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	| Italian Vegetable Pie |  Wed, 11 February 2004 23:58   |  |  |  
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| 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
 1 cup chopped onion
 1 cup chopped mushrooms
 1 (12.3-ounce) package firm tofu, drained and crumbled
 3 garlic cloves, minced
 3 tablespoons tomato paste
 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
 1 (25.5-ounce) jar fat-free marinara sauce
 6 cooked lasagna noodles, cut in half crosswise
 Cooking spray
 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
 
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| Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bell pepper, chopped onion, mushrooms, tofu, and garlic; 
saute 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomato paste, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, crushed red pepper, 
and marinara sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. 
Arrange the noodles spokelike in the bottom of an 8-inch round baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spread 3 cups tomato 
mixture over noodles. Fold ends of noodles over tomato mixture, and top with the remaining tomato mixture and cheeses.
 
To Freeze: Use deep dish foil pie plates or cake plates.  Cover with two layers of foil.
 
To Reheat: From defrost: Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.  From Frozen, Bake for 1 hour.
 
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Posts: 337Registered:
 February 2004
 
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	|  Re: Italian Vegetable Pie |  Thu, 23 September 2004 19:28   |  |  |  
	| Not bad, not great.  Had a hard time getting past the tofu. |  | 
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