Oil Free Red Sauce Pasta

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.

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Dinner Ideas, Healthy Dinner, Healthy Lunch, Lunch Ideas, Oil Free Recipes, Red Sacue Pasta, Red Sauce Pasta

Servings: 2

Calories: 400kcal

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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Notes

Nutrition Per serve

Cal : 400 Kcal

Carbs : 54 G

Protein : 30 G

Fat: 11 G