Pasta with Tex-Mex Tofu Sauce

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb Firm tofu; cut into 1 inch

1 3/4 lb Canned crushed tomatoes

2 Garlic minced

1 lb Ziti or other tube pasta

1/4 lb Monterey Jack cheese;

2 tb olive oil

1 Red onion; minced

1/4 ts Cayenne pepper

1 Green bell pepper; seeded

1/2 ts Ground cumin

1/4 ts Chili pepper flakes; crushed

1 ts Chili powder

1/2 c Cilantro or parsley; chopped


Directions

Prep: 15 min, Cook: 25 min. Heat oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. saute onion 4-5 minutes or until softened. Stir in next 5 ingredients and simmer 1 minute. Add tofu and increase heat to medium high. saute 5-6 minutes, stirring frequently, until tofu is lightly browned. Stir in next 3 ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 15 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Cook pasta in boiling salted water 8-10 minutes until al dente. Drain thoroughly. Pour sauce over pasta and sprinkle with cheese. Posted to recipelu-digest by molony <molony@scsn.net> on Mar 05, 1998

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