vegan spinach lasagna

Vegan Spinach Lasagna

Nicole Paternoster, United States
This lasagna is a great comfort food and an awesome replacement if you cannot eat dairy or choose not to.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

For the Ricotta:

  • 1 16 ounce container of vegan ricotta Tofutti, Kitehill
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano

For the Lasagna:

  • Ricotta
  • 1−2 pounds fresh spinach lightly steamed
  • 8 ounces no-boil lasagna noodles
  • 7 cups pasta sauce of your choice or make your own
  • ¼ cup soy parmesan or vegan parmesan I like "Follow Your Heart"

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • To make the spinach, steam at least 1 pound of fresh spinach (I preferat least 1 and 1/2 pounds) for about a minute or two, just until slightlywilted.
  • Drain well, the mix the spinach into the ricotta.
  • To assemble the lasagna, spread 1 cup of the pasta sauce over the bottom of the baking dish. Then cover the sauce with a layer of noodles.
  • Next, spread half of the ricotta mixture over the noodles, and top with2 more cups of the sauce.
  • Add another layer of noodles, the rest of the ricotta, 2 cups more of the sauce, and the rest of the noodles.
  • Spoon the remaining 2 cups of sauce over the noodles (make sure youcover all the edges), and sprinkle some parmesan over the top.
  • Cover with parchment paper and then with foil.
  • Bake for 60 minutes and remove parchment and foil for last 5 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and let rest for 15-30 minutes.
Keyword vegan, vegetarian

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