Vegetarian main dish recipes wanted!

[kelliem]

I have a vegetarian* friend coming out to visit in a couple of weeks, and I'm looking for some 'tried and true' vegetarian entree recipes since kidunit and I are in main carnivores and most of my entree recipes contain meat. I could go look up vegetarian entrees on foodnetwork.com or epicurious.com but what I want are your recipes, ones you've made a zillion times and love and would like to share. So please comment to this post with your favorite vegetarian recipe.

Thank you all!

*ETA: Specifically looking for ovo-lacto style recipes-- eggs and dairy are okay but not meat or seafood.

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Tofu Lasagna

[wordwitch.livejournal.com]

This is a variation of a recipe I found here:
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/vegex/msg060022281833.html

TOFU LASAGNA

Ingredients:

• 1 box lasagna noodles
  
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
  
• 1 large onion, chopped
  
• 1\2 lb. mushrooms
  
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
  
• salt and pepper to taste OR favorite no-salt Italian seasonings mix to taste.
  
• 2 tbsp. chopped parsley
  
• 2 tbs dried or one good handful fresh minced basil
  
• 1 1\2 lbs. firm or soft tofu, frozen, drained, and mashed
  
• 1\2 cup grated Romano cheese
  
• 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese, divided; reserve 1/2 cup
  
• 1/2 cup large curd cottage cheese, drained
  
• 1 large bottle spaghetti sauce (or 4-6 cups homemade)

Cook lasagna noodles, drain and set aside. Saute onion, mushrooms and garlic in olive oil. Set aside.
In a bowl, mix together tofu, cheeses, parsley, basil, salt and pepper. Mix together the sauteed vegetables and tofu mixture.
Oil an 8 X 11 baking dish. Place a row of noodles on the bottom of the baking dish. Build layers, alternating the noodles, tofu mixture and spaghetti sauce. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese on top. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Bake in a preheated at 350"F for 40 minutes. Remove foil. Bake another 10 minutes. Let sit 5-10 minutes. Serve.

Re: Tofu Lasagna

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

Mmm! Thank you!