Artichoke and Spinach Lasagna

Artichoke and Spinach Lasagna

This lasagna has a lot of flavour, so do not expect there to be leftovers. It is pretty simple to make, but there are a couple of ingredients that need to be made before being assembled.

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 28 oz can chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup red wine
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp vegetable stock powder
pinch stevia, or to taste. Optional
1/2 tsp oregano
 lasagna noodles, oven ready variety
1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 pkg frozen spinach, drained and chopped
2 cups homemade oat cheese, made without the roasted red peppershttp://barbsplantbasedkitchen.blogspot.ca/p/vegan-oat-cheese-in-grilled-cheese_20.html
1 recipe Vegan Ricotta, recipe below

Directions


To make the tomato sauce:


Saute the onion using as little water as possible.

When the onion is soft, add the garlic and cook for about a minute.

Add in  the tomato paste,  tomatoes, wine, vegetable powder, black pepper ,stevia and oregano.

Cook for about 30 minutes on low heat. Stirring as required. Set aside.

Prepare oat cheese.  http://barbsplantbasedkitchen.blogspot.ca/p/vegan-oat-cheese-in-grilled-cheese_20.html

Prepare vegan ricotta.

Combine artichokes and spinach in a bowl.

Vegan Ricotta 

14 oz, soft tofu, plus
1 cup soft tofu
1-2 tsp vegetable stock powder
Smidgen stevia powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 tsp lemon juice

Place all ingredients for ricotta in the blender and process until smooth

To Assemble Lasagna

Place about 1/2 to 3/4 cup tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan.

Cover with a layer of noodles.

Spread about half of the ricotta over the noodles and top with the spinach and artichoke mix.

Top the vegetable mix with half the the oat cheese. Top this with about 1/2 -3/4 cup tomato sauce.

Keep layering until all the ingredients are used up, making sure to top the entire lasagna with the last of the sauce and some oat cheese.

Cover with foil.

Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 45 minutes then remove foil and bake for about 15 minutes more.

Let sit for about 15 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!