“No Chikn/ No Fredo Penne Pasta”

The seitan gives this pasta the taste and texture of real chicken.  I will be doing a post on this great meat substitute later.

“No Chikn/ No Fredo Penne Pasta”

Ingredients:

13.25 oz. box whole wheat Penne Pasta

½ Med. Onion (rough chop)

1 box sliced mushrooms

½ of a 3oz. bag of sun dried tomatoes, diced

2 cups sliced broccoli crowns

3 cups frozen cut spinach (thawed and drained)

¾ cup thawed frozen peas

1 box of chicken flavored seitan (about 1 pound)

1/3  cup water

1 tsp. garlic salt

Sauce ingredients:

1 box lite firm tofu

2 cups almond milk

2 tsp. garlic powder

2 tsp. onion powder

¼ cup Nutritional Yeast

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground pepper

½ tsp. nutmeg

2 Tbs. corn starch

 

Preparation:

1: Cook pasta according to box instructions

2: Sauté all the vegetables and garlic salt and water until tender. (Except the peas and spinach)

3: Crumble the Tofu and all the sauce ingredients into a blender and blend until it is silky smooth.  It will be a bit watery.  Pour the “no fredo” sauce into a pan and warm almost to a boil whisking continuously until it thickens up to your liking.

4: Drain the cooked pasta.

5: Combine everything and fold in the sauce.  Serve it up.