Recipe

Vegetarian Pasta

Ingredients

  • 16 oz penne pasta
  • 1 onion
  • ½ cup carrots
  • 1 cup zucchini or squash
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • 1 jar marinara sauce
  • 1 package firm tofu
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • Dash of nutmeg

Directions

  1. Cook pasta using package directions. Prepare sauce while pasta cooks.
  2. Peel and rinse the onion.
  3. Dice onion into ¼-inch pieces.
  4. Rinse, peel, and grate carrots.
  5. In a large skillet over medium-low heat, heat oil. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes. Add grated carrots and cook 5 minutes more.
  6. Add marinara sauce to vegetables. Drain tofu. Crumble into sauce. Mix well.
  7. Raise heat to medium. Cook until sauce begins to simmer, about 7 minutes.
  8. Pour in milk. Stir to combine.
  9. Pour sauce over cooked, drained pasta. Just before serving, add salt and nutmeg. Stir.

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