In a medium bowl combine tofu, eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg, milk, spaghetti sauce, parsley and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese. Spread a layer in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Layer lasagna noodles with the sauce mixture, ending with sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes.
VEGETARIAN LASAGNA WITH TOFU AND ROASTED VEGETABLES
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice the zucchini, carrots, red pepper, shallots, and mushrooms into bite sized pieces and place them in a bowl. Use enough olive oil to lightly coat the vegetables with the oil and sprinkle the salt while stirring. Roast these in the oven until they crisp and are starting to caramelize, about 20-30 minutes. Set aside to let cool. While the veggies are cooking, in a medium bowl, use a spoon to break up the tofu and then add the ricotta. Stir vigorously until well blended. Add the Italian seasoning and 1/2 teaspoon of the garlic powder. Taste the mixture and add the rest of the garlic if you feel it needs it. Also determine if it needs more salt (this depends on how salty the ricotta is). Add the pepper. Taste again, this is the last time you will be able to taste it until it is done, so make sure you like the flavoring combination. Add the egg and milk and stir until all is well blended. Spoon 1/2 cup of the red sauce into the pan and spread it into an even layer. Cover the sauce with a layer of noodles. Spread half of the tofu-ricotta mixture on the layer of noodles, then top with another layer of noodles. Spread half of the vegetables and 3/4 cup of sauce on the noodles and top with half of the cheese. Repeat with noodles, the rest of the tofu-ricotta, the rest of the noodles, the rest of the sauce and vegetables, and then the rest of the cheese. Bake, covered with foil, for 25-30 minutes or until it is bubbling on the sides. Remove the foil and bake until the top is browned, about 20 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes so that it is no longer lasagna-lava.
Tips:
- Use high-quality tofu: Extra-firm tofu is the best choice for lasagna, as it holds its shape well and absorbs the flavors of the sauce.
- Press the tofu: Pressing the tofu helps to remove excess water, resulting in a firmer texture that is less likely to crumble.
- Marinate the tofu: Marinating the tofu in a flavorful mixture of herbs, spices, and liquids helps to add flavor and moisture.
- Use a variety of vegetables: Don't be afraid to experiment with different vegetables in your lasagna. Some good options include spinach, kale, mushrooms, zucchini, and bell peppers.
- Use a flavorful sauce: The sauce is one of the most important components of lasagna, so make sure to use a sauce that you love. A good option is a simple tomato sauce made with fresh tomatoes, garlic, and herbs.
- Layer the lasagna correctly: When layering the lasagna, start with a layer of sauce, then a layer of noodles, then a layer of tofu, then a layer of vegetables, and so on. Repeat the layers until you have used up all of the ingredients.
- Bake the lasagna until it is golden brown and bubbly: The lasagna is done baking when it is golden brown and bubbly around the edges. This usually takes about 30-40 minutes.
- Let the lasagna cool before serving: Let the lasagna cool for at least 15 minutes before serving. This will help it to set and make it easier to slice.
Conclusion:
Tofu lasagna is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a great way to get your daily dose of protein and vegetables, and it can be easily customized to suit your own taste preferences. With a little planning and preparation, you can make a tofu lasagna that is sure to impress your family and friends.
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