Hi Savvys,

If you haven’t already seen Chrissy Teigen’s recipes all over the internet, you definitely need to check them out. Her recipes are full of flavour and always so craveable.  When I saw a post on Instagram for how to make it vegan, I knew I needed to make my own version using ingredients that I always have on hand.

This recipe is easy to whip together during the week and so full of flavour you can easily serve it for a dinner party (post COVID of course).  See below for my version of this delicious recipe.

Now set forth and be savvy!

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

• 340 g of pasta your choice (I like to use linguine)
• 1 package silken tofu (300 g)
• 3 tbsp sambal oelek
• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 2 tbsp white miso paste
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 package king oyster mushrooms, sliced (optional)
• 1 packaged smoked tempeh (or other vegan bacon)
• 340 g of pasta (I like fettuccini)
• ½ cup reserved pasta water
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Green onion to garnish

Directions

1. Cook the pasta according to package instructions
2. In a food processor, blend the silken tofu, nutritional yeast, miso paste, sambal oelek and onion powder until smooth.
3. In a large frying pan, heat up the olive oil over medium heat
4. Add the minced garlic and sautee for about 3 minutes
5. Add the king oyster mushrooms and sautee for another 4 minutes until browned
6. Crumble the smoked tempeh and sautee for another 2 minutes until browned
7. Turn down the heat to low
8. Add the cooked pasta to the pan and toss in with the mushroom and tempeh mixture
9. Add the tofu mixture and the pasta water
10. Toss with tongs to combine
11. Serve with vegan parm cheese