A simple and quick fun meal! Red pepper alfredo sauce made using either cashews or silken tofu, with some spices and veggies. Vegan Recipe. Jump to Recipe
A simple and quick fun meal! Red pepper alfredo sauce made using either cashews or silken tofu, with some spices and veggies and voila! Yumm Yumm
Elbows in Red Pepper Alfredo with Red Onion and Asparagus. Vegan.
A simple and quick fun meal! Red pepper alfredo sauce made using either cashews or silken tofu, with some spices and veggies. Vegan Recipe.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 443kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 (0.5 ) medium red pepper chopped (can be substituted with roasted red peppers)
- 1/2 cup (65 g) cashews soaked for an hour (can be substituted by silken tofu)
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) onion powder (or a tablespoon of red onions cooked to golden)
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) cajun spice (optional, I like cajun spice and roasted red pepper together)
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) sea salt or to taste
- 1 dried red chili
- olive oil as required
- nutrtional yeast (optional)
- 2 cups (220 g) Elbows or any pasta (cooked as per instructions on the package)
- 5-7 (5 ) asparagus sliced
- 1/2 (0.5 ) medium red onion
Instructions
- In a pan, add a teaspoon of olive oil, garlic and dried red chili.
- Cook for 2 minutes on medium heat.
- Add in the chopped red pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, till the peppers start to brown (5-7 minutes).
- In a blender, add the cooked peppers, garlic, chili. Add in the soaked cashews, onion powder(or a tablespoon of cooked onions), garlic powder, cajun spice, salt to taste and 2 teaspoons olive oil. You can use roasted red peppers instead of cooked red peppers, and silken tofu instead of soaked cashews as well.
- Blend well, use a little water if needed and blend into a creamy mixure.
- In a large pan, add a teaspoon of canola oil, and add in the chopped red onion and sliced asparagus or any other veggies you want to add.
- Cook on medium low heat for 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally till both are cooked well and start to brown.
- Add in the red pepper alfredo and cooked elbows or any other pasta.
- Toss well to coat. Adjust salt and spice and cook on low heat for 4-5 minutes or until the alfredo gets hot enough to bubble and the required consistency.
- Serve hot topped with nutritional yeast or daiya vegan cheese or fresh parsley!.
Notes
Nutritional information is based on 1 serving
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Elbows in Red Pepper Alfredo with Red Onion and Asparagus. Vegan.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 443 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Sodium 13mg1%
Potassium 554mg16%
Carbohydrates 63g21%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 15g30%
Vitamin A 1480IU30%
Vitamin C 44.1mg53%
Calcium 51mg5%
Iron 4.1mg23%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Vasudha says
April 23, 2017 at 1:23 pmHow much silken tofu should you substitute for the cashews?
Richa says
April 23, 2017 at 4:57 pm1/3 cup
Zanna says
April 3, 2020 at 9:31 amMmmm came out yummy. I made the tofu version, but added a few dry roasted almonds and sesame to the sauce mix to make it richer. Will definitely make this for dinner from time to time. Thank you <3