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Large white plate with red pesto spaghetti topped with green-yellow tofu cubes, shredded cheese and basil leaves.
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Red Pesto Tofu Pasta (Vegan)

This pesto tofu pasta recipe brings you an incredibly flavorful dish with very little effort. The star is the sun-dried tomato pesto sauce that only takes 5 minutes to make. Paired with some marinated tofu, this vegan tofu pesto pasta can be made from scratch in just 30 minutes.
Course Condiment, Sauce
Cuisine Italian, Vegan
Keyword pesto tofu, tofu pasta, tofu pesto pasta, vegan pesto pasta, vegan red pesto
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 1022kcal
Author Nandor Barta

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • Immersion hand blender with 20 fl oz container
  • our Cast-iron Skillet by UnoCasa
  • Non-stick frying pan (10.5 inch / 26 cm)
  • TofuBud (pressing tofu in 15 minutes)

Ingredients

  • 4 oz Pasta
  • ⅓ cup Reserved cooking water
  • 4 Tbsp Vegan sun-dried tomato pesto
  • 12 oz Firm tofu
  • ½ cup Fresh basil leaves
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • ⅓ cup Olive oil
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Black pepper

Instructions

Marinating tofu

  • Use firm tofu and press it.
  • Take a long thin container and add all marinade ingredients and blend it with an immersion blender.
  • After the tofu is pressed, cut them into cubes.
  • Take a shallow bowl and add the tofu cubes and the blended marinade and mix them well. If you use a container with a lid, you can shake it a couple of times.
  • Marinate them for approx. 15 minutes. You can leave it in the fridge to marinate overnight.

Frying tofu

  • Preheat the frying pan to medium heat. If you use fresh leaves you especially have to pay attention not to overheat them as the basil leaves can turn brown and bitter easily.
  • Add marinated tofu cubes and fry them for approx. 15 minutes. Stir them frequently to ensure all sides are crispy and well-cooked.

Making pesto pasta with tofu

  • Cook pasta in a large pot of water according to the package instructions.
  • When pasta is cooked, drain it but reserve some pasta water.
  • Take a skillet or frying pan and heat it on low/medium heat.
  • Add cooked pasta and red pesto with a bit of cooking water.
  • Mix while you warm them up over low-medium heat.

Video

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