There it issss^ the masterpiece: Tofu, quinoa, spinach, cheesy lasagna/spaghetti.
You ever have those days where you realize you have a few things that you just haven't cooked in a longggg time cause you either forget about it or you bought it one day cause you have good intentions of making a great meal with the new recipe you got and then that kinda just doesn't end up happening.. and you just need to do something with it? Well thats where this recipe originated from. Who knows it may be a totally real recipe but whatever thats not the point, the point is i came up with this on my own and I'm pretty proud :) My original plan was just to make some regular ol' lasagna, until i realized i bought ricotta cheese but i totally forgot to buy mozzarella and never took out the ground turkey to thaw and didn't buy extra lasagna noodles, so that plan was a fail. BUT, i did have a lot of spaghetti noodles, mexican cheese, and tofu.. and the spinach and quinoa kinda came in later on when i realized i had a lot of that stuff too.
The recipe I'm going to give will be strictly for lasagna so people aren't getting confused with the spaghetti noodles and mexican cheese in it.
heres what you'll need--
-lasagna noodles
-14 or 15oz. ricotta cheese
-italian seasoning
-shredded mozzarella cheese
-tofu
-quinoa
-spinach
-1 egg
-spaghetti sauce
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-You boil your noodles (unless you bought "no boil" noodles -- check the box for that)
- In a mixing bowl mix together a medium tub(14-15oz.) of ricotta cheese, half a tub of tofu (include about a tablespoon of the tofu water), 1 egg, two tablespoons of italian seasoning, two handfuls of fresh spinach, two handfuls of shredded mozzarella cheese, and about 1/4 cup of quinoa or as much as you please. you'll need a mixer or food processor to mix all of these ingredients together.
-once your noodles are boiled run them under cool water and lay them out so they don't stick together and end up ripping apart.
-preheat your oven to 375 degrees
-in a 9x13 casserole dish layer the bottom with spaghetti sauce
-then you can start layering your pasta! noodles, cheesy tofu mix, sauce..noodles, cheesy tofu mix, sauce.. continue this layering until you've reached the top where your last layer will be noodles. Top it off with some shredded mozzarella cheese, sauce, and some more sprinkled italian seasoning.
-put it in the oven for 15-20mins or until the top layer is golden brown.
Bon Appetit!
-anjhel s.s.
