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Baked Chipotle-Style Tofu Chorizo Pasta

Smoky, cumin-spiced crumbled tofu and tender zucchini baked with pasta in a tomato-basil sauce, finished with bubbling queso fresco and cheddar and a bright lime-cilantro top.

Baked Chipotle-Style Tofu Chorizo Pasta

Ingredients

  • 10½ oz300 gPasta, dryshort shape such as penne or rotini
  • 12⅔ cups3,000 gWaterfor boiling
  • 1 tsp6 gSaltdivided
  • 1 lb450 gFirm tofupressed and crumbled
  • 2 tbsp27 gOlive oildivided
  • 2½ tsp6 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 1½ tsp4 gChili powder
  • 1 tsp1 gDried oregano
  • 1 medium110 gYellow oniondiced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 1 whole14 gJalapeñoseeded and minced
  • 2 medium400 gZucchinicut into half-moons
  • 1¾ lb800 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 2 tbsp30 gTomato paste
  • ½ cup leaves12 gFresh basiltorn
  • 1 cup170 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsed
  • ⅔ cup crumbled80 gQueso frescocrumbled
  • ½ cup shredded60 gCheddar cheeseshredded
  • ½ cup chopped8 gFresh cilantrochopped
  • ½ lime, juiced22 gLime juice

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Press the tofu between towels for 10 minutes, then crumble it.
  2. Bring the water to a boil with half the salt. Cook the pasta 2 minutes less than the package says, then drain.
  3. While the water heats, warm two-thirds of the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the tofu and cook, stirring, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
  4. Stir the smoked paprika, cumin, chili powder and oregano into the tofu for 30 seconds, then move the tofu to a plate.
  5. Add the remaining third of the olive oil to the skillet with the onion and jalapeño; cook 4 minutes. Add the garlic and zucchini and cook 3 minutes.
  6. Stir in the tomato paste for 1 minute, then add the diced tomatoes, the remaining half of the salt and half the basil. Simmer 5 minutes.
  7. Fold the drained pasta, tofu and black beans into the sauce. Scatter the queso fresco and cheddar over the top.
  8. Bake uncovered until bubbling and the cheese is melted and spotty brown, about 20 minutes. Rest 5 minutes.
  9. Sprinkle with the cilantro and the remaining half of the basil, drizzle the lime juice over the top and serve.

Contains: Milk, Gluten, Soy.

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