Spinach lasagna with tofu \"cheese\"

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
9Cooked lasagna noodles
2Jars fat-free marinara sauce
16ouncesFrozen broccoli
½teaspoonOnion powder
½teaspoonMinced garlic
½cupAll purpose flour
3cupsSkim milk
1pack(10 oz.) of frozen spinach; thawed and drained
1canGreat northern beans
1packLight extra firm tofu or an extra can of beans
6Halves dried tomatoes; rehydrated
1packSpagetti sauce mix
½teaspoonRed pepper
½teaspoonMinced garlic

Directions

BROCCOLI MIXTURE

SPINACH MIXTURE

CHEESE

"Cheese" mixture: Put tofu in food processor and process until smooth.

Remove and drain on paper towels for 5 min. Drain the beans and put all ingredients for cheese mixture in processor. Process untill smooth and combined.

Broccoli mixture: Put all ingredients for mixture in a skillet and heat through.

Spinach mixture: Put milk in a saucepan. Add flour slowly while whisking.

Heat over medium heat until boiling while stirring constantly. Continue to heat until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in spinach.

Putting it all together: Lightly spray a 13x9 inch pan with cooking spray.

Put ½ c of the spinach mixture in the bottom. Cover with 3 noodles. Layer half of the cheese mix, half of the borccoli mix and some marinara sauce.

Top this with a little of the spinach mixture and three more noodles.

Repeat the layers. Cover the last three noodles generously with spinach mixture. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake at 375 for about 35 minutes.

Posted to fatfree digest by Tracy_C_Watson@... on May 20, 1998