Red sauce pasta is a classic Italian dish, featuring pasta coated in a tomato-rich bliss. It’s a popular and versatile dish overall the world. It can be enjoyed with various types of pasta such as spaghetti, penne, fettuccine, or any other favorite pasta shape. I have used fusilli pasta made up of Chickpeas for my recipe which makes it high protein and perfect of the weight loss. Another SPECIALTY of this recipe is, the red sauce has prepared fresh and is OIL-FREE which helps to keep the fat and calories coming from fat too low here.
What’s so special about this Pasta ?
Gluten Free : This red sauce pasta is absolutely gluten free because I have used chickpeas pasta for this recipe. You can use lentils pasta also here.
Oil Free : Considering the fact that this pasta should be good meal for weightloss, I have prepared red sauce without any oil. It takes more time than regular red sauce pasta as we are cooking it without any oil (Seems impossible but it can be done).
Diary Free : This pasta doesn’t use any diary in it. Parmesan cheese I have used here is also vegan. So, If you love to eat diary free food or follow plant based lifestyle, this pasta is the best to include in your meal plans.
Fatloss friendly : The fat coming in this pasta is healthy and coming from pasta, tomatoes & tofu mainly. No calories are coming from oil. Thus, it is the best fatloss friendly meal as well.
Ingredients I have used for this recipe
Tomatoes, Garlic & Dry Red Chilli – These three ingredients are the key ingredients to prepare the sauce. It is very important to choose RED ROMA tomatoes for this recipe otherwise you will notice a difference in the color of the final sauce. Garlic cloves are generally saute in the oil but as we are making it without any oil, therefor boiling it in water along with tomatoes will help to cut the rawness in them. Also, I am using Kashmiri Dry Red Chilli and not the hot red chilli here. Make sure you use the right red chilli here.
Veggies – I am using onions, mix bell peppers, broccoli and olives for my red sauce pasta. You can use brussel Sprouts, Bok Choy or any other veggies of your choice.
Chickpeas Pasta – Chickpeas Pasta is the best choice when you want to eat pasta during your weightloss journey. Another alternative is Lentils Pasta. Both of these pastas are high in protein, low in fat in comparison to regular durum wheat pasta. Also, if you want a gluten free pasta, chickpeas and lentils pastas are the best choices.
Tofu – There is a variety of Tofu like silken tofu, firm tofu and extra firm tofu. For indian cooking and recipes like this, Extra form tofu is being used. If you want to make dips using tofu then silken tofu should be the choice.
Basil Leaves & Vegan Parmesan – Red Sauce pasta has basil leaves and parmesan cheese (either vegan or non-vegan) as an integral part of the prepration.
Oil Free Red Sauce Pasta
Ingredients
Ingredients for Red Sauce Pasta
- 4 Medium sized tomatoes
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 1 Deseed Kashmiri Dry Red Chillli
- 100 gm Chickpeas Pasta
- 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- Salt as taste
- 150 gm Extra firm tofu
- 100 gm Onion Petals
- 60 gm Mix bell peppers
- 80 gm Broccoli
- 8 Fresh Basil Leaves
- 7-8 Sliced olives
- 20 gm Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- To prepare for RED SAUCE, In a pan add 2-3 Cups of water. Add pinch of salt and let it boil once. Then add 4 tomatoes with a cross on the back of the tomatoes. Add dry red chilli and garlic cloves. Boil for 8-10 minutes or until Tomatoes skin don't start to peel and they turn soft.Now, take out everything from the pan and keep it aside in a plate, let everything cool down.
- To BOIL PASTA, in the same pan, add chickpeas pasta and let it boil for 10-12 minutes. While Boiling, you will notice a white form over the water, take it out once its there and discard the same. To boil chickpeas pasta properly, is very important, So, the pan should have at least 1 litre (3 cups of water) for pasta boiling.
- TO ROAST TOFU, In a bowl, add spices , kashmiri red chilli powder, garlic powder and
- To COOK SAUCE, first peel the tomatoes skin and cut into half, add everything into blender jar. Blend to make a fine smooth puree. In a pan, add prepared puree and salt as taste. Cook for 5-6 minutes and then cover and cook for more 8-10 min or until the rawness of tomatoes vanish.
- Now, add veggies like onions, mix bell peppers, broccoli and black olives. Mix well and cook for 6-8 minutes. Now add oregano, Chilli flakes and Boiled pasta. Mix everything well. If needed, add pasta water. Give it a final mix and serve it hot. Add Parmesan cheese on the top.
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