Recipe by: Jen Hernandez RDN, CSR, LDN
A creamy, plant-based alfredo sauce made with silken tofu and served with brown rice linguine. A quick, kidney-friendly comfort food.
Ingredients
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4 servings
- 8 ounces brown rice linguine pasta (may substitute any pasta of choice)
 - 16 ounces silken tofu
 - Juice from ½ lemon
 - 2 garlic cloves (may substitute garlic paste or garlic powder)
 - ¼ cup nutritional yeast
 - 2 Tablespoons olive oil
 - ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
 - ⅛ teaspoon dried rosemary
 - ⅛ teaspoon dried basil
 - ⅛ teaspoon dried oregano
 - ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
 - May substitute dried rosemary, basil, oregano, and parsley for 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (unsalted)
 
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Directions
Nutritional Information Prep: 10 min,	Cook: 20 min,	Total: 30 min
- Prepare pasta according to package directions.
 - For the sauce: To a blender, add tofu, lemon juice, garlic, nutritional yeast, olive oil, black pepper, dried rosemary, dried basil, dried oregano, and dried parsley. Blend on high until fully combined.
 - Assemble in a large skillet, pour sauce mixture. Turn on heat to low to warm sauce, stirring occasionally. Before draining pasta, reserve 1 cup pasta water.
 - Drain pasta and add to the skillet with sauce. Toss pasta and sauce to combine, adding small amounts of pasta water as needed until desired consistency is reached.
 - Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to three days.
 
Optional ingredients for garnish:
- Fresh parsley, chopped (may substitute fresh basil)
- Red pepper flakes
- Lemon wedges
Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories 372.2
 - Carbohydrates 50.5 g
 - Dietary Fiber 3.7 g
 - Total Sugars 2.6 g
 - Protein 16.4 g
 - Fat 11.3 g
 - Saturated Fat 1.4 g
 - Trans Fat 0 g
 - Cholesterol 0 mg
 - Sodium 46.5 mg
 - Potassium 235.1 mg
 - Calcium 58.3 mg
 - Iron 2.7 mg
 - Phosphorus 105 mg
 
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