Here is my own version of a vegan Lasagna....
16 Lasagne Noodles (either prepared or using the Pre-Cooked Noodles) (if preparing the noodles, boil them in water according to package directions)
2 cups Morningstar Farm's Grillers Crumbles
1 large onion (sauteed in 1 tablespoon Olive Oil)
2 cups fresh spinach
16 oz of Soft Tofu (1 package)
1 large Green Pepper (diced)
2 cloves of Garlic (minced)
Seasonings as per your taste; Basil, Oregano, Rosemary, etc...
1/2 jar of Prego Traditional Pasta Sauce
Line a glass or metal casserole dish with noodles along the bottom; with a little sauce to cover the bottom. Using a Food Processor, put the tofu, sauteed onion, garlic, spinach, and 2 tablesopons of Olive Oil into the Processor. Blend until this mixture is smooth and creamy. Set Aside.
On the first layer of noodles, put a layer of Grillers crumbles (half) and green pepper (half). Put another section of noodles down. On this layer, spread the Tofu Mixture over the noodles (half). Put down another layer of noodles. Put the rest of the Grillers crumbles and pepper on this layer. Put down another noodle section. Spread the rest of the Tofu Mixture over this one. One more layer of noodles goes over this. Then spread the pasta sauce over top until the entire dish until sauce covers every portion. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes with foil over top. Take the foil off and bake again for 10 minutes. Serve with Garlic or Cheese bread.
Some people like to add a little cheese (soy, of course) onto their lasagna. I feel that the Tofu mixture makes up for the cheese, so none is really needed. You can expand on this recipe very easliy by adding/subtracting layers and adding your own touch.
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So this is going to be a completely unrelated comment, but I wanted people to read it.
I had an epiphany this past weekend. I am not vegetarian or vegan and have no real issues with my carnivorous lifestyle. I was emailing my parents about an expereince I had lying in the middle of a cow pasture. It's a neat thing to do as all the cows will come up and sniff at you. My father said he had trouble with that type of thing becasue he didn't like to think of food-animals as having any sort of mental capacity. That made me think for a while... Here is what I came up with:
That sort of thing doesn't bother me because I don't mind eating things that have a mental capacity. My epiphany last weekend was that I wouldn't really mind eating a person. Of course there are cultural taboos and what not. In most situations where you might have to eat a person the people that you may be eating would be friends. I'm just saying, humans are able to digest meat and therefore animals serve the function of food...All animals.
Maybe humans' technology has advanced to the point that we consider ourselves more than an animal, but I personally think that is an illusion. We are still animals.
Now, I do feel that these sources of food should be treated with compassion. I wouldn't eat a person if they were still alive or keep them in a cage where they couldn't move or any other atrocity that people seem to have no problem doing to livestock.
Yeah... I know this was an odd rant. I'm not trying to convince any vege's to eat meat or anything. There are heaps of reasons not to eat meat and very few to continue eating it. But, in this age of economic collapse and war on ideals, maybe we should all question our reliance on processing. Where will one get their tvp and tofu if the proverbial poo hits the fan? How far would you have to be pushed to eat meat?exhiz
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