Brown Rice Linguine with Creamy Tofu Alfredo
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A classic comfort food with a healthy and surprising twist! We swapped out the traditional heavy cream base of alfredo for a lighter and kidney-friendly option.. Silken tofu! This plant protein powerhouse may be unfamiliar to you, but silken tofu blends so easily into a deliciously creamy sauce. You can taste and tweak the flavors as you whip up the sauce, making it very customizable. Toss with your favorite pasta or noodles and serve with a side of your favorite veggies, and you’ll have an easy weeknight meal in less than 30 minutes. Add flavor and brightness to this creamy dish by garnishing with fresh parsley or basil, a lemon wedge and some red chili flakes if you like the heat!
30mins
1 cup
Appropriate for
Diets
- dairy-free
- gluten-free
- halal
- high-protein
- kosher
- low-fat
- low-phosphorus
- low-sodium
- nut-free
- vegan
- vegetarian
Ingredients
- 8 ounces brown rice linguine pasta (may substitute any pasta of choice)
- 16 ounces silken tofu
- - Juice from ½ lemon
- 2 garlic cloves (may substitute garlic paste or garlic powder)
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon dried rosemary
- ⅛ teaspoon dried basil
- ⅛ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
- - May substitute dried rosemary, basil, oregano, and parsley for 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (unsalted)
Directions
Prep
10mins
Cook
20mins
Total
30mins
- Prepare pasta according to package directions.
- For the sauce: To a blender, add tofu, lemon juice, garlic, nutritional yeast, olive oil, black pepper, dried rosemary, dried basil, dried oregano, and dried parsley. Blend on high until fully combined.
- Assemble in a large skillet, pour sauce mixture. Turn on heat to low to warm sauce, stirring occasionally. Before draining pasta, reserve 1 cup pasta water.
- Drain pasta and add to the skillet with sauce. Toss pasta and sauce to combine, adding small amounts of pasta water as needed until desired consistency is reached.
- Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to three days.
Optional ingredients for garnish:
- Fresh parsley, chopped (may substitute fresh basil)
- Red pepper flakes
- Lemon wedges
Meal types
Nutritional information
- Calories 372.2
- Carbohydrates 50.5 g
- Dietary Fiber 3.7 g
- Total Sugars 2.6 g
- Protein 16.4 g
- Fat 11.3 g
- Saturated Fat 1.4 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 46.5 mg
- Potassium 235.1 mg
- Calcium 58.3 mg
- Iron 2.7 mg
- Phosphorus 105 mg