Creamy One-Pot Protein Pasta

Lazy High Protein Fusilli Mac & Cheese

⏱ 15 Min 🍽 2 Servings 📊 Simple 💪 64g Protein
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Cheesy Fusilli with 128g Protein in 15 Minutes

Creamy, cheesy protein noodles with silken tofu sauce – vegan and perfect for meal prep.

These cheesy fusilli are proof that vegan pasta can be truly protein-rich: a hearty 128g of protein and a wonderfully cheesy-creamy dressing made from silken tofu and nutritional yeast flakes. Ready in just 15 minutes and perfect for your meal prep. A high-protein recipe that tastes like a cheat meal.

Table of contents

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Ingredients

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2
  • Main ingredients
  • 300.0g Protein noodles
  • 0.5Piece Onion

    hacked
  • 1.0Piece Garlic clove

    grated
  • For the creamy cheese sauce
  • 100.0ml Soy milk
  • 150.0g Silken tofu
  • 2.0TL Tapioca starch
  • 0.5TL Turmeric
  • 50.0g Yeast flakes
  • 0.25Piece Lemon juice

    Juice of a quarter lemon
  • 1.0EL Maple syrup
  • 50.0ml Light cream

    vegan, as needed
  • 0.0 Black Salt

    to taste
  • 0.0 Pepper

    to taste

Step-by-step guide

1
Cooking pasta

Cook the protein noodles in salted water according to the package instructions.

2
Puree the sauce

Meanwhile, blend soy milk, silken tofu, tapioca starch, nutritional yeast flakes, turmeric, lemon juice, and maple syrup into a smooth, creamy mixture.

3
Fry onions

Sauté the chopped onion until translucent and grate the garlic clove directly into it.

4
Bring the sauce to a boil

Add the pureed mixture and bring to a brief boil until it thickens. Add some cream if needed.

5
Unite everything

Add the noodles to the sauce, bring to a quick boil again, and season with Kala Namak and pepper.

Nutritional values for 2 servings
128g
Protein
144g
Carbohydrates
24g
Fat
Total calories 1382 kcal

Die Nährwerte beziehen sich auf 2 Portionen (Gesamtrezept). Passe die Mengen gerne auf deine persönlichen Bedürfnisse an.

Tips & Variations

Extra hand cream

A few extra yeast flakes or some vegan grated cheese make the sauce even cheesier.

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Andi

Habe es gerade nach gekocht. Darf auf jeden Fall mehr Salz vertragen. Ansonsten find ich es ganz gut. Die zweite Portion werde ich morgen mit klein geschnittenen Tomaten aus dem Garten verspeisen...
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Würzen kannst du immer wie es dir am besten schmeckt. Ich versuche immer einigermaßen salzarm zu kochen 😊