This easy vegan lasagna is the best vegan lasagna you will ever have. Tofu ricotta with spinach, layered with flavorful tomato sauce and cashew cream is mouthwatering, loved by meat-eaters.
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This recipe Vegan Lasagna is an updated recipe that I shared back in 2011. I have since simplified it or at least made the instructions clearer and updated some of the photos:
It is one of those dishes that I prepare for special occasions or when I’m in the mood for comfort foods, like my Vegan Mac and Cheese. This recipe is always a big hit when I serve it and I can’t ever remember having leftovers. It has stood the test of time.
This delicious vegan gluten-free lasagna is guaranteed not to stay in the serving dish very long. It can be prepared ahead of time and freezes well for your big event so you can have more time for other preparations.
You can use any kind of hummus you have on hand for the vegan ricotta. I used brown rice lasagna but you can use slices of zucchini or roasted eggplant slices instead.
For other casserole dishes, check out my Easy Black Bean Enchilada and my Gluten-Free Cauliflower Casserole dishes.
How To Make Vegan Gluten-Free Lasagna
For the lasagna, I sauteed onion, garlic, bell peppers, and zucchini, and added pasta sauce. Then I prepared tofu ricotta by mashing tofu and adding Italian seasoning, then preparing a creamy cashew sauce mixed into the tofu.
I used a combination of garlic hummus and cashew cream with excellent results (see recipe notes for instructions on how to make cashew cream).
I layer the pasta sauce, lasagna sheets (no need to precook your noodles), tofu ricotta, pasta sauce, and cashew cream then repeat, sometimes I end by topping off the lasagna with vegan shredded cheese
This recipe is amazing and will be a huge hit when you serve it!
I have used several gluten-free vegan lasagna noodles with success, here is a list of gluten-free lasagna sheets.
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Categories
- Categories: Gluten-Free, Vegan
- Courses: Entrée, Main Course
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
(Per portion)- Energy: 34 kcal / 142 kJ
- Fat: 16 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Carbs: 46 g
Cooking Time
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 55 min
- Ready in: 1 h 35 min
Ingredients
Lasagna
- 1 pound lasagna noodles, uncooked (I used Jovial Brown Rice Lasagna Noodles)
Pasta Sauce
- 2 26 ounce jar pasta sauce, (garlic basil)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 zucchini, diced
Tofu Ricotta
- 1 pound extra-firm tofu, drained and mashed and set aside in a large bowl
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup cashew cream, recipe below
- 1/2 cup hummus
- 1 pound spinach, chopped
Cashew Cream
- 1 1/2 cups cashews, soaked for 1 hour
- 3/4 - 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon salt
- shredded vegan cheese, optional
- basil leaves, to garnish
Instructions
To Prepare Pasta Sauce
- Preheat oven 375 degrees. In a skillet over medium heat oil, add onion, garlic, red bell pepper, a zucchini and cook until tender. Add pasta sauce, stir and set aside.
To Prepare Tofu Ricotta
- Mash tofu with your hand or a fork and stir in spinach, Italian seasonings and set aside.
- Prepare cashew Cream: using a food processor or blender, process cashew, water, lemon juice, yeast flakes, onion powder, garlic powder, salt until creamy.
- Mix 1/2 cup cashew cream and hummus with mashed tofu and set aside
To Assemble Lasagna
- Place a thin layer of pasta sauce in the bottom of a casserole dish. Cover sauce with uncooked noodles about 4 leaving space for noodles to expand. then sauce.
- Cover noodles with tofu ricotta mixture, topped with some pasta sauce followed by cashew cream. Next cover with noodles, then tofu ricotta mixture, pasta sauce, and remaining cashew cream.
- Bake for 45 minutes Covered with parchment paper topped with foil or baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes or until noodles are cooked.
Notes
This is my favorite! My go-to vegan dish. I make it several times a month. Adding mushrooms for a meaty consistency . My only question is how many cups of raw spinach are equivalent to a pound? It even taste better the next day. Soooo delicious No one can believe it’s vegan lol.
I love all your recipes! Thank you Michelle!
The tofu ricotta shows 1 c water but is not mentioned in the directions – do we really add a cup of water to this ricotta mixture?
Yikes, this mistake happened when I updated the recipe with new photos and ‘clearer’ instructions. That was the amount of water I used along with the cashews to make cashew cream. I edited the recipe. Thank you for showing my mistakes.
They look so good. Cannot wait to try. Seeking a recipe for the ingredients I currently have on hand. Lots of great options. Thanks for all the post
What other filling could work in lieu of a tofu based one?
Roast veggies with vegan pesto made with nuts.
Hi Michelle,
Where do you add the spinach?
Thanks
Yikes, editing now it should be with the tofu.
If I used a vegan ricotta instead of tofu would I still add the herbs and hummus?
Steph, you can add the herbs and omit the hummus.
Awesome recipe, Michelle! Thanks for sharing :)
You are welcome Matt!