

Creamy tofu and pumpkin pasta
Ingredients
- 400g pumpkin or squash, chopped
- spray oil
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 2 cups passata with herbs
- 300g wholemeal pasta such as penne
- 400g spinach
- 300g tofu
- 50g pine nuts, toasted
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Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 190°C. Place pumpkin on a tray, spray with oil and cook for 20 minutes. Spray pan with oil and cook onion until softened. Add passata and a pinch of nutmeg (optional). Cook for 5 minutes.
2 Meanwhile, cook pasta until al dente.
3 Wilt spinach either in a pan or microwave. Squeeze out excess water. Whizz tofu in a blender and mix with spinach. Season with pepper.
4 Drain pasta and toss spinach and tofu mix through. Add pumpkin and tomato sauce and toss. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Garnish with fresh basil if preferred.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta and check passata and tofu are gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 539 cal
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Kilojoules 2260 kJ
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Protein 28 g
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Total fat 17 g
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Saturated fat 3 g
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Carbohydrates 70 g
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Sugar 14 g
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Dietary fibre 19 g
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Sodium 310 mg
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Calcium 330 mg
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Iron 11 mg
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