Vegan Mac and Cheese with Tofu

46g protein

Recipe by Nikoleta, vegan cook and author of every recipe in the Tofu app · @surovadcerka

Ingredients

sauce

• 150 g potato (Type C (floury); part can be replaced with sweet potato or carrot)
• 150 g cashews
• 250 ml soy milk
• 20 g shallot (minced)
• 70 g nutritional yeast
• 40 g lemon juice
• 15 g olive oil
• 10 ml apple cider vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder (dried)
• 1/2 tsp onion powder (dried)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/4 tsp chili flakes
• 1 pinch turmeric

Main

• 400 g pasta
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 400 g marinated tofu
• 200 g asparagus (or broccoli)

garnish

• sunflower sprouts
• rocket

Contains: gluten, nuts, soy

How to make it

1. In a small pot, bring water to a boil. Peel the potatoes and cut them into pieces. For extra beta-carotene, you can replace one-third or half of the potatoes with carrots or sweet potatoes, though the sauce will taste sweeter. Add the potatoes along with the cashews to the water and cook until both the potatoes and cashews are tender.
2. Once the potatoes and cashews are cooked, drain them and transfer to a blender. Bring well-salted water to a boil in a larger pot for the pasta while you finish the sauce.
3. Pour the plant milk into the blender. Add the shallot, nutritional yeast (an excellent source of protein), lemon juice, oil, vinegar, dried onion and garlic, salt, smoked paprika, chili, and turmeric for color.
4. Blend everything together until smooth. Thin the sauce with more milk if needed and add salt to taste.
5. When the water boils, cook the penne according to the package instructions.
6. Meanwhile, sauté the marinated tofu in a pan with a little oil (cut it into small cubes so you don't have to slice it later) along with asparagus or broccoli. Chop the remaining vegetables.
7. Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and toss with the sauce. Serve the pasta topped with the sautéed tofu and vegetables.

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