Penne and Broccoli in Doritos cream sauce, topped with Doritos spiced bread crumbs.

• 1.5-2 cups cooked Whole grain Penne or any pasto of choice
• 1.5 cups broccoli florets blanched

For the cream sauce:

• 1/3 cup raw cashews soaked in water for atleast half an hour
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice or Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
• few teaspoons evoo

Doritos Spice Mix: Gluten-free

• 1-1.5 Tablespoon nutritional yeast
• 2 teaspoons dried onion flakes or 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspooon paprika to taste/color
• A generous pinch of salt
• a generous pinch Rock salt/Kala namak optional, if using lemon juice for wet uses. Not optional for dry spice since it does help add the sour. you can try lemon zest instead
• You can add Daiya cheddar or yellow mustard powder for cheddar lemon zest, dried parsley for ranch, red chili/black pepper for the spicy variations.

Topping Crumbs:

• Toasted Bread Crumbs or Toasted Oats and rice flakes coarsely ground.(1.5-2 Tablespoons)