Creamy Tofu Alfredo
2016-02-12 14:13:08
Ingredients
- 1 box Mori Nu Silken Lite Tofu, firm
- 1 cup soy milk or almond milk (plus extra if you want sauce less thick)
- 1/2 teaspoon nutritional yeast flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
add-ins
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 4 mushrooms, sliced
- juice from half a lemon
- Noodles of your choice (raw zucchini noodles, kelp noodles, cooked pasta noodles, etc.)
- fresh spinach
Instructions
- In a blender on low speed, combine tofu and milk until smooth, stopping blender and scraping down sides with a rubber spatula as necessary. Add yeast flakes, salt, and red pepper flakes. Blend on low speed until combined, about 20 seconds. Set aside.
- In a medium sized sauce pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add minced garlic and sautee until golden, about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat, add garlic to tofu mixture and blend on low for 10-20 seconds or until combined. Pour tofu mixture into sauce pan, bring to simmer over medium heat. Add frozen peas, broccoli florets, and mushroom slices. Cook for 2 more minutes, stirring constantly, until it begins to simmer. Turn off heat, stir in lemon juice.
- Serve over your choice of noodles and fresh spinach.
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