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vegan alfredo pasta

Vegan Alfredo Pasta

Jillian Glenn
This new creamy Alfredo Pasta looks and tastes like a true indulgence, but is secretly easy to make and healthy! Instead of using butter and cream to make Alfred Sauce, we use cashews. Give this easy 4 -ingredient Alfredo Sauce a try! Everyone in your home will love it and no one will guess it’s vegan.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 297 kcal

Equipment

  • Small Saucepan
  • Medium Saucepan
  • Blender
  • Cocotte, Mini Cast Iron Skillet, or Mini Dutch Oven
  • Strainer
  • Large Bowl

Ingredients
  

Vegan Alfredo Pasta

  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 1 cup water
  • 4-6 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 servings of regular or gluten-free pasta best with spaghetti or fettuccini noodles

Instructions
 

Vegan Alfredo Pasta Instructions

  • Begin by preheating your oven to 400
  • Add the garlic cloves and olive oil to the cocotte and roast the garlic for 30 minutes or until it's fragrant and golden.
  • While the garlic roasts, bring a small saucepan with cashews and 1 cup of water to a low boil. Cook for about 25-30 minutes or until the cashews are tender.
  • While the garlic roasts and the cashews boil, bring a medium saucepan with water to medium heat. Add the pasta, a small drizzle of olive oil, and a pinch of salt to a boil. Cook as instructed on the packaging.
  • Once the pasta reaches the desired consistency, strain the pasta over a large bowl so that you can save the pasta water. Set both the pasta and the pasta water aside.
  • Once the garlic is done roasting, remove them from the oven. Pour the entire contents of the cocotte into a blender along with the entire contents of the pot of cashews (including the water). Add about ½ a cup of the pasta water to the blender and blend until creamy. If the sauce is too thick to blend, add another ¼ cup of pasta water until you reach desired consistency. The Alfredo sauce should be silky and creamy.
  • Serve the strained pasta tossed in the creamy vegan Alfredo sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 297kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 8gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 257mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 0.3IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 2mg
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