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

• 1.5-2 cups whole grain penne cooked, or any pasta of choice
• 1.5 cups broccoli blanched, florets

For the cream sauce:

• 1/3 cup cashew soaked in water for atleast half an hour, raw
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
• extra virgin olive oil few teaspoons

Doritos Spice Mix: Gluten-free

• 1-1.5 Tablespoon nutritional yeast
• 2 teaspoons onion flakes or 1 teaspoon onion powder, dried
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspooon paprika to taste/color
• salt a generous pinch
• rock salt 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, Kala namak, generous pinch
• Daiya cheddar lemon zest, dried parsley for ranch, red chili/black pepper for the spicy variations, or yellow mustard powder for cheddar, can add

Topping Crumbs:

• toasted bread crumbs coarsely ground.(1.5-2 Tablespoons
• toasted oats
• rice flakes