High-Protein Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 cups canned pasta sauce ~700g
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast 25g
- 1 cup raw cashews (sub sunflower seeds for nut-free option) if not using a high-speed blender, be sure to soak for at least 15 minutes in hot water and drain before blending
- 1/2 cup texturized pea protein (pea crumbles)
- 1/4-1/2 cup water
- salt to taste
- 500 g pasta of your choice
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the box instructions. Be sure to generously salt the water!
- To a blender, add the canned pasta sauce, nutritional yeast, cashews, and 1/4 cup of water. Blend on high to combine until a creamy sauce forms.
- Pour the sauce into a large pan, and the pea crumbles and heat through for about 5 minutes until the pea crumbles have absorbed the moisture of the sauce. If the sauce gets too thick, add another splash of water. Taste the sauce and add salt if needed
- Add the cooked pasta to the large pan with the pasta sauce and stir to combine. Serve immediately and enjoy!