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Dairy Free Creamy Pasta

Dairy Free Creamy Pasta Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 550
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 8 oz dried pasta (penne, rigatoni, or fettuccine)
  • Chopped fresh parsley for serving
  • Red pepper flakes for serving
  • Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling (optional)

Method
 

  1. Blend the cashews, water, garlic, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until completely smooth and thick.
  2. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until al dente, reserving 1 cup of pasta water before draining.
  3. Return the drained pasta to the pot, add the cashew sauce and ¼ cup reserved pasta water, and toss until creamy, adding more water if needed.
  4. Serve in bowls, topped with parsley, red pepper flakes, and a drizzle of olive oil.

Notes

If you do not have a high-speed blender, soak the cashews in boiling water for 15 minutes and drain them before blending. The sauce is naturally thick, so keep a little extra pasta water handy when you reheat leftovers.