15-Minute Garlic & Lemon Creamy Tofu Pasta Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegan or regular butter
• 1/2 yellow onion
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• 300 g silken tofu
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 454 g linguine

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook the pasta as per package instructions in salted pasta water, reserving 1/4 cup of pasta water.

2. 2

   Melt butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add the diced onions and sauté for 2 minutes, or until the onions are translucent, then add the minced garlic and sauté for another minute, being careful not to burn the garlic.

3. 3

   Add the sautéed onion and garlic to a blender with the silken tofu, lemon juice, vegetable stock, salt, pepper and nutritional yeast. Blend until smooth.

4. 4

   Add the cooked pasta to the large pan over medium heat and pour the pasta sauce over the cooked pasta, as well as the reserved pasta water, sauté together until the pasta and sauce are combined and heated through. You can choose to top with more fresh black pepper or lemon juice and enjoy!