Vegan Enchilada Lasagna Easy Plant-Based Recipe
This Vegan Enchilada Lasagna is simple to make, delicious, healthy-ish, and uses ingredients available at most grocery stores.
Start with a Quick Tofu Scramble
It is so easy. Vegan Enchilada Lasagna starts with a simple tofu scramble. Just crumble one package of tofu and add a can of drained black beans, chopped tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
I don’t think mushrooms are a traditional enchilada ingredient, but I had some and it sounded good so here they are. I sauteed them as well.
Then, in the bottom of a pan suitable for lasagna, spread a few tablespoons of your favorite enchilada sauce.
Corn Tortillas for Enchilada Lasagna
Corn tortilla shells that have been cut in half layered up almost perfectly in this square pan. I used an 8″ x 8″ ceramic one and everything fit nicely. A 13″ x 8″ one would also work well. The final lasagna would be a little thinner and you can use a full corn tortilla in the center to fill the gaps. I’m packing, trying to get organized to move, so this is what I could find!
Add one half corn tortilla over the space in the middle and you’ve got a nice, solid layer.
Spread about half the tofu scramble mixture onto the corn tortilla layer.
Then, add about half the mushrooms and more enchilada sauce.
On top of that, add a nice, thick layer of fresh, yummy spinach.
Use Your Favorite Shredded Vegan Cheese
I used some Daiya cheddar cheese shreds, but whatever is your favorite will do here. More enchilada sauce, of course.
The green sauce is a guacamole salsa I found at the local grocery store. I used the Hernadez brand, but this can be easily omitted or simply use a ripe avocado blended with a little regular or green/verde salsa.
Then do it all again … spread out the rest of the tofu scramble.
More mushrooms, more spinach … then another layer of corn tortillas, a good amount of enchilada sauce, guacamole sauce if you have it (don’t worry if you don’t!), and a handful or two of vegan cheddar cheese shreds.
Bake it all, uncovered, at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes and voila, yummy, delicious, gooey, enchilada lasagna made entirely from plants.
Mmm … It’s definitely vegan comfort food!
We ate this about three days in a row before it was all gone. It makes six decent sized servings.
Here’s the recipe video!
Vegan Enchilada Lasagna
This Vegan Enchilada Lasagna is simple to make, delicious, healthy-ish, and uses ingredients available at most grocery stores.
Ingredients
- 12 oz extra firm tofu pressed
- 1/2 cup black beans drained well, rinsed
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 1/4 cup chopped green or red bell peppers
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp oil for cooking
- 12 oz mushrooms sauteed
- 10-12 corn tortillas, cut in half
- 8 oz red enchilada sauce
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- 1/4 cup guacamole sauce
- 2 cups shredded vegan cheddar cheese
Instructions
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Using a tofu press or weights, press some moisture out of the tofu for about 15 minutes before beginning. This step always gives a better result when making tofu scramble.
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Using a potato masher, crumble the tofu.
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In a large pan, using a little oil, saute the tofu, onions, tomatoes, and peppers. Add the spices and stir.
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Saute the mushrooms.
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Spread a few tablespoons of enchilada sauce in the bottom of a lasagna pan. This is an 8" x 8" ceramic one and it fit nicely.
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Cut 6 in corn tortillas in half to get half-moon shapes. Layer these in on top of the enchilada sauce.
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Spread half the tofu scramble and mushrooms on top of the corn tortilla layer. Add a couple of handfuls of vegan shredded cheddar cheese, a few tablespoons of enchilada sauce, a couple of handfuls of spinach, and guacamole sauce, if you have it.
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Do it all again, layering with corn tortillas, tofu scramble, mushrooms, spinach, enchilada sauce, and cheese.
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Top it all off with a final layer of corn tortillas, a couple of handfuls of cheese, about a half cup of the enchilada sauce, and guacamole salsa, if you have it.
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Bake at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the lasagna is bubbly.
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Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
XO Lisa
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This looks so good! I think my biggest hang up in making vegan enchiladas has been the cheese. This looks like a great option!
Thanks!