Silken Tofu Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Serves 4
40 mins
Easy

Ingredients

Main Ingredients
  • 250g penne
  • 1 pot Silken Tofu, drained
  • 40g cornflour
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 50g vegan cream cheese
  • 150ml unsweetened soya milk
  • 100g mixed mushrooms
  • 2 mushrooms, very thinly sliced to garnish
  • 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped

Method

1. In a saucepan of salted boiling water, cook the penne pasta according to the packet instructions.

2. In another saucepan, add the drained Silken Tofu give it a whisk to break the Tofu up. Add the soya milk, reserving a little to mix with the cornflour into a paste. Add the paste to the pan and continue to whisk.

3. Add the cream cheese, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper, combine well. Reduce the heat to a simmer.

4. Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to a frying pan and fry the mushrooms for a few minutes or until golden brown.

5. Drain the penne, allowing a little of the cooking water to stay with the pasta. Add the pasta to the silken cheese sauce, followed by the mushrooms.

6. Serve into pasta bowls and garnish with the fresh thinly sliced mushrooms and chopped flat leaf parsley.