Sweet Potato Veggie Lasagna
This lasagna is so great you’ll want to make a few batches to have on hand or share with friends. This is a wonderful recipe that is filling without expanding your waistline like the original version could. This dish is the perfect dinner or pot luck “go to!”
Servings: 8 1 1/2 cup servings
Ingredients
Vegan Ricotta Layer
- 1 12-14 oz package extra firm organic tofu drained and patted dry
- 1 cup frozen spinach squeezed water out after thawing and chop
- 2 Tbl nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
Lasagna Ingredients
- 1 boxes whole grain lasagna noodles
- 1 large onion chopped
- 9 cloves garlic chopped
- 8 oz mushrooms sliced
- 1 head broccoli chopped
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 sweet potatoes peeled and cut into large chunks
- 2 25 oz. jars pasta sauce
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Topping
- 6 roma tomatoes sliced thin (any tomato will do)
- 1 cup raw cashews ground or finely chopped
Instructions
Vegan Ricotta
- Crumble the tofu into a large bowl until it resembles the texture of ricotta cheese. Add the spinach, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, basil, and salt. Stir to combine and set aside.
Lasagna
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Boil the noodles until soft. Or, if using noodles that will cook in the oven, move to step 2.
- Saute onion and garlic on medium high heat for 3 minutes in a large nonstick pan with 1/4 cup water.
- Add the mushrooms and broccoli and cook until the onions are limp and the mushrooms give up their liquid and the broccoli is crisp-tender. Add the herbs and spices. Stir to combine and reserve.
- Steam the sweet potatoes until soft. Mash in the same pan as you steam them and reserve.
To Assemble (you'll have 3 layers of noodles)
- Cover the bottom of a 9 x 13" casserole dish with a layer of pasta sauce. Add a layer of noodles. Cover the noodles with sauce again.
- Spread 1/2 of the vegetable mixture over the sauced noodles and cover with a layer of tofu ricotta and more sauce.
- Add another layer of noodles. Top with sauce, the other half of the vegetable mixture, a layer of mashed sweet potato and top with sauce.
- Top with the final layer of noodles, more sauce, and the thinly sliced tomatoes.
- Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove the foil, sprinkle with the cashews, and return to the oven for 15 minutes. Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Sweet Potato Veggie Lasagna
Amount per Serving
Calories
558
% Daily Value*
Fat
17.8
g
27
%
Saturated Fat
1.8
g
11
%
Sodium
404.3
mg
18
%
Carbohydrates
78
g
26
%
Fiber
13.5
g
56
%
Sugar
12
g
13
%
Protein
22
g
44
%
Vitamin A
3350
IU
67
%
Vitamin C
44.6
mg
54
%
Calcium
100
mg
10
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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