Looking for Vegan Lasagna Recipe - New Member

[Guest guest]

[Forwarded message from new member who is looking

to veganize her lasagna recipe.]

 

I'm new here and my husband and I are wanting to

cut down/out meat. We

found this lasagna crook pot recipe and love it

but was wondering if

any one knew of something we could do instead to

make it healthier?

 

the last time i made it and used half brown rice

and half meet instead

of the full meat it said and I used less cheese

and it calls for

cottage cheese instead of ricotta

 

So what are some things I could do to this? The

slow cooker we have is

perfect for making lasagna because we can layer

the noodles.

 

Any ideas? I don't care for soy replacements

because I have a thyroid

problem and I can't tolerate much soy. I don't

mind things in it like

broccolie or zuchinni but have to be careful

because they tend to make

it runny.

 

Thanks for any ideas.

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Patricia,

One thing you could do is replace the meat with textured vegetable

protein (TVP). I recommend the organic variety, if you can find it,

because most non-organic soy is genetically modified.

 

Donna Faith K-Brooks

 

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those who have not yet asked the questions. " --Paul Tillich

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take, and people are as free as they want to be. " --James Baldwin

______________________________\

________

 

Dissent is patriotic.

_____________________________

" But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun

and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the

world to enjoy. " --Plutarch

______________

Schools do not and cannot work, because children are active, spiritual beings. "

--Donna Faith K-Brooks--

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[Guest guest]

Hi Donna -

 

Actually the recipe isn't for me - it was another member whose message I was

forwarding to the group - 'D'. Unfortunately, as stated, she can't take much

soy.

But your suggestion is a good one - it's great how so many recipes can be

adapted to vegan with all the wonderful things that are so readily available.

 

I too, like you, use the organic variety of TVP - love the chunks in stews

(especially good for the crockpot) and 'meal' soups and the tiny bits for things

like lasagna. Do you cook noodles in the crockpot? It's something I haven't

tried because I fear they would become mushy and there's nothing sadder

than an overcooked noodle LOL Suggestiions as to how to avoid that???

 

Best, Pat

> Dear Patricia,

> One thing you could do is replace the meat with textured vegetable

> protein (TVP). I recommend the organic variety, if you can find it,

> because most non-organic soy is genetically modified.

>

> Donna Faith K-Brooks

[Guest guest]

How about Bulgher (sp?) instead of brown rice/meat? It's got a meaty

texture, but isn't soy...

 

 

cherrie

 

 

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" Patricia Sant " <veggiehound

 

Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:36 AM

Looking for Vegan Lasagna Recipe - New

Member

 

 

> [Forwarded message from new member who is looking

> to veganize her lasagna recipe.]

>

> I'm new here and my husband and I are wanting to

> cut down/out meat. We

> found this lasagna crook pot recipe and love it

> but was wondering if

> any one knew of something we could do instead to

> make it healthier?

>

> the last time i made it and used half brown rice

> and half meet instead

> of the full meat it said and I used less cheese

> and it calls for

> cottage cheese instead of ricotta

>

> So what are some things I could do to this? The

> slow cooker we have is

> perfect for making lasagna because we can layer

> the noodles.

>

> Any ideas? I don't care for soy replacements

> because I have a thyroid

> problem and I can't tolerate much soy. I don't

> mind things in it like

> broccolie or zuchinni but have to be careful

> because they tend to make

> it runny.

>

> Thanks for any ideas.

>

> D

>

 

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My guess is that since lasagna noodles are normally precooked maybe you

don't precook them for crockpot lasagna?

 

cherrie

 

 

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" veggiehound " <veggiehound

 

Thursday, April 28, 2005 9:06 AM

Re: Looking for Vegan Lasagna Recipe - New

Member

 

 

> Hi Donna -

>

> Actually the recipe isn't for me - it was another member whose message I

> was

> forwarding to the group - 'D'. Unfortunately, as stated, she can't take

> much soy.

> But your suggestion is a good one - it's great how so many recipes can be

> adapted to vegan with all the wonderful things that are so readily

> available.

