Tofu, spinach & green peas sauce w/ pasta Ⓥ

May 22, 2016 by Ambika Yoga Leave a comment

Sometimes you come home to a nearly empty fridge or fresh produce, but to lots of ingredients in your freezer/ pantry. Then this dish is easy to whip up in about 30 minutes.

Ingredients (4P)

• A block of firm tofu, about 400 grams
• 200 ml of soy cream
• 2 tbsp soy sauce (I used organic tamari)
• 2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp asafetida powder
• Black pepper
• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 0,5 tsp chili powder
• 250g frozen spinach
• 150g frozen green peas
• Pasta of your choice (about 75g pp)
• Coconut oil

Preparation

1. Squeeze the excess water from the tofu above the sink.
2. Cut the tofu into bite size cubes.
3. Season the tofu cubes with the soy sauce, turmeric, asafetida, black pepper & chili powder coating all cubes evenly. Set aside.
4. Heat up water for the pasta.
5. Heat up oil in a frying pan or wok and add the seasoned tofu cubes. Stir fry for about 8-10 until golden.
6. Cook the pasta according to directions.
7. Add spinach until cooked.
8. Add green peas.
9. Add soy cream and stir well.
10. Stir in nutritional yeast.
11. Drain the pasta and quickly add some cold water to stop cooking process.
12. Add the pasta to the sauce and mix well.
13. Season with salt & black pepper to taste.

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