Cashew Cream Pasta

Name: Cashew Cream Pasta
Prep time: 4 h 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients: 400g penne or rigatoni; 200g raw cashews, soaked 4 hours; 4 tbsp nutritional yeast; 3 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 300ml pasta cooking water; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 handful fresh basil or parsley; chilli flakes to serve

A silky vegan pasta sauce made from blended cashews, nutritional yeast and garlic — impossibly creamy.

Total time

260 min

Prep

250 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Vegan

vegetarianvegan

Ingredients

400gpenne or rigatoni

200graw cashews, soaked 4 hours

4 tbspnutritional yeast

3 clovesgarlic

2 tbsplemon juice

300mlpasta cooking water

1 tspsalt

1 tspblack pepper

1 handfulfresh basil or parsley

chilli flakesto serve

Instructions

Soak cashews in cold water 4 hours, drain.

Cook pasta in well-salted water, reserve 400ml pasta water.

Blend soaked cashews with nutritional yeast, garlic, lemon juice and 300ml pasta water.

Blend until completely smooth and silky.

Season generously with salt and pepper.

Toss hot pasta with cashew cream sauce.

Add more pasta water to adjust consistency.

Scatter with herbs and chilli flakes, serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

307

Protein

13g

Fat

22.5g

Carbs

19.4g

Fiber

3.4g

Sodium

486mg

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