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Mustard tofu vegetable pasta

Mustard tofu vegetable pasta. Ingredients, step-by-step method and estimated nutrition per serving. Save your food plans in My Timber.

By Shift Some Timber editorial team · Published · Updated 2 November 2026

Wholewheat peppercorn tofu pasta with courgette, cherry tomatoes and mayonnaise-wholegrain mustard dressing

Makes 1 servings · About 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 180g firm tofu
  • 75g wholewheat pasta, dry
  • 90g courgette
  • 90g cherry tomatoes
  • 20g light mayonnaise
  • 4g wholegrain mustard
  • 1g ground black pepper
  • 4.6g olive oil

Equipment

  • hob
  • non-stick frying pan
  • knife
  • chopping board
  • spatula
  • kitchen scales
  • saucepan
  • colander
  • bowl
  • spoon
  • heatproof mug

Method

  1. Cook the measured dry pasta in boiling water for its packet time. Save a mug of the cooking water before draining.
  2. Drain and pat the firm tofu dry. Cut into 2 cm cubes or 1.5 cm slices and cook in the measured oil for 8–10 minutes, turning, until hot through and lightly golden.
  3. Add chopped courgette, peppers, onions or other cooking vegetables and the measured tomato ingredients to the pan. Simmer for8–10 minutes until vegetables are tender. Stir through any cooking sauce for its label time. Add spinach near the end and wilt fully; serve ready-to-eat salad leaves cold.
  4. Combine the cooked pasta or rice, cooked filling and sauce. Add a little reserved pasta water or hot water if needed. Fold in cold yoghurt/cream cheese away from the heat; add mayonnaise only as a cold dressing at serving.

Estimated nutrition

Per serving
Energy519.9 kcal
Protein26.8 g
Carbohydrate60 g
Fat20.7 g
FibreNot available
Saturates2.5 g

Estimated per-serving nutrition. Ingredient weights multiplied by CoFID 2021 or explicitly named UK product-label values, preserving missing values; traces treated as zero. Declared product/cooked-state proxies remain estimates. AI author calculation, not independent human, clinical or physical cooking validation.

Allergens and product labels

Food safety and storage

Author estimates, not physical cooking trials. Packet instructions and safe doneness govern; larger batches need longer.