Spicy Creamy Pasta with Silken Tofu
Easy creamy and spicy pasta dish for a quick lunch or dinner. It's packed with health and flavor!
Ingredients
- 300 g Favourite pasta cooked
- 1 onion diced
- 2 red chili peppers chopped
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 200 g silken tofu
- ¼ cup cashews
- ½ tsp salt
- Chopped chives
Instructions
- Soak the cashews in some warm water for about 30 minutes.
- Add your favorite pasta to salted boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Set aside a cup of pasta water for later and set aside the cooked pasta.
- Heat some oil in another skillet and add onions to it. Let it cook for 4-5 minutes until the onions turn golden.
- Add the minced garlic, and chili pepper and cook for a couple more minutes.
- Now add tomato paste and cook for another couple of minutes bit more.
- Add the soaked cashew, silken tofu, and salt to a blender jar and blend smooth. Add water if required.
- Now turn the heat down on the skillet and add the blended silken tofu and cashew cream to the onion-tomato mix.
- Mix well and add ¼ cup of the pasta water to the mix to loosen the sauce. Add more if required. When it thickens to your desired consistency, turn off the heat.
- Add the cooked pasta to this and let the sauce coat the pasta.
- Top with some chopped chives and serve hot.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serveCalories: 373.5kcalCarbohydrates: 52.5gProtein: 15.5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 1020mgPotassium: 1080mgVitamin A: 1240IUCalcium: 134mgIron: 6.5mg
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