So, there I was, looking at a big container of TVP chunks that I had purchased at my local health food store. Having never cooked with TVP, I wasn’t sure what to do with them, but I knew that I was in the mood for a comforting filling baked pasta dish. So, I started dragging ingredients out of the pantry, and this is what I came up with in the end. I made a double batch, and we had leftovers for days (after feeding six people) so I’ve only given you a single batch recipe here.
Baked Cheatken Rotini
1 lb rotini
1 cup TVP chunks
1 ½ cups veg broth
1 large can tomato puree
1 ½ cups diced tomato
¼ cup nutritional yeast flakes
1 small onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup chopped mushrooms (optional)
1 T olive oil
1 T dried Italian seasoning (or use fresh basil, oregano, thyme)
¼ cup Daiya mozz (optional)
Place TVP in large bowl with onion, garlic, and mushroom. Heat veg broth to a boil and pour over TVP mix. Stir and allow to sit and absorb the liquid while cooking pasta. Cook pasta in water with 1 T olive oil to al dente. Drain and rinse. Mix tomato puree, diced tomato, Italian seasoning, and nutritional yeast into TVP mixture and then fold into pasta. Put parchment paper on the bottom of a baking pan and fill with mix. Sprinkle Daiya over the top. Tear off a sheet of foil large enough to cover pan and coat bottom of sheet with sprayed olive oil or nonstick spray. Cover pan tightly. Bake at 350* for 45 minutes (check to be sure it is warmed through) and serve.
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