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Yum!! I want to try them all. I love lasagna! So, in the meantime I found this one in Vegetarian Times and am making it next week. I'll share it:

Ultimate vegan lasagna

2 tbsp evoo
2 med onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 10 oz bag fresh baby spinach
2 12 oz pkgs firm tofu, drained
1 8oz pkg vegan cream cheese
½ cup chopped fresh basil
¼ cup nutritional yeast

Lasagna
5 ½ cups speedy red sauce
12 uncooked whole wheat lasagna noodles
12 oz vegan Italian sausage links, crumbled or cut
1 cup shredded mozz cheese

To make filling preheat oven to 375. heat oil in skillet over med high heat. Sauté onions and garlic in oil 4-5 mins or until golden. Add spinach and cook 2-3 mins or until wilted. Transfer spinach mix to bowl of processor/blender. Add tofu, cream cheese, basil and yeast and puree until thick and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

Spread on quarter of red sauce recipe on bottom of 9x13 pan. Cover with one thirt of noodles (4-5) then half of filling and ladle on another one quarter of sauce. Repeat layer of noodles and remaining filling. Spread sausage evenly over top and top with one quarter of sauce. Finish with final layer of noodles and remaining sauce. Sprinkle with shredded cheese.

Cover lasagna with foil and bake 30 mins or until bubbling hot. Uncover and bake 15-20mins more or until noodles are tender and topping melted.

Speedy red sauce

1 12oz jar roasted red peppers, drained and rinsed
1 tbsp evoo
2 smallonions, diced,
2 tbsp dried basil or 3 tbsp fresh
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 28oz can fire roasted crushed tomatoes.

Puree peppers in blender until smooth.

Heat oil in pan over med heat. Addonions and sauté 5 mins. Add basil and garlic and sauté 1 min more. Stiri in tomatoes and red pepper puree. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer 10 mins.

Garlic bread

1 baguette, halved lengthwise
¼ cup evoo
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
1/8 tsp salt

Preheat oven 375. lay baguette cut sides up on sheet.

Heat oil in saucepan on low heat, add garlic and cook 1-2 mins stirin parsley and salt and remove from heat

Brush garlic mix on bread. Press halves back together and wrap with foil bake 15-20mins