Vegan High Protein Sweet Potato Harissa Pasta

Pasta is a classic meal, and while I do love a classic tomato sauce, sometimes I like to mix it up and make a fun sauce. My italian ancestors may not approve of a pasta sauce with tofu in it, but I love adding tofu to my pasta sauces for extra protein. This Vegan High Protein Sweet Potato Harissa Pasta is an amazing and high protein pasta recipe.

Don't worry if you don't like tofu, it blends up in this sauce and you can not taste it. On the chance that you are allergic to soy, don't worry you can sub cashews. This pasta is so good and unique, plus it will keep you satiated thanks to the protein.

I love sweet potatoes! For more delicious sweet potato recipes try my sweet potato banana bread or my sweet potato oatmeal cookies.

Let's get into the recipe.

This spicy vegan sweet potato pasta is

• easy to make
• healthy for you
• plant based, gluten free and dairy free
• high in protein
• vegan
• perfect for dinner

Ingredients for vegan creamy sweet potato pasta

• sweet potato
• garlic
• pasta water
• lemon
• harissa
• tomato paste
• oregano
• paprika
• salt
• pepper
• basil
• pasta

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions to make silken tofu sweet potato pasta

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Add sweet potato and garlic to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Lightly coat sweet potato in oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 40-45 minutes, until sweet potatoes and garlic are browned.
3. Add cooked sweet potato  and  garlic cloves (removed from bulb) to a blender along with the rest of the sauce ingredients. Blend until smooth.
4. Mix sauce with cooked pasta and top with basil. Serve and enjoy.

Substitutions

• Silken Tofu - can be subbed with ⅓ cup cashews or coconut cream
• Harissa paste - can be subbed with crushed tomatoes + pinch red pepper flakes

Recipe Pro-Tips

Blend your sauce until it is nice and creamy, you don't want any chunks.

For the best tasting sauce use a good quality silken tofu that actually tastes good. I like the nasoya brand.

Other healthy pasta recipes to try

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Vegan High Protein Sweet Potato Harissa Pasta

This Vegan High Protein Sweet Potato Harissa Pasta will be your new favorite pasta recipe.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course dinner

Cuisine american italian

Servings 4

Calories 283 kcal

Ingredients

  

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sauce ingredients

• 1 small sweet potato - cubed about 2 cups
• 1 bulb garlic - top cut off
• 1 block silken tofu
• 1 cup reserved pasta water make sure that is is heavily salted for flavor
• ¼ cup harissa paste
• ½ teaspoon oregano
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• salt to taste I recommend ½ teaspoon
• pepper to taste I recommend ¼ teaspoon
• juice from ½ lemon

Other ingredients

• ½ box pasta if you are using banza this makes enough sauce for 1 full box
• ½ cup finely chopped basil or parsley for topping

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Add sweet potato and garlic to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Lightly coat sweet potato in oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 40-45 minutes, until sweet potatoes and garlic are browned.
• Add cooked sweet potato and garlic cloves (removed from bulb) to a blender along with the rest of the sauce ingredients. Blend until smooth.
• Mix sauce with cooked pasta and top with basil. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

If you want to thin or thicken your sauce just add more or less pasta water. 

Nutrition

Calories: 283kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 15gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 327mgPotassium: 481mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 8539IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Vegan High Protein Sweet Potato Harissa Pasta

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