Raise the Roof Sweet Potato-Vegetable Lasagna

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By Rip Esselstyn - Engine 2 Diet
Serves 10 to 12

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 small head garlic, all cloves chopped or pressed
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 head broccoli, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
• 1 can corn, drained
• 1 package Silken Lite tofu
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 2 jars pasta sauce
• 2 boxes whole grain lasagna noodles
• 16 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained
• 2 sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
• 6 Roma tomatoes, sliced thin
• 1 cup raw cashews, ground

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from vegetarian.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees

1. Sauté onions and garlic on high heat for 3 minutes in a wok or nonstick pan.
2. Add mushrooms, and cook until onions are limp and mushrooms give up their liquid. Remove them to a large bowl with a slotted spoon. Reserve mushroom liquid in pan.
3. Sauté broccoli and carrots for 5 minutes, and add to mushroom bowl.
4. Sauté peppers and corn until just beginning to soften. Add to the vegetable bowl.
5. Drain the tofu by wrapping in paper towels. Break it up directly in the towel and mix into the vegetable bowl.
6. Add spices to vegetable bowl and combine.

To assemble:

1. Cover the bottom of a 9- by 13-inch casserole dish with a layer of sauce. Add a layer of noodles. Cover the noodles with sauce. This way the noodles cook in the oven, saving time and energy.
2. Spread the vegetable mixture over the sauced noodles. Cover with a layer of noodles and another dressing of sauce.
3. Add the spinach to the second layer of sauced noodles. Cover the spinach with the mashed sweet potatoes.
4. Add another layer of sauce, the final layer of noodles, and a last topping of sauce.
5. Cover the lasagna with thinly sliced Roma tomatoes.
6. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
7. Remove foil, sprinkle with cashews, and return to the oven for 15 minutes.
8. Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.