By: EatingWell

Photographer: Burris, Ken

Publish Date: 2008-10-01

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings, 1 3/4 cups each

Total Time: 40 minutes

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Recipe Description:

This chunky sauce is laced with chard and accented with smoked tofu. Convenient packages of peeled and diced butternut squash are available in most supermarkets in the fall and winter.

Recipe Ingredients:

1. 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2. 4 ounces cubed smoked tofu
3. 1 medium onion, chopped
4. 3 cloves garlic, minced
5. Pinch of crushed red pepper
6. 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
7. 1 pound butternut squash, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes (3 cups)
8. 1 small bunch Swiss chard, stems removed, leaves cut into 1-inch pieces
9. 8 ounces whole-wheat penne, rigatoni or fusilli
10. 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
11. 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
12. Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Recipe Steps:

1. Put a large pot of water on to boil for cooking pasta.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add tofu and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add onion to the pan; cook, stirring often, until softened and golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Return the tofu to the pan and add broth and squash; bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add chard and stir to immerse. Cover and cook until the squash and chard are tender, about 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, cook pasta until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes or according to package directions. Drain and return to the pot. Add the squash mixture, Parmesan, salt and pepper; toss to coat.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 386 calories; 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat, 1g mono unsaturated fat); 18 mg cholesterol; 63 g carbohydrates; 16 g protein; 9 g fiber; 660 mg sodium; 755 mg potassium

Nutrtion Bonus: Vitamin A (340% daily value), Vitamin C (80% dv), Calcium (25% dv), Potassium (22% dv).

Exchanges: 4 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 medium-fat meat, 1/2 fat

Carbohydrate Servings: 4

Recipe Categories:

Course(s)

Dinner

Cuisine(s)

American

Degree of Difficulty

Easy

Special Health Consideration(s)

High Potassium

High Calcium

Low Sat Fat

Low Cholesterol

High Fiber

Heart Healthy

Seasons & Occassions

Fall

Winter

Entertainment

Halloween

Main Ingredient(s)

Dairy & Soy

Cheese

Dairy & Soy

Soy/Tofu

Pasta

Vegetarian

Technique(s)

Saute

Quick

Braise

Dish Type(s)

Main Dish

Recipe Disclaimer(s):

Scaling Disclaimer: EatingWell recipes are tested extensively in the EatingWell Test Kitchen. Eating Well cannot guarantee a recipe that has been scaled to make a different number of servings from the original. Also note that scaling only applies to the ingredient measurements: no adjustment is made to the recipe instructions, so pan sizes and cooking times and ingredient amounts referred to in the text of the recipe only apply to the original number of servings.