>

> I too, like you, use the organic variety of TVP - love the chunks in stews

> (especially good for the crockpot) and 'meal' soups and the tiny bits for

> things

> like lasagna. Do you cook noodles in the crockpot? It's something I

> haven't

> tried because I fear they would become mushy and there's nothing sadder

> than an overcooked noodle LOL Suggestiions as to how to avoid that???

>

[Guest guest]

Hello. Since you mentioned not wanting to use soy how about cheese, cream

cheese, etc. made from rice milk? There's a mozzarella cheese, not quite Vegan

(derivatives) but close, made from rice milk made by Soyco that I & my husband

like a lot. It's almost indistinguishable from dairy mozzarella cheese. You

should be able to get it at most health food stores. They also make cream

cheese, parmesan cheese & sour cream but I haven't tried them as I like the

Vegan Tofutti (soy) sour cream and cream cheese and am not much for parmesan.

 

Of course as far as the meat you could try meat substitutes. I don't know for

sure but imagine there's one somewhere made from wheat gluten instead of soy.

You could also try adding wheat berries for something chewy though they won't

taste like meat. Of course you could just leave the meat out and replace it

with veggies, maybe dryer ones like diced potatoes, squash, turnips, carrots,

etc.

 

Take care,

Tammy

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Patricia Sant

Thursday, April 28, 2005 10:36 AM

Looking for Vegan Lasagna Recipe - New

Member

 

 

[Forwarded message from new member who is looking

to veganize her lasagna recipe.]

 

I'm new here and my husband and I are wanting to

cut down/out meat. We

found this lasagna crook pot recipe and love it

but was wondering if

any one knew of something we could do instead to

make it healthier?

 

the last time i made it and used half brown rice

and half meet instead

of the full meat it said and I used less cheese

and it calls for

cottage cheese instead of ricotta

 

So what are some things I could do to this? The

slow cooker we have is

perfect for making lasagna because we can layer

the noodles.

 

Any ideas? I don't care for soy replacements

because I have a thyroid

problem and I can't tolerate much soy. I don't

mind things in it like

broccolie or zuchinni but have to be careful

because they tend to make

it runny.

 

Thanks for any ideas.

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I thought about that but wouldn't that be soy? She mentioned having problems

with soy.

 

Take care,

Tammy

-

Donna Faith K-Brooks

Thursday, April 28, 2005 10:48 AM

Re: Looking for Vegan Lasagna Recipe - New

Member

 

 

Dear Patricia,

One thing you could do is replace the meat with textured vegetable

protein (TVP). I recommend the organic variety, if you can find it,

because most non-organic soy is genetically modified.

 

Donna Faith K-Brooks

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Yes. I hadn't had my coffeee yet :-).

What about seitan?

 

Donna Faith K-Brooks

 

_____________________________

www.unskoolbookshop.com

_____________________________

" The fatal pedagogical error is to throw answers, like stones, at the heads of

those who have not yet asked the questions. " --Paul Tillich

_____________________________

" Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people

take, and people are as free as they want to be. " --James Baldwin

______________________________\

________

 

Dissent is patriotic.

_____________________________

" But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun

and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the

world to enjoy. " --Plutarch

______________

Schools do not and cannot work, because children are active, spiritual beings. "

--Donna Faith K-Brooks--

______________________________\

____

 

 

 

 

 

KittyToo wrote:

 

> I thought about that but wouldn't that be soy? She mentioned having

> problems with soy.

>

> Take care,

> Tammy

>

[Guest guest]

Cracked wheat is a great meat substitute in lasagna, chili, and spaghetti sauce.

 

God's Peace,

Gayle

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Cherrie Jacobsen

Thursday, April 28, 2005 12:12 PM

Re: Looking for Vegan Lasagna Recipe - New

Member

 

 

How about Bulgher (sp?) instead of brown rice/meat? It's got a meaty

texture, but isn't soy...

 

 

cherrie

 

 

-

" Patricia Sant " <veggiehound

Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:36 AM

Looking for Vegan Lasagna Recipe - New

Member

 

 

> [Forwarded message from new member who is looking

> to veganize her lasagna recipe.]

>

> I'm new here and my husband and I are wanting to

> cut down/out meat. We

> found this lasagna crook pot recipe and love it

> but was wondering if

> any one knew of something we could do instead to

> make it healthier?

