Vegetarian

Lasagna
Vegetarian Recipe

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 carrots, chopped
2 large sticks celery, chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
7 ounces mushrooms, chopped
6 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
3/4 cup soft tofu
3/4 pound lasagna noodles
1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
1-1/2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté next 5 ingredients about 5 minutes until onions are soft. Stir in mushrooms and cook 1 minute. Stir in next 4 ingredients and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat. Beat tofu until smooth. Stir 1/4 cup tofu into vegetable mixture.

Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water 7-10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain. Spread a third of the vegetable mixture into a greased 9x13 inch ovenproof dish. Top with 2 sheets of pasta. Continue layering vegetable mixture and pasta, finishing with a layer of pasta. Spread remaining beaten tofu evenly over pasta. Combine breadcrumbs and cheese and sprinkle over lasagne. Bake 50 minutes, or until golden. This recipe makes 6 servings lasagna. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 6 only.