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Smokin’ Cajun tofu pasta
Our special Cajun spice blend infuses this family-friendly dish with smoky, spicy, savoury flavour. Crispy and golden cubes of tofu are stirred into a chunky sauce with onion, mushrooms, green pepper and leeks, served with pasta spirals and finished with yogurt and parsley. Mmm.
SWK: Source of fibre
SWK: High protein
Plants 5
Serving size
Ingredients
- 2 garlic clove
- 120g chestnut mushrooms
- 1 pepper
- 1 leek
- 280g tofu (Soya) (Tofu (Water, Soya Beans, Nigari))
- 1 tbsp Cajun spice mix (Cumin, Black Pepper, Sea Salt, Fennel, Green Cardamom, Coriander, Rubbed Oregano, Rubbed Thyme, Paprika Flakes, Cayenne Pepper.)
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 120g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
- 1 vegetable stock cube (use half) (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 1 onion
- 200g girandole pasta (Wheat, Barley, Oats, Soya) (100% Durum Wheat Semolina)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 661
Protein: 42g
Carbs: 90g
Fat: 14g
Ingredients
- 560g tofu (Soya) (Tofu (Water, Soya Beans, Nigari))
- 2 tbsp Cajun spice mix (Cumin, Black Pepper, Sea Salt, Fennel, Green Cardamom, Coriander, Rubbed Oregano, Rubbed Thyme, Paprika Flakes, Cayenne Pepper.)
- 400g girandole pasta (Wheat, Barley, Oats, Soya) (100% Durum Wheat Semolina)
- 2 onion
- 2 leek
- 2 pepper
- 240g chestnut mushrooms
- 4 garlic clove
- 1 vegetable stock cube (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 240g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 660
Protein: 42g
Carbs: 90g
Fat: 14g
Smokin’ Cajun tofu pasta
Our special Cajun spice blend infuses this family-friendly dish with smoky, spicy, savoury flavour. Crispy and golden cubes of tofu are stirred into a chunky sauce with onion, mushrooms, green pepper and leeks, served with pasta spirals and finished with yogurt and parsley. Mmm.
Cook time:
35 mins
Cuisine:
American
Food group:
Dairy
Allergens: Soya, Milk, Celery, Wheat
Cooking Instructions
Sizzle the tofu
- Drain the tofu, pat dry with kitchen roll and cut into 2cm cubes.
- Put a large non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat, then tip in the tofu with a pinch of the Cajun spice. Spritz with cooking spray and lightly season with salt to taste. Cook for 6-8 mins, turning occasionally, until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Sort the pasta
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in boiling water for 8-9 mins, then drain.
Chop, chop!
- At the same time, peel and finely dice the onions. Trim the leeks, halve them lengthways and thinly slice into half-moons. Deseed the peppers and dice into 1cm squares, quarter the mushrooms, and peel and crush the garlic.
Things get saucy!
- Boil a half-full kettle. Spritz the frying pan with more cooking spray and put it over a medium-high heat. Fry the onions, leeks, peppers and mushrooms for 6 mins.
- Add the remaining Cajun spice and the garlic and cook for 2 mins.
- Crumble in the stock and pour in 250ml boiled water (350ml for 4 portions), then stir well and simmer for 4-6 mins.
Bring everything together
- Finely chop the parsley.
- Add the tofu, pasta and half the parsley to the sauce, stir well and simmer for 2 mins.
- Remove the pan from the heat, then leave to cool slightly and stir in the yogurt. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley and serve.