>

> the last time i made it and used half brown rice

> and half meet instead

> of the full meat it said and I used less cheese

> and it calls for

> cottage cheese instead of ricotta

>

> So what are some things I could do to this? The

> slow cooker we have is

> perfect for making lasagna because we can layer

> the noodles.

>

> Any ideas? I don't care for soy replacements

> because I have a thyroid

> problem and I can't tolerate much soy. I don't

> mind things in it like

> broccolie or zuchinni but have to be careful

> because they tend to make

> it runny.

>

> Thanks for any ideas.

>

> D

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

What is Seitan? That sounds so evil :-) I have instructions

somewhere for making wheat meat. You soak the wheat and I forget for

how many hours, than run it through the meat grinder and than add

the seasonings.

 

I like that better than wheat gluten (the stuff they call meat

replacement)because it seems healthier than rinsing away all the

stuff plus I think it's less time consumming. If I can only remember

how long I'm suppose to soak the wheat though.

 

Thanks for all the ideas

Diane

 

 

Donna Faith K-Brooks <thnkfree@b...> wrote:

> Yes. I hadn't had my coffeee yet :-).

> What about seitan?

[Guest guest]

How do you do the cracked wheat? I'm not quite sure about that. I've

always heard of that but not sure what is meant by " cracked " wheat.

Thanks

Diane

, <quintmom@n...> wrote:

> Cracked wheat is a great meat substitute in lasagna, chili, and

spaghetti sauce.

>

> God's Peace,

> Gayle

[Guest guest]

veggiehound wrote:

 

> Hi Donna -

> Do you cook noodles in the crockpot? It's something I haven't

> tried because I fear they would become mushy and there's nothing sadder

> than an overcooked noodle LOL Suggestiions as to how to avoid that???

>

> Best, Pat

> ------

> Hi Pat,

 

I never tried cooking noodles in the crockpot in the past, and these

days, the only ones I can eat are the soy noodles or the shiritaki, each

of which would get very hard, or turn to mush respectively, very

quickly in a crockpot. I would love to figure out how to make excellent

low glycemic noodles. The only ones on the market now are Atkins crap,

and even those are happily disappearing.. It would be great if there was

also, of course, a crockpot-friendly variety. I just got a food drier,

and intend to try some experimenting.

 

We are going through our y2k supplies, and we have lots of split peas

and lentils. I have been cooking batches of them with half as much

water,, for 9-10 hrs. on low. The split peas cook into a nice dal, and

the lentils get an incredible flavor. My son ate a spoonful and

shrieked. I thought he had burned himself. But he was just gasping at

how good the lentils tasted. It was funny, because his dad makes him

wonderfully creative and healthy food that he puts a lot of effort into.

L says nothing, and just quietly eats the food. I throw together a

simple pot of lentils with kombu and red pepper flakes, and he gasps!

Crockpots are wonderful.

Donna

www.unskoolbookshop.com

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>

> Best, Pat

> > Dear Patricia,

> > One thing you could do is replace the meat with textured vegetable

> > protein (TVP). I recommend the organic variety, if you can find it,

> > because most non-organic soy is genetically modified.

> >

> > Donna Faith K-Brooks

>

>

>

>

>

> ------

> **

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Diane,

You get the cracked wheat at the store - normally a health food store and just

cook it with the sauce. If you are using pre-cooked sauce (i.e. Newman's,

Classico) for lasagna, you need to add a bit more liquid as the cracked wheat

absorbs liquid as it cooks. The same goes for chili or anything you cook the

cracked wheat with.

 

Seitan (pronounced say TAHN) is wheat meat so if you have a recipe for the wheat

meat, you have one for seitan too.

 

God's Peace,

Gayle

-

ef4u2

Thursday, April 28, 2005 2:09 PM

Re: Looking for Vegan Lasagna Recipe - New

Member

 

 

 

How do you do the cracked wheat? I'm not quite sure about that. I've

always heard of that but not sure what is meant by " cracked " wheat.

Thanks

Diane

, <quintmom@n...> wrote:

> Cracked wheat is a great meat substitute in lasagna, chili, and

spaghetti sauce.

>

> God's Peace,

> Gayle