Step 1

Day before: Soak cashews in water (no need to refrigerate)

Step 2

In a large pot, add 2 tsp of olive oil and sauté onion and garlic over medium heat, or until onions are tender

Step 3

Add Italian sausage and beef in pot, cook until meat is browned

Step 4

Drain fat

Step 5

Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste

Step 6

Add remaining lasagna sauce spices

Step 7

Allow sauce to simmer in pot while continuing below (best if simmered 30 mins to 1 hour)

Step 8

In a frying pan with a little olive oil, sauté mushrooms (with any kind of seasonings or parsley if you like)

Step 9

Set sautéed mushrooms aside

Step 10

Place thawed spinach in bowl, squeeze as much water out of it as possible

Step 11

Set spinach aside

Step 12

Drain water from the soaking cashews, and pour cashews into a food processor

Step 13

Add almond milk and spices to the food processor

Step 14

Pulse or blend until cashews become a smooth and creamy consistency (something like ricotta cheese)

Step 15

Add 2 cups of the cashew "cheese" into the bowl with spinach and blend together

Step 16

Preheat oven to 350º F

Step 17

Slice zucchini lengthwise, (first trim two opposite sides so it doesn't roll around on the board) Slice noodles about 1/4-inch thick (works by hand with a knife) don't worry about them all being the exact same thickness

Step 18

Get out a 9" x 12" baking dish

Step 19

Smooth a little bit of the lasagna sauce along the bottom of the pan

Step 20

Place one layer of zucchini noodles lengthwise across the bottom of the pan

Step 21

Add about half of cashew cheese and spinach mixture along the top of the zucchini noodles layer

Step 22

On top of that, add half of the pan of sautéed mushrooms

Step 23

Top with lasagna sauce enough to cover the top (don't skimp, there'll be plenty)

Step 24

Repeat the above steps with a second layer of zucchini noodles, cashew cheese and spinach, and again with the sautéed mushrooms and lasanga sauce

Step 25

Now bake uncovered for about 50-60 minutes (or until it starts to bubble around the edges)

Step 26

Remove from oven, let stand a few minutes, slice and serve