Comments on: baked spinach and pasta with a creamy roasted garlic sauce

By: jacqueline

jacqueline — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:10:52 +0000

thanks for the input michelle! i’m curious as to how it turns out!

for the mac and cheese did you bake the sauce with the noodles?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:01:51 +0000

Hi,

You could try ground cashew. You might need to adjust the recipe to compensate for volume, though. I would try 1/4 cup of ground cashew in the blender, and maybe some boiled potato (1 cup + a bit of cooking liquid maybe) for creaminess? I use a similar method in the mac n cheese I make, with boiled potato, carrot and cashew.

Hope that helps! I’m going to try it this way. I’ll try to remember to come back and let you know how it goes.

By: jacqueline

jacqueline — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:20:28 +0000

of course you could! i just posted this recipe first, and the coconut sauce was inspired by it. have never tried baking that sauce into a pasta dish but if you do then let me know how it turns out!

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:31:07 +0000

Couldn’t you use the same coconut milk that you made in the pizza recipie?
I made that just yesterday and it is a very rich sauce. Maybe use 1 cup of coconut milk and 2 heads of garlic.

By: Antonia

Antonia — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:51:32 +0000

To the person who cannot have soy– I tried another alfredo sauce recipe using canelli / navy beans and it turned out well! Perhaps you can try that– Good luck

I’m going to try this recipe tonight–Hoping to feed to our in laws who think we don’t eat anything delicious because we are vegans! Ha!

By: Isobelle

Isobelle — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:19:43 +0000

This looks incredibly good!

By: jacqueline

jacqueline — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:31:23 +0000

i’ve thought about this and wondering if you tried to use the sauce before baking it?? if so i’ve found it has too strong of a tofu flavor and does taste strange. but if you bake it in with the pasta and spinach the flavor changes quite a bit. i’ve used lots and lots of roasted garlic (even more than 2 heads) and never felt it is overwhelming in flavor. let me know how this ultimately turned out for you.

By: Avivah

Avivah — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:53:14 +0000

I was THRILLED to see this recipe! Since my gallbladder was removed, I can’t have fatty foods/sauces like alfredo (which has been my favorite since I was 5). I thought this would be a perfect substitute. While the tofu was wonderful and creamy, the sauce was over powering with garlic and not edible…which was hard to admit b/c I’m a huge garlic fan. My fiance is currently in the kitchen trying to fix it so we can have dinner tonight. -I will make this again, but probably just use 1 garlic head.

By: White pizza « MidwestVeg.com

White pizza « MidwestVeg.com — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:52:32 +0000

[...] a few recipes that I’m looking forward to trying out. Like these Eggplant Carnitas Tacos. And the Baked Spinach and Pasta with Creamy Roasted Garlic Sauce. These Kidney Bean and Quinoa Burgers look pretty [...]

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:03:57 +0000

Love the idea of using flax meal + bread crumbs! Also, I really like how you roasted your garlic for your sauce rather than blend it in with the tofu, which is what I would have done. Thanks for the ideas!