Posted March 11, 2010 by Ryan Huling
In keeping with this month’s “Recipe of the Week” theme—tofu—I thought I would highlight one of my all-time favorites: tofu-spinach manicotti!
This magnificent creation is one part school cafeteria food, and one part Italian classic, with a hefty spoonful of awesomeness.
Preparation:
Slice carrots, and set them aside. Put olive oil into a large skillet, place over medium-high heat until hot. Add the parsley and garlic, then saute for 1 minute. Add the carrots and veggie broth; simmer uncovered for 5 min. Add herbed tofu, and lemon juice; stir well. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until the mixture starts to melt. Feel free to stir in the nutritional yeast at this step, just to make it a little bit more cheesy! Remove from heat; keep warm.
Place the cooked manicotti noodles in the bottom of an 11×7 baking dish, stuffing them with spread carrot mixture, the spinach, and then sauce. Once they’re all stuffed, pour the remaining sauce over top. Cover and bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Uncover, add vegan cheese if desired, and bake an additional 15 – 20 minutes, or until it is thoroughly heated.
Bellissimo!
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497 days ago
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Hi Amanda–Thanks so much for your cmeomnt on my blog, and welcome to the world of blogging! Your sushi looks terrific. Although I’ve never eaten fish-based sushi (it kind of grossed me out even when I would eat cooked fish), I sorely miss my veg sushi now because I can’t have wheat (the soy sauce) or sugar (the rice)! But I eagerly await the days when I can, again. The other dishes look yummy, too!
1183 days ago
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I didn’t even make this right and it came out good. I used the Italian Tofu recipe from Vegan with a Vengeance.
1189 days ago
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Hi, Can you guys add a print button so that we can print this out without getting all of the junk on the side? That would be great. Thanks!
1192 days ago
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Anything with spinach sounds good to me! Grazie! (:
1193 days ago
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Spinach is fab, so full of iron
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1195 days ago
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Looks delicious! I’m getting hungry just looking at that!