Lasagna Stew – PlantPure Nation

Ingredients

• 1 onion, diced
• 8 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 small zucchini, medium diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 pitted dates, chopped
• 1 teaspoon toasted fennel seeds
• 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
• ½ teaspoon sea salt or to taste
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup dry red lentils
• 1-24 oz jar low sodium marinara sauce
• 15 ounce can diced tomatoes
• 5 cups low sodium vegetable broth (or water)
• 8 oz whole grain lasagna noodles, uncooked and broken into pieces (7-8 uncooked lasagna noodles)
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• One 14-ounce block extra-firm tofu, drained
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper