More and more Americans are choosing to skip the meat at meal time, therefore I felt I should come up with vegetarian dishes from time to time. This lasagna recipe is essentially the same as a previous lasagna recipe at Msfinancialsavvy.com Cheap Recipes, except that the ground turkey is replaced with one of two vegetarian mixes below.
---Ingredients---
1 whole onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
4 garlic cloves, diced
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1/4 cup chopped mushrooms
2 Tsp fresh oregano, thyme, rosemary mix (you can use bottled herbs)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 large tomato peeled and diced
2 Tsp tomato paste
1 Pint non-fat cottage cheese 75% fat free cheese (available at most grocery stores), grated (If you are a non-dairy vegetarian you can omit the cheese)
---Instead Of A Meat Mix, Use---
4 cups of store bought soy vegetarian burger mix, smash into small pieces with a fork
---OR---
4 cups of tofu mix, smash in small pieces with a fork
1 box wheat pasta, remove at least 8 strips
Note: Wheat pasta has 3 times the fiber of regular pasta
Warm vegetarian burger mix or tofu mix slightly
---Saucepan Mix---
Saucepan Mix=Vegetarian burger mix or tofu + vegetables + herbs + spices:
Mix onions, bell pepper, garlic, scallions, mushrooms,1 tablespoon of the oregano-thyme-rosemary mix, tomatoes, salt and pepper together in a saucepan and cook with 1 teaspoon of oil. Add vegetarian burger mix or tofu mix (whichever you choose), until the mixture cooks together, stir constantly, about 3-4 minutes on low heat.
---Noodles---
Boil enough lasagna noodles to cover the bottom of the lasagna pan, and the top of the lasagna mixture, add a tincture of salt to boil.
---Now, using an oblong pan---
Place one layer of lasagna noodles on the bottom of a large oblong pan, one at time, laying each noodle lengthwise and side-by-side. Place a layer of Saucepan mix on the bottom of the pan, (save enough for a second layer),
Place a layer of fat-free cottage cheese
Place another layer of Saucepan mix,
Place a layer of 75% low-fat cheese,
Place a layer of noodles
For the last layer, place a layer of 75% low-fat cheese, and spread your second tablespoon of herb mixture on the cheese.
Place completed mix in an oven and cook at 375 degrees (pre-heated) for about 15 minutes.
by Lois Center-Shabazz
